Volunteering

Other names for this section

• Volunteer Experience
  
  

How important is this section?

• It's just a nice-to-have extra. Work experience is much more important.

• But if you have little/no work experience, it is a good section to include.
  
  

Where does this section go?

• In the work experience section if...

  1. 1. it's relevant to the job you want

     2. if you lack formal work experience

• Otherwise, put it in its own section (see below for an example).
  
  

Information to include

• • Your volunteering position

  • The organization you volunteered for

  • Dates (month and year)

  • Responsibilities and achievements