'White Stuff' a favourite brand of mine. I get regular newsletters from them trying to get me to buy their pretty clothes (at a high price). I normally have to delete the emails straight away so I don't get tempted to spend my money. Today's email however, caught my eye and I had to open it. The headline read, 'Wanted, White Stuff Charity Trustee'. As I have been researching charitable organisations and their job opportunities, this wasn't an email I could just delete and not find out what was enclosed. Plus, it's a great chain, so a job with them and charity would be brilliant.
First thing to look at: voluntary or paid? In this instance, the role is voluntary with added bonuses.
The list of essential experience always throws me off. I instantly begin to think negative thoughts and tell myself that I won't be any good for the job before I have even looked. I need to learn to stay positive and tell myself that I could bring a whole range of skills to the table.
A lot of the time, it is worth applying for the job and promoting yourself to them even if you don't fit all of the required points. The organisation may look through you CV and see something that really jumps out at them as unique and this will be a great advantage. Training could be provided for the lack of a few of the required experiences/skills.
White Stuff have 2 lists; one being desirable experience and the other being essential experience. I tick their 'desirable' box as I have worked with children on many an occasion, and my cycle around India visiting charitable projects will gain me the skills needed to work with disadvantaged young people.
The top 'essential' is the one that I don't have and I assume it is the most important. All job applications seem to ask for this piece of experience, but as I have mentioned before; unless we are given a job in the first place, we can't get the experience.
It would definitely be a role I would do if I had the time to commit and the experience being a trustee.
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