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Volunteering and personal development
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Volunteering is a great way to gain experience and confidence - and it will look really good on your CV too!
Whether it’s helping tidy someone’s garden, looking after animals, designing leaflets or performing – there’s something for everyone when it comes to giving your time. You don’t have to do it on your own … get a group of friends together and do something fun!
Any sort of volunteering can help improve your confidence and your skills and some volunteer programmes even give you a certificate at the end. You won’t get paid but sometimes you might get travel expenses. Employers really like job applicants who’ve done some volunteering.
Volunteering...
- Make new friends
- Try something new
- Make your CV look really good
- Gain new skills and experience
- Boost your confidence
- Lend a helping hand
- Have fun!
There are also lots of volunteering opportunities overseas if you fancy a change of scene or want to volunteer as part of your gap year.
Useful links:
Lists thousands of volunteering opportunities and info on how to volunteer
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