A report issued Tuesday by the federal Corporation for National and Community Service asserts that jobless Americans have a 27 percent better chance of finding paid employment if they do volunteer ...

Online career company Monster on Wednesday launched a volunteer section on its jobs site. The new channel is designed to help connect users interested in volunteer work with nonprofit organizations, ...

If your idea of searching for a new job is posting your résumé on Monster.com and then plopping down on the couch to watch The View, the odds of finding your perfect career are pretty slim. This ...

Can working a job without a paycheck set you up for big bucks? Job seekers who took this route tell all. Volunteering is good for your soul, and it can also be good for your resume. Many in the ranks ...

Volunteering as a military spouse is often a hotly controversial conversation. But, if we look at it in relation to the job search, we can narrow down the discussion a bit. The question is: can ...

At some point, someone has probably advised you to do some volunteering in order to fill gaps in your resume when you’re having trouble finding work. Someone has said 'volunteering gets you a job.' ...

You know the job market is bad when you can't even work for free. An automated phone message at City of Hope, a leading cancer research and treatment center outside of Los Angeles, offers this ...

"Volunteering is attractive to employers since it demonstrates a broader consciousness of an employee - concern for one's community - and that the volunteering employee is grounded and more likely to ...

Judi Meighan and Meredith Carpenter never meant for their volunteer efforts to lead them to their dream jobs. But it did. Meighan, 60, who lives in Bridgewater NJ, was introduced to Moms Helping Moms ...

For job seekers trying to get their resume to the top of the pile, volunteering with a nonprofit is one thing career coaches and hiring managers recommend, especially for people looking to pick up new ...

National Philanthropy Day was November 15, but philanthropy is very much a year-round event in the United States. Ask any non-profit organization and you'll be told it welcomes - and needs - ...