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AFTER EVS GUIDE

AFTER EVS GUIDE

Your guide for reintegration

after European Voluntary

2015

What you will do after EVS???

After EVS ideas : - take your best friends from the project, buy the bus and go for long trip around the world - visit people in their countries - visit your own country - join your lover in her/his country - keep learning - look for the job in the country of project - discover new places

To be an EVS volunteer means to work in an international team to make the life of everyone around a little bit better. This guide is dedicated for the volunteers who has finished an EVS project, but not only

– is very useful for who want to go in one EVS, or just to discover few hings about EVS and the benefits after the EVS EXPERIENCE!

Enjoy reading it and discovering many resources! EVS means longlife learning, and the gained experience is used and exploated after finishing the project, at arrival home. Up to now, it was a follow? What should be next? Who is responsible in this EVS follow-up ? What is after EVS?

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Introduction in ERASMUS+, EVS

What is EVS, what is not EVS

After EVS

After EVS in my SO, what’s after EVS?

How to reintegrate myself after EVS stage? #16 facts

Career choice?

Use your experience from EVS - How toapply for a job

Youthpass

Exploring, reding…Resources

SFS project

CSEM

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This guide is composed for and by the volunteers and project team of “SUPPORT FOR SPORT” EVS project of CSEM organization.

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EVS explained in the guide of the program: EVS/SEV European Voluntary Service/ Serviciul European de Voluntariat EVS is not: - An occasional voluntary, part time and with no organization job. - An internship period in an enterprise. - A paid job, it doesn’t have to replace a job. - A leisure or touristic activity. - A language course. - Exploitation of cheap workforce. - A studying or professional formation period abroad

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EVS is: - An activity which allows young people between 17 and 30 years old to express their personal commitment.

- A not paid voluntary full time service, for a maximum of 12 months, in a different country in the European Union or outside of it.

- An opportunity to contribute to the daily work of organizations dealing with information and politics in the field of youth, personal and socio-educational development of young people, civil implication, social assistance, inclusion of the disadvantaged, the environment, programs of non formal education, ICT and media literacy, culture and creativity, cooperation to development, etc.

- An opportunity to develop competences and abilities that will contribute to personal

enrichment and will improve the possibility of accessing future professional opportunities.

- An opportunity to get to know a different cultural environment and to share your own culture.

Information that all EVS volunteers should read: EVS Charter - Minimum quality standards INFOKIT 1- Welcome Letter Volunteer EVS INFOKIT 2 – What to expect from EVS INFOKIT 3 - Youthpass Erasmus + program guide: http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/documents/erasmus-plus-programme-guide_en.pdf

Why was the project Erasmus+ created?

To improve key competences and young people skills,included that with fewer opportunities;

• To promote their effective participation, active citizenship, intercultural debate,social inclusion and solidarity through

opportunity of learning and collaboration between different sectors. • Erasmus+ is the European Union Programme for education, training youth and sport in the period

2014-2020. More info at: http://www.erasmusplus.ro/

What is European Voluntary Service?

The European Voluntary Service (EVS) forms part of the Action K1 – Young people’ mobility (Erasmus+ project). This programme offers to young people between 17 and 30 years old the chance to carry out a voluntary experience from 2 months to a year, in one of the 28 countries member of the European Union or other partner countries, within entity and associations that work in social, cultural and environmental field.

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After EVS in my SO… Your relation with your Sending Organization is not finishing in the moment when you finish your stage. Your SO can connect you with other ex-volunteers, to share EVS experiences. You can be also involved in SO internal opportunities - activities, projects, or to collaborate with them, to became their colleague. Your SO can offer you other external opportunities or community opportunities, because volunteering has no age. What’s after EVS? As an ex-EVS volunteer, after your stage, you can:

- apply for other European projects - promote EVS and youth opportunities

from other organizations - contact NGOs for further collaborations - make your own NGO - involve in your SO/HO NGO - search a job - work, if you found during EVS a job/

continue your studies - and a lot of other things!

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How to reintegrate myself after finishing an EVS stage?

1. Share your EVS experience – pay forward! 2. Promoting EVS – informing sessions in different

events, schools, universities exercising your public speaking skills, answering at the main questions: Why EVS? What you did in EVS, what you have learned in EVS, How helped you EVS?

3. Help other young people to find EVS projects 4. Volunteering activities 5. Opportunities on Erasmus+ (TC, YE etc.) 6. EVS projects involvement 7. Maintain the contact with your SO 8. Stability elements – home, your room – same like

before going abroad 9. Motivation for going back – setiments, relationships,

relatives, friends, studies etc. 10. Focus on finding a job, if you did not found yet 11. Keep some habits, rythm from EVS stage 12. Keep in touch with your mentor especially if you

made a plan/project for “AFTER EVS LIFE” 13. Share with your mentor and receiving organization

your accomplisments after EVS, your reintegration 14. Make an evaluation of your EVS stage with SO 15. Participate at final evaluation meeting organized by

NA in your country – meet all EVS volunteers from the entire year, gone in common things but also other countries, other project subjects, other experiences and other goals of learning

16. Find in your country or in the hosting country of your stage, the facebook group of EX-EVS and you can share your thoughts, EVS experience, sharing ideas about future, planning visits, finding/sharing opportunities, resources.

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How to choose a proffesion?

- Know yourself better! - Explore the opportunities - Find what fits you and try!

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What to know when I apply for a job?

- organize your research - your complete CV – your

answer at who are you, for employer, an marketing tool

- your intention letter – first advert

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How you can market yourself to employers?

- prepare for interview - make a research about

employer organization - the art of speech – who

are YOU, why you are suitable for this job, what experience you have related to desired job and what competencies recommend YOU

QUESTIONS IN MY MIND AFTER EVS !?!?!?!?!?

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Tests, inventories Still, the questions in some of the tests and inventories can be interesting to help people to start thinking and reflecting about their career. But it is important to inform them about the risks as described above. Use of personality tests in Human Resources Management:

- http://archprofile.com/corporate/media/Use_of_personality_tests_in_HRM.pdf Personality tests:

- 16 PF -http://www.truity.com/view/types - Big Five Personality test -

http://www.queendom.com/tests/access_page/index.htm?idRegTest=3891 or http://www.outofservice.com/bigfive/

- MBTI personality types - http://careerplanning.about.com/od/MBTI/

Free career tests:

http://www.truity.com/test/holland-code-career-test

http://www.truity.com/test/type-finder-research-edition

http://www.truity.com/test/disc-behavior-inventory

http://www.truity.com/test/personal-strengths-inventory

http://www.truity.com/test/typefinder%C2%AE-temperament-test

http://www.princetonreview.com/quiz/career-quiz

http://www.queendom.com/

http://www.personalitypathways.com/type_inventory.html

http://quintcareers.testingroom.com/free-career-tests.do

http://www.9types.com/rheti/index.php

http://www.careerperfect.com/services/free/work-preference/

http://www.careerperfect.com/services/free/insight-work-values/

https://www.livecareer.com/career-test

http://www.mpcfaculty.net/CL/cl.htm

https://www.cacareerzone.org/assessments

http://www.coachcompass.com/hemisphere/index.php

Career choice?

Individual career plan?

Write a career action plan – is one of the steps f career

planning process to get from choosing an occupation to becoming employed in that occupation. It can be for a short term or a long term individual career plan, or

you may have one already, and now you’re on the final

steps.

The step of…

skill asessment,

advice,

training,

career guidance.

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SFS Internet research

Job alerts, job search

CV preparation

Cover letter preparation

Speech/ interview

CV – Curriculum vitae – you can create online one, and download it directly in PDF – https://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/editors/en/cv/compose and find Europass principles for a good CV, and also examples:

1. Concentrate on the essentials 2. Be clear and concise 3. Always adapt your CV to suit the post you are applying for 4. Pay attention to the presentation of your CV 5. Check your CV once you have filled it in

European Skills Passport – upload relevant files, diplomas, certificates

https://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/editors/en/esp/compose

Language Passport – select the languages that you know and the level

https://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/editors/en/lp/compose

Cover Letter – the intention letter personalized for job application

https://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/editors/en/cl/compose

Europass Mobility – obtain your EM – the document of mobility project with your knowledge and skills acquired in another European country

http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/en/documents/european-skills-passport/europass-mobility

More than Europass tools, you have EVS certificate:

Youthpass certificate – attach a copy or pdf of your Youthpass gained in EVS project

Bring added value with your volunteering experience, nowadays voluntary certification is a credential that professional organizations grant to individuals who have demonstrated a certain level of competence in an occupation. It can prove to your employer that you have advanced skills in required job and you can prove it with a practical experience, attested by your hosting organization members and your mentor. It is a proof of your competencies described in CV, which at least part of them are as required values or requirements from ideal candidate for job.

How to develop my CV?

There are five documents related with a job search:

http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/en/home.

Set the language of your documents according to

your application!

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About Youthpass https://www.youthpass.eu/en/youthpass/ Youthpass for all https://www.salto-youth.net/downloads/4-17-1949/YouthpassForAll.pdf Youthpass guide https://www.youthpass.eu/downloads/13-62-64/Youthpass%20Guide%2018-10-2011.pdf 'Youthpass for absolute beginners' by Mark E. Taylor and Linn Landmark

https://www.youthpass.eu/downloads/13-62-69/11-148%20Youthpass_brosjyre_2.korr.pdf Youthpass for Training and Networking projects https://www.youthpass.eu/downloads/13-62-106/Youthpass%20for%20Training%20and%20Networking%20support%20text.pdf Youthpass unfolded complete https://www.salto-youth.net/downloads/4-17-2636/YP%20Unfolded%20complete.pdf? Key competences for lifelong learning https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwiHkq4S3yp2U3NSOTRFMllzeGM/edit A practical guide for interested volunteers: http://www.ardr.ro/downloads/EVS_guide.pdf

What is YOUTHPASS certificate and his importance…

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Exploring, reading - RESOURCES

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T-kits http://pjp-eu.coe.int/en/web/youth-partnership/t-

kits?inheritRedirect=true L2L – Handbook for facilitators http://euroopa.noored.ee/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/L2L_handbook.pdf https://www.youthpass.eu/downloads/13-62-54/TheYouthpassProcess_100923_S.pdf Manual for facilitators in non-formal education https://www.coe.int/t/dg4/youth/Source/Resources/Publications/2009_Manual_for_facilitators_en.pdf

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How to find an EVS? European Database: http://europa.eu/youth/evs_database EVS: http://europa.eu/youth/EU/voluntary-activities/european-voluntary-service_en Why EVS? ..in your language http://europa.eu/youth/eu/article/46/74_en Database of volunteering opportunities: http://europa.eu/youth/vp/opportunity_list Database of EVS accredited organizations: http://europa.eu/youth/evs_database_en

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AFTER EVS GUIDE SFS SUPPORT FOR SPORT PROJECT

DETAILS

About SUPPORT FOR SPORT project:

http://experientamultisport.ro/detalii-proiect?ev=2&meniu=despre

EVS Volunteers:

http://experientamultisport.ro/detalii-proiect?ev=2&meniu=voluntari

Sending organizations:

http://experientamultisport.ro/detalii-

proiect?ev=2&meniu=parteneri_internationali

Download also the ONLINE E-BOOK of the project! http://experientamultisport.ro/detalii-

proiect?ev=2&menu=activitati

Asociatia Clubul Sportiv Experienta Multisport

This material is created as a result of the project “Support for Sport” coordinated by CSEM organization.

This material was realized by the volunteers from ”Support for Sport” project. This project has been funded with support from the European Union. This

publication reflects the views only of the author, neither the Commission nor ANPCDEFP cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the

information contained therein.