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Volunteering is not only a source of the ‘feel good factor’ because you are giving your time to a worthy cause, it is also:<\/p>\n

– a great way to gain practical experience\u00a0and learn practical skills<\/span><\/strong> (which can be extremely benefitial to\u00a0your CV)<\/p>\n

– involves a competitive application process<\/span><\/strong> which provides you with experience of completing an application form, seeking references and in some cases having \u00a0an interiew<\/p>\n

– helps you stand out<\/span><\/strong> from the crowd \u00a0which can make you more desirable for prospective employers.<\/p>\n

There are many opportunities in your local area to volunteer<\/span> –<\/p>\n

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http:\/\/www.sventerprise.org.uk\/<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/do-it.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Volunteering is not only a source of the ‘feel good factor’ because you are giving your time to a worthy cause, it is also: – a great way to gain practical experience\u00a0and learn practical skills (which can be extremely benefitial to\u00a0your CV) – involves a competitive application process which provides you with experience of completing … Continue reading Volunteer<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3233,"featured_media":0,"parent":676,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-679","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/st\/futurepathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/679","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/st\/futurepathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/st\/futurepathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/st\/futurepathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3233"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/st\/futurepathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=679"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/st\/futurepathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/679\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":945,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/st\/futurepathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/679\/revisions\/945"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/st\/futurepathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/676"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/st\/futurepathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}