Job Volunteering Tips for Job Seekers

Never despise the days of your little beginnings no matter how cruel they came. As we walk along the journey of life, let us continue to celebrate little successes and also appreciate how far it takes us. Add to your work experience by working for yourself to the benefit of others with your zero working experience

Job Volunteering has so far proven to be the most effective way to garner the work experience employers always crave for, this is because these companies need your skills and you need the experience too. Don’t sit at home  accumulating years of joblessness, Go out and volunteer

A 4 year degree attained after 7 years is still a degree. A graduation at 50 is still a graduation. A business started at 65 is still a business. You are never too old to have a new dream… It’s okay to start over. Don’t let people confine you with their timelines of success, just start some where.

When Volunteering, Remember that the day you plant the seed is not the day you eat the fruit. A little patience. Keep going. Don’t give up. Your time will surely come.

I do not want to talk about the possibility of  retention or recommendation for your service, that’s obviously a positive we are aware and sure of.

Come to think of it. Do you know that volunteering experience can actually improve you efficiency when you get a Job with a seemingly hostile Boss? Jobs and salaries are advertised for you to choose, but bosses are not advertised for you to choose. If we assume the statistics, you will agree that some people get the privilege of many interviews with one offer, while only a few get Multiple offers within short period such that the interval is not enough to fully understand your colleagues to reach such a conclusion as ‘bad boss’. No matter how devilish a person is, there is someone that acts to his/her style with commendation, and you might be that person. Hearsay can never be trusted. What you have learned over time as a volunteer worker can ease your fears when you get the Job.

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You won’t be able to find a good boss until you work with the person long enough to know him/her well.. However, you can control your attitude. If you are at the lowest rank of the organisation and you don’t have a choice but to stay in the organisation, dealing with a “bad boss” is not easy. But having the right attitude, combined with a good skill to handle situations(based on your volunteer time incidences and not taking things personal ), you should be fine. But of course, if you’re looking for progress and you can’t see it with that boss, then you have to take a leap of faith & find the better opportunity where you will grow together as a boss and as an employee.

When you volunteer, have a purpose!

A lot of people want to do good and feel good after it and that’s all. While volunteering might be a good thing, it might also turn out to be beneficial, depending on the reason why it’s done initially.

Many young people who are so energetic jump from one project site to another, accumulating various volunteer titles and losing count on all the teams they are part of. In the end, there’s no significant value added to them.

If you want to derive value from volunteering, then you need to transition to being a purpose-driven volunteer.

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What do you need to as a Volunteer? 

To do this, you need to

1) First identify what areas you’ll like to volunteer. Is it education, health, environment, community development, etc?

2) Identify your strengths and weaknesses. The reason is so that you understand what value you’re adding through volunteering (your strengths), and as well the values that you hope to derive from this activity, which are mostly skills you want to acquire (to compliment your weaknesses).

3) Map out organizations within this space and approach them seeking volunteering positions. While doing this mapping, you must be intentional about which organization you choose. They must give you a platform to achieve the second step.

Dear Job seeker, Try Job Volunteering. Improve yourself

This little detail, as simple as it sounds can be the live wire of the enterprise(yourself) when the going gets tough. No matter the challenge. Get up. Dress up. Show up and NEVER GIVE UP!?

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