It’s no secret the job market is tough. But whether you’ve been unemployed for two months or two years, you can still gain new skills, fill gaps in your resume and network, all the while giving back to your community through volunteering.
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Need A Job Or Want To Move Your Career Forward? Volunteer
Posted by Vickie Elmer • September 13th, 2010 • 4 Comments
Your career success could depend on your kindness and karma.
Yes, that’s right. Volunteer work and giving back could make all the difference when you’re trying to get promoted or hired – and not just for those who want a job at a nonprofit either.
Thousands of Americans have turned volunteer work into a magical place where connections and careers are reinvented, reinvigorated or reinstated, where skills are added or sharpened. Volunteering lifts confidence and opens doors, said Mark Stelzner, founder of JobAngels.org, which uses social media to encourage individuals to mentor or guide jobless friends or acquaintances to new opportunities.
And with the Sept. 11 National Day of Service just past, and corporate charity campaigns ahead in the fall and winter, the timing is right for stepping in. So get started on some volunteer career moves with these focal points:
Working Through The Stretch…
Posted by Rusty Rueff • January 19th, 2010 • 1 Comment
This time of year is a hard time of the year for a lot of people. The newness of the New Year has worn off, the holiday break is a distant memory, Martin Luther King Day marks the last holiday until Memorial Day (or maybe Good Friday if you get that day off). It is a long stretch regardless between now and the summer and it feels longer when the weather is bad and the job market continues to suffer. The winter doldrums can set in and if not careful, morale begins to suffer and then productivity slips and ultimately results falter. Here are some ways this winter to beat the winter blahs and push through the long stretch positively:
• Take control of your disposition. The recent Glassdoor.com Employment Confidence Survey indicates that there is worry about the time it will take in the future for finding a job to replace the one you are in now. Abraham Lincoln said, “You are only as happy as you make up your mind to be”. In this time when it does not look like things are going to get much better in the short-run, you have to make up your own ...
