{"id":852,"date":"2023-07-13T13:18:36","date_gmt":"2023-07-13T13:18:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/duvolunteering.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/?page_id=852"},"modified":"2025-03-13T13:07:56","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T13:07:56","slug":"benefits-of-vol","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/duvolunteering.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/?page_id=852","title":{"rendered":"Benefits of Volunteering"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Benefits of Volunteering <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Improve your overall university experience<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Integrate into your new community<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Meet likeminded people, and make friends for life <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Give back to the local areal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improve your communication skills<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improve your mental and physical health and wellbeing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Boost and develop your skills to enhance your CV<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Advance your career by improving your job prospects<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Boost your self-esteem and confidence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gain knowledge and understanding of other ways of life<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Build a sense of community <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Support into volunteering from full-time staff members<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Access to volunteer training to enhance skills and prepare you to engage with the community. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Expenses paid for any costs associated with volunteering<em> (all expenses must be pre-approved from a staff member). <\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Volunteering opens doors to careers you might not have considered, and according to research conducted by<strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.deloitte.com\/content\/dam\/Deloitte\/us\/Documents\/us-deloitte-impact-survey.pdf\">Deloitte &#8216;82% of hiring managers are more likely to choose a candidate with volunteering experience.&#8217;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, what are you waiting for? 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