Use the volunteer section to provide information of your community-based activities. You don’t need to list every volunteer activity only those that are directly related to the position or align with the company’s culture.
You may want to include volunteer activities if, as part of the position you’re applying to, you’re expected to interact with the local community, or the company is very active in the community. In some cases the volunteer section can take the place of an employment section if you’ve not had a formal paid job for some time, assuming you’ve been doing volunteer work. It’s better to select those activities that showcase “transferable skills”, i.e. skills the prospective employer will find valuable.
For each volunteer experiences include the name of the organization along with the city and state, the position title (if appropriate) and dates.
You can list them in chronological order with the most recent first, or list them by relevancy, with the most relevant volunteering position first. If you’ve held multiple positions and titles within an organization, list the most recent title first followed by the others in chronological order.
March 26, 2007 at 1:03 pm |
[...] Some tips for including volunteer experience on your resume or c.v. [...]
April 16, 2009 at 1:14 pm |
Thought you may want to know there is a typo on your web site: (Last paragraph on first page, double verb useage.) “If you’ve have held multiple positions and titles within an organization, list the most recent title first followed by the others in chronological order.”
April 28, 2009 at 10:22 pm |
Oops, thanks for letting me know, and fixed.