Service Corps to Social Impact Career

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Part Two
During your transition: Making the switch from service to social impact work

Part Two is useful both for people nearing the end of their service corps as well as those who have already completed their term (if you already finished your term and just found this book, see the box on page 88). Part Two discusses the following topics:

• Motivation and courage in the transition: a pep talk and advice on how to activate your network to help your transition
• The challenges of your transition: challenges you may face during your transition, such as "selling" yourself to hiring managers, choosing which jobs to apply for, embracing opportunities that may seem daunting, timing your job search, deciding whether to stay in your service program if opportunities arise before it's over, looking for jobs from a distance, living on less income during the transition, and keeping your health insured
• Translating your experience: introducing your service corps to potential employers, creating a resume and cover letter, putting your experience across in an interview, helpful frameworks to organize your experience, a list of assumptions employers may make about your service background, discussing your service work if you're mid-career or beyond, discussing an early termination of your service term, and tying your experience to your salary negotiations
• Other options for your next steps: committing to a second service term, finding work in government or business, furthering your education, and starting your own organization

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