Is Volunteering Worth The Time?
Are you bored and you don’t have anything to do? Do you want to do something to improve your resume? Volunteering might be something that you can do in your spare time, and it could improve your skills! Volunteering could help you in your education and schooling. Here are some pros and cons of volunteering. This list could be helpful to you if you have any interest in volunteering.
Pros
- Resume – If there’s a certain skill or asset that you want to brush up on, you can look for a volunteer opportunity that has the skill or asset to help you. Your resume will look good if you have that extra experience and skills.
- Make a Difference – What better way but to help an organization that needs help?
- Networking – If you spend enough time with the organization, you can network with other people within the organization and see if you can get either a paid position or new volunteer work you might like.
- Social Media – If you have like LinkedIn, the organization or people you work with may leave you a good review, and other people will see how hard a worker you are.
Cons
- Boredom – The work may not involve enough tasks, and it could lead to boredom and nothing to do.
- Skills – The skills that you’re learning in your volunteer work may not help later on.
- Time Consuming – Your volunteer work could be time consuming and may not be interesting to you.
- Teamwork – If you’re working with a team in your volunteer work, you may find that not everyone is interested in the work.
It really depends on what volunteering work you’ll be doing and if it will help you with your work in the future or even with your resume. However, if neither of those things apply to you, it could be that you’re volunteering just for fun and to have whatever experience you may want. Besides volunteering on-site, you can also volunteer virtually. You can go to VolunteerMatch and find what organizations may need help.
There are a lot of benefits to volunteering if you’re planning to do it, but there are also some downsides. I’ve volunteered at a few organizations prior to NHEG and NHEG has helped me the most. I’m not working on-site, but I am helping virtually in whatever way I can.
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