Does completing a social justice program in HS actually help your career prospects?

Does completing a voluntary social justice program in HS improve job prospects?

• Answer:

  I believe that I saw that this question originally came from Australia, so I don't know how accurate my information will be. Regardless of where you are being educated, anytime you can include a voluntary program or volunteer work that you have completed in high school, it will look good on a job application or college application. It shows that you are interested in the improvement of an agency and the system. You gave of yourself and your time, with no compensation, to help someone. It shows that you made a commitment and your followed through with your promise and fulfilled the commitment. In exchange for your services, you are learning from a new experience, You will have an opportunity to learn about your justice system in ways that you may not be able to in the classroom. If you have the opportunity, it can only help your chances in securing a job or getting into an institution of higher education.