The Benefits of Volunteering
WHY BE A VOLUNTEER?
Volunteering is not only great for your community and makes the world a better place but it could also make a positive impact on your life too.
You could be part of an exciting new concept in volunteering. Whether you want to improve your CV with new skills, meet new people or just feel good about yourself, we will match you up with a volunteer opportunity that could change peoples lives for the better.
Volunteering lets you “road test” different kinds of work, giving you hands-on experience of how different professions operate.
Volunteering can bring you into contact with all kinds of professionals and people from every walk of life. In fact, the networking opportunities it can provide are among the least publicised but most exciting benefits of all. A good network can guide your career pathway right through life and help you take/gain steps towards your ideal job.
Build your confidence
Many volunteers encounter new challenges when they begin giving time in their communities. Sharing these experiences with new people, they can learn a range of skills that will give them confidence to face challenges in other areas of their lives.
Introduce you to new friends
There’s no better place to meet likeminded individuals than through volunteering for a campaign or cause you believe in. Working together to bring about a change is a great way to bond with others and become part of a community that can stay in touch long after your work is done. Plus, you could meet people from a diverse range of backgrounds – people you may never come across in your daily life.
Create more fun in your life
Many volunteers are surprised at how much fun it can be to help others. Not every volunteer experience is the same, but by finding an opportunity that matches your interests, you have a good chance of having fun while giving time.
Boost your career options
A survey carried out by the Time Bank through Reed Executive showed that among 200 of the UK’s leading businesses:
· 73% of employers would employ a candidate with volunteering experience over one without
· 94% of employers believe that volunteering can add to skills
· 58% say that voluntary work experience can actually be more valuable than experience gained in paid employment
· 94% of employees who volunteered to learn new skills had benefited either by getting their first job, improving their salary, or being promoted.
Volunteering is not only great for your community and makes the world a better place but it could also make a positive impact on your life too.
You could be part of an exciting new concept in volunteering. Whether you want to improve your CV with new skills, meet new people or just feel good about yourself, we will match you up with a volunteer opportunity that could change peoples lives for the better.
Volunteering lets you “road test” different kinds of work, giving you hands-on experience of how different professions operate.
Volunteering can bring you into contact with all kinds of professionals and people from every walk of life. In fact, the networking opportunities it can provide are among the least publicised but most exciting benefits of all. A good network can guide your career pathway right through life and help you take/gain steps towards your ideal job.
Build your confidence
Many volunteers encounter new challenges when they begin giving time in their communities. Sharing these experiences with new people, they can learn a range of skills that will give them confidence to face challenges in other areas of their lives.
Introduce you to new friends
There’s no better place to meet likeminded individuals than through volunteering for a campaign or cause you believe in. Working together to bring about a change is a great way to bond with others and become part of a community that can stay in touch long after your work is done. Plus, you could meet people from a diverse range of backgrounds – people you may never come across in your daily life.
Create more fun in your life
Many volunteers are surprised at how much fun it can be to help others. Not every volunteer experience is the same, but by finding an opportunity that matches your interests, you have a good chance of having fun while giving time.
Boost your career options
A survey carried out by the Time Bank through Reed Executive showed that among 200 of the UK’s leading businesses:
· 73% of employers would employ a candidate with volunteering experience over one without
· 94% of employers believe that volunteering can add to skills
· 58% say that voluntary work experience can actually be more valuable than experience gained in paid employment
· 94% of employees who volunteered to learn new skills had benefited either by getting their first job, improving their salary, or being promoted.