Sunday, August 26, 2012

How far back do you list volunteer/community service work?

SCS says:• Do you feel that your volunteer experience adds to your resume? or Does it fill space. Your profile says that you have twenty years of experience in your industry. Do you want to highlight your career/work experience or volunteer experience?

You should view volunteer experience as complementary to work experience. It can show breadth and depth. It can sometimes supplement bits of missing work experiences. Having said that, I suggest that people consider
1. How the experiences adds to the resume or rounds out your experience
2. The relevance to the responsibilities of position being applied for
3. How you would answer this question, "When did you do this and why is it relevant to this position now?"

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