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Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Volunteering Leads to New Career Opportunities!
Looking for a new job? With a little time on your hands during your job search, why not volunteer? Choose an organization that has a mission you are passionate about and give a few hours of your time each week. There are benefits to be gained by all. You-make contacts, keep your skills sharp, hopefully improve your mood, meet some new people, increase your network, learn new skills..The organization-gains a skilled worker, gains new ideas, a fresh perspective, expands its network (and may earn a new donor) and gets the help needed to complete a project. Think about volunteering in the field you want to work in--if you are thinking about making a carer change. Volunteer! Someone is waiting for your call.
Excellent practice that is a win-win for the organization and the volunteer. I work in a not-for-profit health organization and we have had several volunteers over the past couple of years that have helped out while they were job searching. They were top notch volunteers. Some have even continued volunteering after they have found new employment! Some success stories - 2 current colleagues started out originally as committee volunteers - now both are full time staff and a great asset to the organization!
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