Human Health Project Human Health Project

I highly discourage you from applying to the HHP as what they're doing is just collecting everyone's resumes. They advertised for a role in which I have more than 10+ years of professional experience doing plus I have extensive volunteering experience. I had also gone through the trouble to write a cover letter to explain how my past experience is pretty much what they're looking for as it ticks all the boxes in their volunteer description and I outlined what I believe I can contribute upon joining their organization. Upon sending my details, I have heard nothing back for months but I kept seeing the same role advertised over and over again. Looking at the other reviews for this non-profit I guess this is a common pattern and VolunteerMatch should review and consider removing this organization from this site. This site is intended to match volunteers with non-profits, if the non-profit is not looking for volunteers it should not advertise for non-existent roles.

Don't know if this is a real position or not, but if it is, it's extremely shady. Very discouraging that even very sincere, committed, compassionate passionate, and very well qualified people do not even get a chance to help: no selection process. "HR" person (who, interestingly, is also a volunteer) tries to discourage applicants right at the start through a questionnaire, collects resumes and discriminates right out of the gate, ignoring most relevant and appropriate qualifications -- have never ever in my career not ended up with at least an interview and/or hiring, very suspicious. May also be because the "HR"/org may have special friends who they give positions to regardless of qualification (though for no pay, just experience), like in 2008, when some employers were hiring their close friends/relatives without even an interview.

It did not work out for some reason I cannot identify. I was just ignored after signing all the papers. It has been a long while since I applied for this but it has been in the back of my mind to provide some feedback on this experience.