This might just be the understatement of the century, but students are busy. We work on assignments, reading, exams, lectures, reading, seminars, societies and activities, paid work, and more reading. So, how – and why – bother with volunteering? Continue reading
We’re now over half way through the academic year and it won’t be long before exam purdah takes hold and you decide that your career planning will have to wait. Before then why not take the time to think about your future? If you haven’t yet fixed yourself up with a career or internship, see what … Continue reading
We often talk about the benefits of volunteering to build your employability. The mini volunteering fair on campus yesterday made me think about it again. Sometimes there’s a clear link between what you want to do and a volunteering role, on other occasions it’s harder to see any link but the volunteering is still going … Continue reading
If you’re about to join us as a new undergraduate, here’s some really important advice. Getting involved is what University is all about! Of course academic learning is important but it is only one part of the personal development experience which is university life. You need to seize the opportunities which come your way and … Continue reading
To celebrate #getexp2014 week in Student Careers & Skills, we asked Kimberley Brett, final year psychology student, to blog about her experiences as volunteer and Warwick intern and share her thoughts on the value, benefits and learning that she has taken from these varied experiences. I think she rather enjoyed herself too…! Continue reading
It’s the Volunteering Fair this Friday (4th October) in Rootes, and if you still need convincing it’s worth a walk across campus I hope Navneet’s blog might change your mind…. Going into my final year at Warwick and starting my new role on the Warwick Volunteers Exec, it is only natural for me to start thinking … Continue reading
If you want to work in development or the third sector you’ll need open eyes, willing hands and more than a hint of stubborn determination. I caught up with Isobel Wilson-Cleary to find out more about her experience working as Volunteer Co-ordinator with the Deep Griha Society. Isobel graduated from Warwick last year, with a … Continue reading
