When it comes to recruiting new staff, some premier employers give more importance to job aspirants who have got some experience in voluntary service to their community than those who have got experience in their respective fields.

• Why is this shift of interest towards voluntary work?
• Do you think it is good to do some voluntary work to community? 

Today, employers look for many things other than qualifications and experience when they recruit. Some even go to the extent of preferring voluntary work experience to industry-ready experience. There are reasons, and I think it is good to be going voluntary for a while.  

Let me see why some leading organizations give preference to voluntary work. The thing, I think, is that being prepared to work is an excellent attitude and this attitude today is governed more by monetary benefits than by their being service-minded. Needless to say, a select few employers look for the latter because if the former is there, the attitude, the latter will follow. This attitude is again heightened by the fact that, today, there are great many who have relevant experience, but people with selfless attitude to work are rare. Obviously, some employers look for such rare people. 

Let me se how good it is to be doing some voluntary work. If all the educated and aspiring job seekers are willing to put in some free service to their community during free times, their society would witness great changes in terms of say, better sanitation, waste and water management, energy conservation, education on environment, health and hygiene, and the list may go endless. For example, a State cannot meet all the needs of its citizens, and individuals themselves have a moral obligation to serve their community voluntarily. It is a social gesture, because society is people.   

In brief, there is no wonder why some employers prefer voluntary-minded recruits to others. I think it is a sign of their commitment to social welfare. Such a professional look into voluntary work is likely to make any society better in terms of its welfare.

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Ajaypeesdoc. 6.7.12