Comments on: How To Volunteer In The Job Search http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2009/04/17/how-to-volunteer-in-the-job-search/ advocacy for the job seeker Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:23:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Dealing With Job Search Depression | Career Management Alliance Blog http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2009/04/17/how-to-volunteer-in-the-job-search/comment-page-1/#comment-392126 Dealing With Job Search Depression | Career Management Alliance Blog Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:41:18 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/?p=2364#comment-392126 [...] Volunteering is just plain good. I tried two places, got reject both times, and gave up. I should have been more [...] [...] Volunteering is just plain good. I tried two places, got reject both times, and gave up. I should have been more [...]

]]> By: Ericka Foster http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2009/04/17/how-to-volunteer-in-the-job-search/comment-page-1/#comment-390335 Ericka Foster Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:03:11 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/?p=2364#comment-390335 I'm a big fan of idealist.org or volunteermatch.org. I think the both have ways to narrow the search so your friend can find organizations that specifically need designers. I’m a big fan of idealist.org or volunteermatch.org. I think the both have ways to narrow the search so your friend can find organizations that specifically need designers.

]]> By: Jason Alba http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2009/04/17/how-to-volunteer-in-the-job-search/comment-page-1/#comment-389761 Jason Alba Sat, 18 Apr 2009 22:06:04 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/?p=2364#comment-389761 Thanks for the comments - very helpful input :) Thanks for the comments – very helpful input :)

]]> By: SRider http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2009/04/17/how-to-volunteer-in-the-job-search/comment-page-1/#comment-389670 SRider Sat, 18 Apr 2009 12:43:21 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/?p=2364#comment-389670 Great idea! Consider checking with the local United Way, Community Development Agency or Arts Council office for opportunities in non-profit organizations. They are always on the lookout for volunteers anyway, but in today's environment most are squeezed for funding and facing bigger than normal challenges. This idea is a win/win for you and the organization. The benefits clearly include the idea of substantiation. In addition to that I've found even more (1) you can connect in a way with your community that perhaps you were not able to do before due to work commitments (2) you meet a more diverse range of people and contacts and (3) you sharpen your communication and collaborative skill sets by entering a new environment where the stakes are not so high as with a new job. In my case I also learned a lot about a subject that interested me and awakened the enthusiastic spirit inside me. Try it! Great idea!

Consider checking with the local United Way, Community Development Agency or Arts Council office for opportunities in non-profit organizations. They are always on the lookout for volunteers anyway, but in today’s environment most are squeezed for funding and facing bigger than normal challenges. This idea is a win/win for you and the organization. The benefits clearly include the idea of substantiation. In addition to that I’ve found even more (1) you can connect in a way with your community that perhaps you were not able to do before due to work commitments (2) you meet a more diverse range of people and contacts and (3) you sharpen your communication and collaborative skill sets by entering a new environment where the stakes are not so high as with a new job. In my case I also learned a lot about a subject that interested me and awakened the enthusiastic spirit inside me.

Try it!

]]> By: cwcomment http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2009/04/17/how-to-volunteer-in-the-job-search/comment-page-1/#comment-389554 cwcomment Sat, 18 Apr 2009 01:39:26 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/?p=2364#comment-389554 This is good advice. Volunteering your time is a little step that really lets you help use the power of small. Every contact you make while lending your time could be a potential employer. And when the economy gets better there's always a chance a paid position will open up. If not, you've now got a great way to talk about how you've been spending your time when you go to your next interview! This is good advice. Volunteering your time is a little step that really lets you help use the power of small. Every contact you make while lending your time could be a potential employer. And when the economy gets better there’s always a chance a paid position will open up. If not, you’ve now got a great way to talk about how you’ve been spending your time when you go to your next interview!

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