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FAQs There are many volunteer assignments available with CSE and you will take time to find the one that matches you the most depending on your interest and skills. Start thinking about the following questions before you Register as a Volunteer with us. What do you need to know about the organisation or institution you want to work with? You need to know the issues, concerns and policy positions of the organisation. You need to be aware of the different projects, publications and campaigns of the organisation. Visiting CSE's website will help answer most of your queries. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Are you clear about what work interests you most? What type of things are you good at? These can be professional skills or even hobbies and recreational talents. Almost every type of skill is needed somewhere. The better you are at explaining what you can offer, the easier it will be to find the right type of volunteer opportunity for you. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Why do I want to Volunteer and what am I going to learn? Is there something you wish you had the opportunity to learn? As a beginner, we may assign a simple task to you because we know you will be motivated by tackling something new. This is one way that Volunteering develops your skills and is fun. CSE has had students from various colleges who come to learn about the way a professional organisation works and functions. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Are you clear about the amount of time you will be able to spend with the organisation? Some Volunteer assignments require a lot of time. But others can be accomplished in a short period of time. Sometimes, we also provide opportunities that can be done in the evenings or during weekends. Be honest with yourself and tell us about your availability. We will need to know this before we can count on you. It may be better to start with a limited number of hours of Volunteer work and later expand your schedule, rather than promising many more hours which you may not be able to devote. If you are going to spend time working on a specific assignment, you will probably be able to gauge the time you require to complete that assignment. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What are the procedures after I complete the online Volunteer registration formalities? We will ask you questions about your background, qualification and interests. Depending on the availability of the assignment, you will be asked to attend a brief meeting. In the meeting we might tell you about the assignments we have and that might suit your expertise and interests. If you visit us at our office and submit your bio data and we don't have a suitable assignment available, we will keep your information in our databank. We will contact you whenever a suitable assignment becomes available. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- How do I get more information about Volunteer Opportunities available at CSE? Keep in touch! Submit your detailed bio data / CV, which will give us a clearer idea about your background, expertise and interests. You can also talk with us so that we are able to give you a clearer idea about our projects and campaigns. In addition, there opportunities that is regularly posted on our website. We also sometimes advertise for Volunteering opportunities in our magazine Down to Earth. Volunteering is a fun way to spend your valuable time, which has the added benefit of helping others and fighting for a cause. The clearer you are on your objectives from this program, the more valuable you will be to us. Persistence pays - You may not get a prompt reply as the
application screening and assignment allocation may take up several weeks. Do not get
discouraged if we do not get back to you. Rewards from volunteering are well worth the
effort. So hang in there and keep trying. And remember, taking initiative will pay off.
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