Many university students are aware of the tough labor competition that prevails today, therefore many students place great importance on looking employable in the labor market. This study aims at finding out what motives are behind the non-profit engagement of human resource students, meaning a job done without compensation. The purpose is to investigate and create a deeper understanding of the underlying motives of why human resource students are involved in non-profit engagement and if they feel more employable because of their involvement. Previous research on the subject shows that many students choose to be non-profit engaged because of merit and more career opportunities.To study the area, semistructured interviews have been used as a method. Seven human resource students who are involved in non-profit work have been interviewed and formed the basis of the empirical material. In order to gain an understanding of the underlying motives of human resource students, the theories of Weber and Bauman have been used as a starting point and Bernsons definition of the word employable.The study results show that human resource students are motivated by the merits and networks that the non-profit engagement contributes to. Finally, it can be found that the underlying motivation of human resource students are many, but the need to distinguish themselves for their future manager is great.