{"id":5447,"date":"2018-02-21T07:16:34","date_gmt":"2018-02-21T15:16:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.knowledgecity.com\/blog\/?p=5447"},"modified":"2024-05-14T10:07:25","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T17:07:25","slug":"volunteering-helping-cause-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.knowledgecity.com\/blog\/volunteering-helping-cause-career\/","title":{"rendered":"Volunteering: Helping a Cause and Your Career"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Volunteering has no time frame.\u00a0 You don&#8217;t\u00a0have to wait until the holidays come around to help others.\u00a0 If you have never volunteered before, you should.\u00a0\u00a0Not only does volunteering make everyone involved feel good, but while you help a good cause, you also have an opportunity to add to your resume or enhance your current position.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.knowledgecity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/volunteer1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5449 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knowledgecity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/volunteer1.jpg\" alt=\"Person drawing 'Volunteer' on a notebook with a plant, glasses, and a cup of coffee on the table.\" width=\"800\" height=\"584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knowledgecity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/volunteer1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.knowledgecity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/volunteer1-600x438.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.knowledgecity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/volunteer1-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.knowledgecity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/volunteer1-768x561.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When volunteering you can choose to donate your time in an area related to your current position, where your skills and expertise can be useful, or you may choose an entirely different area where you can develop new skills, abilities, knowledge, and work experience.\u00a0 Volunteering is an opportunity not just to serve the greater good, but to explore other interests.\u00a0 It can also be a way to learn and develop leadership skills.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You also have an opportunity to expand your network.\u00a0 Volunteering exposes you to other organizations, businesses,\u00a0and employment fields.\u00a0 You never know who you may meet while volunteering.\u00a0 The people you meet during your volunteer experiences will come from all walks of life.\u00a0 Networking with these people can be an added bonus to your service.\u00a0 Building professional contacts as well as social relationships with other volunteers can lead to employment leads and opportunities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the Forbes article,\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/nextavenue\/2013\/06\/24\/proof-that-volunteering-pays-off-for-job-hunters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cProof That Volunteering Pays Off For Job Hunters\u201d<\/a><\/em>, Nancy Collamer stated, \u201c&#8230;when you volunteer, you gain access to people you might not otherwise meet, creating opportunities to develop positive relationships outside a traditional work environment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a study published last year by the Corporation for National and Community Service, it was reported that volunteering was associated with a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalservice.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/upload\/employment_research_report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">27 percent greater odds of employment<\/a>.\u00a0 Volunteerism can be used as a strategy to obtain new job opportunities, especially for recent graduates and others who are re-entering the workforce.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The reason is suggested by another study conducted by the Center for Economic and Policy Research,\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cepr.net\/documents\/publications\/volunteer-2013-06.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cDoes It Pay to Volunteer? The Relationship Between Volunteer Work and Paid Work\u201d<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>which concluded that \u201cThe volunteer experience conveys information to potential employers about the job applicant\u2019s abilities, such as motivation, initiative, creativity, and reliability. This makes volunteering particularly relevant for job applicants with limited prior employment experiences, such as recent graduates entering the job market, and individuals who are re-entering the labor market after a long break.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So as the holidays near, look for the opportunity not only to help in your community\u00a0but to help in your career.\u00a0 It is a win-win.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find volunteer opportunities here:<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.volunteermatch.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.volunteermatch.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.idealist.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.idealist.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn more about giving back in our courses: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.knowledgecity.com\/en\/library\/BUS1113\/course\/business-ethics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Business Ethics<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.knowledgecity.com\/en\/library\/BUS1172\/course\/code-of-conduct-and-ethics-for-employees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Code of Conduct and Ethics for Employees<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Volunteering has no time frame.\u00a0 You don&#8217;t\u00a0have to wait until the holidays come around to help others.\u00a0 If you have never volunteered before, you should.\u00a0\u00a0Not only&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":5449,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[4001,119],"tags":[359,276,50,449],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.9 - 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