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Why Volunteer?

Strategic volunteering is an excellent addition to your resume that allows you to:

  • Implement tools you learned in the classroom,
  • Practice newly acquired work skills,
  • Gain new experiences,
  • Meet new professional contacts and references,
  • Learn of employment opportunities before they are posted, and
  • It's fun!

Strategic Volunteering as a Career Management Tool

Your career management is essential to consider throughout your professional journey. While your academic training is a formal way to increase your knowledge and skills, strategic volunteering is an informal approach to learning and skill attainment. 

Strategic volunteering aligns with your personal or professional goals. It allows you to engage in projects or roles that you may not qualify for in a paid role, where you contribute to your community while gaining invaluable experiences and skills. 

Student testimonial videos about volunteerism:

Hear from 🎬📽️🎞️Aanu Ighabon, who volunteered with Red Cross and gained key experience for a future career position with Red Cross.

Hear from 🎬📽️🎞️Praveen Ponraj, who gained management experience through volunteering and developed the skills and courage to start his own business.

To ensure that important career development activities are integrated into your approach, the Strategic Volunteerism: Inspiring Changemakers course connects to and enhances the Career Management Resources for Professionals.

Modifié le: jeudi 30 mai 2024, 16:39