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American Red Cross

Disaster Workforce Engagement Team

March 2002 • Fredericksburg, VA

What I liked

Helping people around the world

What I wish was different

Nothing

Advice

Loving doing what I love
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Volenteer emergency management

October 2018 • North Charleston, SC

What I liked

Great experience with a lot of hands on work.

What I wish was different

Very unorganized in the beginning.

Advice

Be ready and able to adapt to ongoing situational changes.
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Team Lead

November 1993 • Merrillville, IN

What I liked

What I wish was different

Advice

Work hours for front-line staff are extremely inconsistent.
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Assistant manager at Augusta pool

May - September 2019 • Augusta, KS

What I liked

Management, staff

What I wish was different

Year round job

Advice

Wear sunscreen and drink water
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Workforce Engagement Intern

May - June 2019 • New York City, NY

What I liked

I loved the experience of serving communities behind the scenes. The culture and history of this organization is so inspiring.

What I wish was different

I wish it was longer!

Advice

Remember that you are there to help others. Take advantage of all the classes offered and learn the history of the organization.
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Donor Ambassador

June 2019 • Langhorne, PA

What I liked

I like that I was able to enhance the donor experience and be able to support the collection staff. I gained medical knowledge and customer service experience.

What I wish was different

Advice

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Red Cross Volunteer

June - August 2019 • Eglin Air Force Base, FL

What I liked

The staff you work with don't just give you menial tasks to do all day, they actually try to teach you what their job entails.

What I wish was different

Advice

Ask questions, the people you work with are more than happy to explain anything you don't understand and use this as a learning experience not just for easy volunteer hours
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Biomedical Assistant

July 2019 • Portland, ME

What I liked

I liked working with the donor when they walked in to donate blood

What I wish was different

larger communication between the volunteers

Advice

Great experience, will learn a lot about blood!
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