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Volunteering

Volunteering. Volunteering?. “No thanks,” I hear you say, “I don’t really fancy having to sift through jumble in a charity shop.”. “But there’s A LOT more to it than that!”. “Put aside preconceptions. Volunteering is work experience with the added possibility that the act of choosing

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Volunteering

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  1. Volunteering

  2. Volunteering? “No thanks,” I hear you say, “I don’t really fancy having to sift through jumble in a charity shop.”

  3. “But there’s A LOT more to it than that!”

  4. “Put aside preconceptions. Volunteering is work experience with the added possibility that the act of choosing to be a volunteer can show even greater initiative and commitment” (Senior manager, HSBC Bank)

  5. What is it? “Student volunteering covers a large range of activities and projects: there truly is something out there for everyone” www.glasgowstudent.net/volunteer

  6. Employability development tool • A survey carried out by TimeBank through Reed Executive showed that among 200 of the UK’s leading businesses the following statistics were found: (Timebank)

  7. Employability development tool • “94% of employers believe that volunteering can add to skills”. (TimeBank)

  8. Employability development tool • “73% of employers would employ a candidate with volunteering experience over one without.” (TimeBank)

  9. Employability development tool • “58% say that voluntary work • experience can actually be more valuable than experience gained in paid employment” (TimeBank)

  10. Volunteering as a Career Development Tool “94% of employees who volunteered to learn new skills had benefited either by getting their first job, improving their salary, or being promoted” (TimeBank)

  11. Volunteering as a Career Development Tool • “Up to 60% of job vacancies are not advertised and end up being filled internally or through external networking” -Network while you volunteer. (TimeBank)

  12. A Volunteer’s View “Volunteering has given me exposure to other agencies and added to my education. By shadowing managers in the organisation, I can observe strategies and increaseindustry awareness. I now have confidence to contribute in team meetings and am comfortable with public speaking” (Alissa, Bethany House)

  13. “A Scottish employer survey (2002) found that 50% reported that employees lacked relationship and interpersonal skills.” -Volunteering is a great way to gain these skills • Adapted from Knight P T and York M (2003) Assessment, Learning and Employability Maidenhead, SHRE and OUP

  14. “The skills of the ideal 'self-reliant' graduate include: self-awareness, self-promotion, exploring and creating opportunities, action-planning and networking. (Hawkins and Winter, 2006) -Volunteering activities can enhance these.

  15. What employers want “Employability skills are a top priority for business. Over three quarters (78%) of the firms who responded to the CBI’s education and skills 2009 survey4 said it was one of the most important factors when recruiting graduates, along with a positive attitude (72%)” (CBI “Future Fit 2009”)

  16. Employability Skills Employer research 2002-2009 remains the same!

  17. Volunteering • Use it to develop employability skills • Use it as a career development tool • Employers’ want the ‘value -added - you’ • Helps you build network links

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