Volunteering to Find a Job

by Molly
(Tulsa, OK, USA)

I volunteered at a crisis line for a year while working on my undergraduate degree. I added it to my resume because I had always heard that volunteering looked good. Little did I know how good it really looked.

The 2 latest jobs I applied for I received interviews, and while in the interview, my volunteer work at the crisis line was the center of the discussion. They were so amazed that I helped people work through their problems for free, that they didn't even bring up my actual working experience and one even hired me on the spot!

Volunteer experience not only looks good, but it gave me an edge when I may not have gotten the job on experience alone!