You’re not alone, it's hard to land your first job and with the weight of student loans that's scary. But there’s good news: research shows that students who engage in meaningful volunteer work gain a measurable employment advantage. Your education matters. But experience, leadership, and initiative are what set you apart.
Our online leadership training and the quality volunteer work we help you add to your resume are designed to build real-world skills employers value. School prepares you academically. Experience prepares you professionally. Start building your confidence and advantage today.
Volunteers have 27% higher odds of employment, and the employment boost is even stronger for individuals early in their careers. AmeriCorps, Volunteering as a Pathway to Employment
41% of hiring managers consider volunteer experience equal to paid work experience. LinkedIn, Global Recruiting Trends
82% of hiring managers are more likely to choose a candidate with volunteer experience.
85% of hiring managers are more inclined to look past resume flaws when the candidate includes volunteer work, yet only 30% list it on their resumes.
92% of employers agree that volunteering improves leadership and professional skills.
Volunteer leadership signals:
• Initiative
• Work ethic
• Accountability
• Civic engagement
• Emotional intelligence
When GPA and internships look similar, service-driven leadership becomes your differentiator. In a competitive entry-level job market, that difference matters.
Complete your online course to learn about:
Use your e-workbook or online coaching sessions to help execute your strategy to:
Watch the recordings or participate in Zoom events where HR leaders will help you:
Share life stories and information with younger students you share a connection with through school or student activities to help them see how their choices and student engagement today can help or hurt their education, employment, and lifestyle opportunities in the future.
Soft Skills: empathy leadership, emotional intelligence, communication, motivation, networking, interpersonal skills
Support efforts to launch or improve student support services by aligning class projects or collaborating with campus members to help education and workforce development leaders or any student support program engage more students and better serve them.
Soft Skills: leadership, problem solving, critical thinking, collaboration, networking, teamwork, communication, work ethic
Create your own internship or learn how to use technology, labor market data, workforce development initiatives, or resume and interview strategies to become a stronger job candidate and then create opportunities to engage and teach other students how to do the same.
Soft Skills: adaptability, empathy leadership, teamwork, motivation, problem solving, critical thinking, interpersonal skills
Increasing student engagement and success is one of our country's greatest challenges. It's the same challenge employers face with employees. Working on projects that signal engagement is one of your core values maximizes impact on society and your resume.
You possess valuable insight that can help younger students avoid pitfalls and find success. Using your empathy and social credibility to impact schools and students you share a connection with is highly rewarding. It motivates you to keep volunteering.
Gaining leadership training, real world experience, and references while in school helps you overcome the anxiety and self-doubt that comes with being a first-time job candidate. You're building career confidence, career capital and a career advantage.
We know you need more than a certificate. You need authentic stories to tell so your resume doesn't get screened out by potential employer's AI looking for AI generated resumes or you fail your interview because your responses weren't authentic and didn't line up to the skills AI listed. That's why our focus is on the proactive coaching you'll need to stay involved and quickly launch new projects that can help build your personal brand whenever your busy schedule allows.
We make it easy to consitently squeeze in opportunities that develop:
• Leadership responsibility
• Project Ownership
• Team Management
• Strategic Communication
• Measurable Impact
Every experience is designed to translate directly onto your resume and into interviews. Because employers don’t just ask, “What did you study?” They ask, “Tell me about a time you led something.”
We want you to have a great answer and we know AI can't do it for you.
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