Volunteering during your career break has many benefits. It not only feels good to give back to your community, but volunteering is a great way to keep your skills sharp for when you eventually return to work. One approach is to volunteer “strategically.” This means you deliberately look for opportunities that will refine your existing professional skills, help you develop new ones, and connect you to a larger network. Which…
Volunteering your time and service has countless benefits. It’s fulfilling to help others and make a positive impact on the world. Plus, volunteering during your career break can help you return to the paid workforce. According to a study conducted by the Corporation for National and Community Service, volunteering increases your odds of getting a job by 27 percent compared to job seekers who don’t volunteer. Volunteering is one way…
I was very inspired by a recent Claire Zillman article in Fortune about the mayor of Sonoma, California. Partly, I was inspired because I believe it is good for our civic life when more women – across all sides of the political spectrum – run for and serve in public office. But Rachel Hundley also inspires me because hers is a wonderful reinvention story. And, a story of diving in…
Stay-at-home parents who are looking to go back to work are often advised to volunteer as a means of keeping their skills updated and relevant and to close the gap on their resume. The problem with this advice is that not all volunteering opportunities have real value in the marketplace and the ones that do can be as hard to find as paid work! Enter Catchafire. It’s a platform for professionals…
