Christmas Volunteering

Samthem

I might be doing some volunteering at a community center in my town for Christmas . would that be a good thing to put on my CV

ssparks2003

It really depends on what else you have on there. If you have 20 years experience as a brain surgeon then possibly not; but if you are struggling to put anything on there then add it

Samthem

Not struggling to put anything on there but Im struggling to find a job at the moment because no companies really care

atolaas

A great chance to network too. You never know who you might end up talking to, who may need someone or may know of who's looking to take on someone new.

ssparks2003

No, the reason you are not getting any job offers is that there are better candidates than you; not because companies don't care, they do care about getting the best staff they can

Samthem

ssparks2003 wrote: »

No, the reason you are not getting any job offers is that there are better candidates than you; not because companies don't care, they do care about getting the best staff they can

Well I volunteer every weekend, I work hard, I do everything. I have great qualification so it does seem like they don't care to be honest. Someone just needs to take a chance on me then they will see how reliable I am

Comms69

Samthem wrote: »

Well I volunteer every weekend, I work hard, I do everything. I have great qualification so it does seem like they don't care to be honest. Someone just needs to take a chance on me then they will see how reliable I am

Do you really think that a company would hire someone inferior to you, because they don't care?

polgara

Here we go again

Samthem

Comms69 wrote: »

Do you really think that a company would hire someone inferior to you, because they don't care?

Oh yeah I know that. I know I probably am inferior to most companies. which is why i keep on volunteering, I go on to higher qualifications and then maybe one day I will get lucky

Comms69

Samthem wrote: »

Oh yeah I know that. I know I probably am inferior to most companies. which is why i keep on volunteering, I go on to higher qualifications and then maybe one day I will get lucky

I'm not criticising, because volunteering is very admirable.


BUT you need to be aware that if you have developed an ingrained sense of entitlement, it could be very obvious in interviews.


You could be perfect for the role, but the cloud you have over your head be putting people off.

ssparks2003

If you come across in an interview the same as you are coming across in this thread I don't think any amount of volunteering is going to secure you a role.