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...
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:
Duke of Edinburgh’s
Award
Millennium
Volunteers
The
Prince’s Trust
Volunteer
Service Overseas (VSO)
Vinvolved
is a national volunteering brokerage and
advice service for you
Do-it
Lists thousands
of volunteering opportunities and info on how to
volunteer
Fetch!
More useful
websites
