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Applying to
the Peace Corps can be a somewhat lengthy and selective process.
About one in three applicants become Volunteers.
Step 1: A common application,
resume and essay are submitted to a local
Peace Corps office.
Step 2: Once
this application has been reviewed an
interview is arranged with the applicant and a Peace
Corps Recruiter.
Step 3:
If the the Recruiter nominates the
applicant their file is sent to the national
office in Washington DC where the applicant is "matched"
with a project based on their background/interests and
on what is currently available for Peace Corps sites.
For
example, if there are 100 people interested in Latin
American health projects, but only 40 projects in that
criteria, 60 applicants will be placed in other projects
or other regions. Sometimes the "match" can be
surprising.
Step 4: If a match
is found the applicant is made an offer to serve with a
project in a country. They
have ten days to decide to accept or decline the
offer. If declined they may wait until another project
opens up or decide not to join Peace Corps.
The
geographic region and Volunteer duties are not
determined until after training
is completed. So an applicant will not know where they
will live or what they will do until just prior to being
sworn in as a Volunteer.
The entire
process can take as little as four months or as much as
a year from application to site acceptance. To apply to
The Peace Corps or to learn more
click here.
To find out
what makes a successful Peace Corps Honduras Volunteer,
click here. |
Countries with Peace Corps Volunteers in service
(Pacific Islands not shown)
