Temping and volunteering

Gaining skills for employment

I will talk about two things that people often do to gain skills for employment: temping and volunteering. One may also volunteer to give back to the community and do something worthwhile, which I have done and found rewarding.

A person may also volunteer because they have a condition that makes holding down a permanent job tricky, and they wish to do something fulfilling with their time and have a space to socialize; however, for this piece, I am focusing on the volunteering that I choose to do in an attempt to progress career-wise.

Volunteering can be valuable; my mother volunteered for a few months full time because she wanted to change her career. She volunteered for about two months full time; this experience allowed her to transition into school nursing.