Ever thought about enhancing your CV through volunteering?
Searching for a new job can be frustrating. Hundreds of applicants, all applying for the same role. How do you make yourself stand out?
Research has found that volunteering can make you much more appealing to potential employers, as it shows that you aren't afraid to use your initiative and helps to develop leadership skills.
Volunteering is much more likely to enhance your skills and be more beneficial than doing work experience.
Becci Newton, senior research fellow at the Institute for Employment Studies, suggests volunteering.
"There's no doubt that young people are struggling in the labour market and there's no doubt that they'd benefit if there was somebody to offer them a bit of a reference about their abilities," she said.
"Volunteering is quite different in that young people have a greater opportunity to perhaps develop leadership skills than they might in work, because they are able to devise to a greater extent or suggest their own projects that they might take forward."
Not only will it improve your job prospects, but there's also the feel good factor of knowing you're helping a worthy cause!
Searching for a new job can be frustrating. Hundreds of applicants, all applying for the same role. How do you make yourself stand out?
Research has found that volunteering can make you much more appealing to potential employers, as it shows that you aren't afraid to use your initiative and helps to develop leadership skills.
Volunteering is much more likely to enhance your skills and be more beneficial than doing work experience.
Becci Newton, senior research fellow at the Institute for Employment Studies, suggests volunteering.
"There's no doubt that young people are struggling in the labour market and there's no doubt that they'd benefit if there was somebody to offer them a bit of a reference about their abilities," she said.
"Volunteering is quite different in that young people have a greater opportunity to perhaps develop leadership skills than they might in work, because they are able to devise to a greater extent or suggest their own projects that they might take forward."
Not only will it improve your job prospects, but there's also the feel good factor of knowing you're helping a worthy cause!
