Want to know the best way to develop new skills, contributing your own, add an instant professional network, and have some fun along the way? Volunteering make be your best ticket.
I have been volunteering in my community since the age of 13. My first volunteer gig was that of a Red Cross Babysitter for single parents. Recently I was asked why I felt that volunteerism was so important. Well there are many reasons but here's my short list of opportunities that volunteering presents:
1. The opportunity to contribute and to engage in the community around you.
2. The opportunity to develop a new network of like-minded individuals who share your passion for the cause at hand.
3. The opportunity to share your unique talents, skills, perspective,and experience.
4. The opportunity to develop new skills, training, and experience.
5. The opportunity to try out a new industry or sector and see if it is for you.
6. Assisting in keeping you skill set sharp when in transition between jobs.
7. Providing a stronger sense of purpose,satisfaction, and fulfillment by the very nature of the contribution that you are making.
8. Added self confidence by exercising your competencies.
9. New insights, perspectives, and knowledge of a particular industry.
10. You can leverage the experience you've gained as a point of entry into a totally new industry.
So what are you waiting for ... volunteer opportunities await.
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