Volunteer
DCU Volunteer Expo 2011
Why Volunteer?
Volunteering is good for your physical and mental health:
http://www.volunteerclare.ie/index.php/news/latest-news/47-volunteering-is-good-for-you
Volunteering builds the kinds of graduate attributes that employers are looking for:
http://www4.dcu.ie/students/access/ethnic.shtml
| GENERATION 21 GRADUATES DEMONSTRATE: | VOLUNTEERING OFFERS OPPORTUNITIES TO: |
| Leadership | Take active and key roles in organisations |
| Creativity | Stretch yourself intellectually |
| Enterprise | Develop and demonstrate initiative |
| Commitment | Prove your reliability and sticking power |
| Effective communication | Improve key communication and social skills |
| Continuous learning | Share skills and knowledge, learn from others |
| Problem solving ability | Become solution and action-focused |
| Engagement | Listen, understand, empathize and contribute |
| Flexibility | Develop transferable skills and responsiveness |
| Responsibility | Develop autonomy, personal responsibility |
| Cultural and ethical awareness | Engage with and learn from diverse groups |
| Employability | Embrace challenges for personal and professional development |








