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The Lifelong Benefits of Volunteering
Bob Weinstein is a journalist who covers technology, project management, the workplace and career development.
It’s no secret that volunteering is good for your career. Many companies like to hire candidates who have volunteering experience. In fact, many organizations encourage their employees to volunteer a few hours a week; others run their own volunteer programs. The higher you go on the organizational ladder, the bigger the impression it makes.
The important message it sends to senior management is that you’re not just about catapulting the ranks and acquiring power, bucks, promotions and mega-projects. There’s another very human side to you that demonstrates that you have responsibilities and causes that are not career-related.
Veteran volunteers say that the importance of volunteering for a worthwhile cause transcends a paycheck and career advancement. The true payoff is the heartfelt satisfaction that comes from improving other people’s lives--and often, the privilege of saving them as well. Volunteering is one of those rare and unique activities that can affect every aspect of your life--your career, relationships, personal philosophy--and it transcends all racial, ethnic and educational barriers.
Here are the benefits of volunteering:
Good for your soul
In the late 1990s, Martin Seligman--a professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and the guru of how to be happy through a positive …
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