Reddy recently finished a round of interviews. One of the company's job responsibilities is to organize a meeting of all manufacturers in Indianapolis, USA. One candidate's resume is unusual, describing her experience of planning annual fund-raising activities for a local charity for several years in a row. "For me, her experience is simply wonderful. She persisted for four to five years; This proves that she really likes this job, otherwise she wouldn't have worked for so long for free, "Reddy said. Her volunteer experience stands out because she describes her experience in event planning and the number of participants in her resume, which clearly shows that this job is of great responsibility. "I will only spend four or five seconds to scan my resume. Therefore, job seekers must use this opportunity to attract my attention, "Reddy said. "As far as her resume is concerned, it is like saying: I am the main planner of this large-scale charity event." Like Reddy, more and more business owners are beginning to pay attention to the energy that job seekers put into public welfare undertakings. Because they have noticed that the recent economic downturn has caused many talented employees to be involved in unemployment, they have devoted more energy to public welfare activities. A recent survey by LinkedIn, a business social networking site, found that at present, 465,438+0% of hiring managers will treat volunteer experience and professional experience equally. So, what kind of experience can be written into your resume and how can you honestly show your best side? Many job seekers are worried about this. Among the professionals surveyed by LinkedIn, 89% have volunteer experience, but only 45% put these experiences into their resumes. Carol, co-founder of iRelaunch.com, a re-employment planning company, said: "People are not sure whether employers will treat volunteer service and paid work equally." . Fisherman? Cohen said. "However, employers say that if the volunteer experience of job seekers is really related to their career goals, it should be included in their resumes." For example, a social medical worker chose to leave his job because he took care of his children. Later, relying on her volunteer service experience in the workhouse, she successfully obtained a paid job offered by another workhouse-volunteer manager. She hopes that this job will eventually help her to take up the post of social medical worker. Cohen pointed out: "Her current working environment allows her to contact a large number of social medical workers every day, and they will tell her where the best workplace is and where to recruit people." When writing a resume, you can list the column of "volunteer experience" separately and list the relevant volunteer experiences; Or put it in the column of paid work, and the title can be simply named "resume" "The content should be the same as the rest of the resume. You must use active verbs to specify your work achievements and express them quantitatively. " Sometimes, you can also write your experiences outside your field into your resume to show your work attitude and personality. David? Boteler Luo is currently the president of BTS Lending, a mortgage brokerage company, but his resume includes his long-term volunteer work experience at the World Youth Summit (HOBY, Hugh O'Brian), because it is a career he has always loved. "I hope my boss knows what I'm doing," Boteler Luo said. In this way, when I mention the past, they won't show surprised expression, which I don't want to see. "It is reported that Boteler Luo has accumulated at least 150 hours as a volunteer of the HOBY World Youth Elite Summit every year." I hope it can show my comprehensiveness ... besides, our working relationship will become more harmonious. "Moreover, the experience of volunteering in well-known institutions can directly prove that job seekers are fully capable of coping with challenging goals. Scheler Fitness &; Riding buddy Marty? Shaler is very interested in this aspect. The company is located in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. He will inform all job seekers who have reached the level of Eagle Scout to come for an interview. " Scheler said frankly: "I always like to communicate with them, although I may not hire them in the end." How much these young people will pay to get that honor ... This kind of experience can best measure a person's character. "Even so, job seekers should not get carried away and write every good thing they have done on their resumes. Because such a trivial list will cover up a person's real achievements; Moreover, when the recruiter asks questions based on this, if he can't answer them in depth, he will embarrass himself. " Miriam said, "Don't fill in the blanks just to prove that you have done volunteer work? Salpeter suggested. It's meaningless to say something that you only do once or twice a year. "miriam? Salpeter is currently engaged in career guidance and is the author of Social Networks for Career Success. Others think that it is best not to mention the volunteer experience in sensitive areas, such as religious belief, politics, sexual orientation and so on. Cohen said that some stay-at-home mothers are reluctant to mention their experiences in the parent-teacher association in their resumes, fearing that this will have a negative impact. " Sometimes, such an experience is regarded as a shame, because it usually makes people feel that the mother is ignorant and rustic. "However, it would be a pity to avoid talking about such an achievement if the job seeker holds the post of chairman of the parent-teacher conference or shoulders great responsibilities. In addition, if volunteer service reveals some information that is important to the personal or family life of job seekers-such as the identity of children, sexual orientation, or religious beliefs-but the employer discriminates against you, will you still work for such people? " These experiences make a person's life more colorful, "Sean? Graham said. If the price of finding a job is to hide these things, then this job is definitely not what you want. "Sean? Graham is a small business consultant and the author of Pursuing Your Career. Translation: Li Shuyu/Wang Hao's related manuscript banishes cliches and makes your resume be overwhelmed by young people's resumes at first sight: moral deficiency or despair. Five common mistakes in executive resumes.