Benefits of Volunteering
Benefits of Volunteering
- Improve your overall university experience
- Integrate into your new community
- Meet likeminded people, and make friends for life
- Give back to the local areal
- Improve your communication skills
- Improve your mental and physical health and wellbeing
- Boost and develop your skills to enhance your CV
- Advance your career by improving your job prospects
- Boost your self-esteem and confidence
- Gain knowledge and understanding of other ways of life
- Build a sense of community
- Support into volunteering from full-time staff members
- Access to volunteer training to enhance skills and prepare you to engage with the community.
- Expenses paid for any costs associated with volunteering (all expenses must be pre-approved from a staff member).
Volunteering opens doors to careers you might not have considered, and according to research conducted by Deloitte ‘82% of hiring managers are more likely to choose a candidate with volunteering experience.’
So, what are you waiting for? Start volunteering with DUVO now!