Posts tagged with: "CV"

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How Workaway Can Help You Improve Your Language Skills

“Learn by doing” is best when improving language skills and Workaway is a fantastic resource to help you improve, maintain, and practice. As we’ve covered before, volunteering abroad requires daily practice, exposure to various accents, and often full immersion. All of which is immensely helpful in learning a language.

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Earn Badges to Show Off Your Workaway Achievements

Workaway Badges are digital symbols of your accomplishments and experiences on the Workaway platform. If you're a seasoned globetrotter, or a first-time explorer, Workaway Badges provide a fun and engaging way to track your progress and share your story!

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From Office to Wilderness: Quitting My Job to Live Off-Grid in Alaska

Here at Workaway, we have heard so many different stories about people taking huge leaps to discover a different way of life abroad, but one of the most unique stories we discovered is from Workawayer, Florian from Bavaria, Germany, who quit his job to volunteer and travel Alaska! We found Flo so inspiring that we couldn't pass down the opportunity to know more about him and his story.

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Why it’s never too late for a grown up gap year

Life is too precious to be wishing it away for retirement when we’ll have the “time” to travel. Now more than ever, we have the time to plan, time to find your perfect host and to research our dream destinations... so why not use this time to plan your grown up gap year?

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Why Workaway Is The Perfect Stepping Stone To Your Dream Job

Whether it’s a chef, a surf instructor, a carpenter, yoga teacher, or running a glamping site and being our own boss - here's how we can "test drive" our dream role before figuring out what our true passion is!

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Workaway news: highlight your accomplishments in your official Workaway reference letter

So, you’ve already checked off some Workaway adventures from your list and received some feedback from hosts you have stayed with. What’s next? Well, why not highlight your amazing accomplishments to future employers by adding your Workaway adventures to you CV? 🙂

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A gap year can leave you smiling when searching for a job

How travelling can be put to good use when looking for a job. Use the skills you developed to your advantage when writing a CV and in work interviews.

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Why Volunteering will put your CV on the top of the pile

Being a volunteer says so much! Utilise your experiences while volunteering to embellish your CV & increase your appeal to potential employers and for extra pull when applying for courses.

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