What is the hiring process at the Peace Corps?

The application takes about an hour to complete. the Peace Corps asks that you also provide a detailed two to five page resume. You may apply to up to three openings every 30 days.

You provide your health history so the Peace Corps can match you with countries that can support your medical needs.

If selected to interview, you then talk to a Peace Corps placement officer about your skills and interests.

Interviews for the Peace Corps are web-based and may be up to an hour long.

Here are some questions you may be asked during your interview for the Peace Corps:

• What is your education and/or career history? Please go into detail.

• Have you ever traveled abroad before?

• Why do you want to do volunteer work for the Peace Corps?

• What are some special skills you have?

• What specific knowledge do you have in your particular field?

• Please tell us about your most successful leadership role. Be as specific as possible.

• Do you want to join the Peace Corps in preparation for future volunteer work?

• Does where you want to be placed and what you want to do have significance to your field of study or career?

• Are you comfortable with living in third-world conditions?

• Can you please explain what you think it would be like to live in these conditions and how you would acclimate?

• Is there anything in your medical history that would be a concern pertaining to living and working in a third-world country?

• What do you know about the Peace Corps and our mission?

If selected, you will receive an invitation to serve. Non-selected candidates will also receive a decision via email.

You then provide additional medical and legal information. You must complete the medical and legal clearance process in order to depart for service.

The Peace Corps Medical team certifies that medical support for your specific needs can be provided.

After this, you submit your passport and visa documentation with provided mailing instructions and complete onboarding tasks online.

Once all of this is complete, you then travel to your country of service directly from your home of record. After arriving, you participate in an orientation for one to two weeks before beginning your assignment.