Volunteering Matters, and Can Help in a Job Search or Building a Network →

Find new connections by volunteering and expanding your network. Volunteers stand out positively because their passion and involvement with the community are evident. Volunteering can add depth to your resume and help get you noticed.

Volunteering is a great way to fill a gap in your resume if you are unemployed. You can continue to gain valuable work experience while still job searching. Volunteering lets you check out an occupation or industry.

Volunteer experience in a specific field or industry can make your resume stand out. For example, volunteer experience at a senior center might increase your chances of being accepted into a nursing program.

Some volunteer positions can turn into full-time jobs, so do your best work and get to know as many people in the organization as possible.

Skills Stop Being Skills if they are not Dusted Off and Polished Regularly →

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Why polish the skills you have? When you polish something, it makes it look new rather than old. If your polished skills don’t look fresh and are just shiny, they need to be replaced. You need to pick the essential skills to polish, which can be easier if you are a student in your industry. A well-developed, polished skill can make us master a particular field.

It takes more time to add new skills than to polish the ones you have, but you need to take the time to add and shine old ones. This is ongoing, and you should always be in charge of this process.

Easy approaches include Podcasts, LinkedIn Learning, Updated Certification, and reading all the literature you can find.

Start by working on your skills; new skills can and should be learned, too. Learning new skills helps in your professional life. It allows you to achieve your goals, gives you confidence, and gives you motivation to work

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Amiable, Good-Natured, Obliging, and Complaisant are Soft Job Skills →

AMIABLE, GOOD-NATURED, OBLIGING, COMPLAISANT mean having the desire or disposition to please. Don’t confuse complaisant with complacent: complaisant means willing to do something to please another, complacent means smug and self-satisfied, something you want to avoid when you're on the winning team.

AMIABLE implies having qualities that make one liked and easy to deal with.

These soft skills will serve you well in a job interview as you are friendly and pleasant.

Polish your skills when looking for a job, and of course, while you still have a job.