Comments on: Get Creative To Gain Experience http://www.integritycareertransitions.com/blog/?p=555 A blog by Integrity Career Transitions Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:44:20 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Job Search Ninja: Three Ways to Acquire New Career Skills : RecessionJobHunter.com http://www.integritycareertransitions.com/blog/?p=555&cpage=1#comment-394 Job Search Ninja: Three Ways to Acquire New Career Skills : RecessionJobHunter.com Mon, 15 Jun 2009 08:50:17 +0000 http://www.integritycareertransitions.com/blog/?p=555#comment-394 [...] Search Ninja [...] Search Ninja

]]> By: George Chernikov http://www.integritycareertransitions.com/blog/?p=555&cpage=1#comment-393 George Chernikov Mon, 15 Jun 2009 08:44:56 +0000 http://www.integritycareertransitions.com/blog/?p=555#comment-393 I thought those are great tips, especially the one about volunteering. Where I live, a lot of people accept unpaid internships with local international organizations (I live in Geneva, so there are a LOT of them here) precisely for this reason - to gain some experience and pad their resume a little. The only problem, of course, is that it can be pretty difficult to motivate yourself to keep working when you're not getting paid. To be sure, you can keep telling yourself that you're acquiring valuable skills - but it can sometimes be very hard to commit yourself when you're not really being compensated for your services in cash (yes, even if you're gaining valuable career skills that will help you advance later on). I thought those are great tips, especially the one about volunteering. Where I live, a lot of people accept unpaid internships with local international organizations (I live in Geneva, so there are a LOT of them here) precisely for this reason – to gain some experience and pad their resume a little.

The only problem, of course, is that it can be pretty difficult to motivate yourself to keep working when you’re not getting paid. To be sure, you can keep telling yourself that you’re acquiring valuable skills – but it can sometimes be very hard to commit yourself when you’re not really being compensated for your services in cash (yes, even if you’re gaining valuable career skills that will help you advance later on).

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