Your future career

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Where do you want to be in five years’ time? What skills and experience will help you get there? How can you learn and get better at what you do now?

In this secton we consider your career development and opportunities for the future.

Plan your future

• Thinking about your career - in order to move upwards and progress in your career, work out your strengths, goals and career aspirations.

• FREE Study Zone course by careers guru John Lees. Career reboot: getting a voluntary sector job in tough times.

Get new experience and skills

• Fundraising jobs - an introduction - a guide to the different types of fundraising jobs required by charities and what skills you need to do them.

• Volunteering overseas - what are the real professional benefits of volunteering abroad? Employers and volunteering agencies explain how international travel and volunteering can affect your career.
• Becoming a trustee - how becoming a Trustee or board member of an organisation can help develop your skills.
• Advice for new managers - some of the issues you may face when you are new to management and the new skills that you will need.

Find and apply for jobs

• Find a new non profit job - find out about vacancies and improve your application / interview skills and techniques.
• CV guidance and templates for charity or non profit jobs - section-by-section guidance from nfp Resourcing on how to create a good CV for charity and non profit employers. Includes CV templates.  
• Job interviews - step by step guide - from tips on how to prepare and how to create a great first impression, to advice on what to say and not say to your interviewers - this is your definitive guide for the big day!

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Transform your career - John Lees (audio)

Eminent career strategist John Lees offers invaluable advice on composing a successful CV and preparing well for interview.

How volunteering can help your career - Olly Benson (audio)

Olly Benson of Youthnet explains how and why volunteering is a great way to enhance your career prospects.

Navigate your way to a brighter future - Steve Preston (audio)

Career coach Steve Preston discusses how redundancy can present opportunity as opposed to threat.

Think your way to success - Charlotta Hughes (audio)

Life coach Charlotta Hughes shows how positive thinking can help people move forward with their lives.

Interviews and applications

Exclusive to KnowHow members: 'Six tips for a great non profit CV' - LJ Loftus (audio)

Register with KnowHow NonProfit to get six top tips from recruitment advisor LJ Loftus on creating your CV for non profit employers.

Top tips for effective interviews and assessments - Denise Sanderson (audio)

Denise Sanderson outlines the importance of preparing well for interviews and assessments.

Top tips for applications and interviews - Debra Grey (audio)

Debra Grey of Cancer Research on tailoring applications for specific roles and composing effective covering letters.

Competency-based interview skills - David Blackburn (audio)

David Blackburn talks about the STAR interview technique and the difference between competence and biography based interviews.