As a volunteer, you’re not only helping people – you’re gaining valuable experience you can then add to your resume. The right volunteer work alongside your studies can be the ticket to a full-time job later in life. 

As a volunteer, you’ll have the opportunity to:

  • Add valuable connections to your network, which can come in handy later in your career 
  • Meet other passionate young people, dedicated to a good cause 
  • Get experience relevant to your studies and/or career within a large range of fields, such as law, IT, finance, communication or social sciences  
  • Develop both your skillset and your knowledge of the job market  

Build your network 

Through volunteering you’ll connect with many different people, who can all become relevant to your career. One benefit of these connections is that you will probably find that you share similar interests and relate to each other.  

Get experience to add to your resumé

Volunteer work is highly regarded because it shows your dedication and willingness to spend your time helping others. In addition, you can do a trial run of the fields you want to work within later in life: leadership, teaching, finance and many others. Volunteer work can also help you with building up your confidence, making great memories and bring with it other positive experiences.  

Be entrusted with greater responsibilities 

As a volunteer in, for example, an organisation, you will often be entrusted with greater responsibilities than you would have been otherwise. Examples include being entrusted with financial management, event management, group leadership, etc.  

Serve a good cause 

One of the most important reasons to volunteer is, naturally, to help others and feel that you’re serving a good cause. Whether you love sport, teaching, roleplaying or simple human connection, there are thousands of jobs for volunteers out there, so you’re sure to find one that goes well with your personal interests.  

You can find volunteer work in your area here:

Good luck in your search for volunteer work!