Comments | peacecorpsfolks: Follow-up phone discussion requested for your Peace Corps placement

kto_ti in peacecorpsfolks

Follow-up phone discussion requested for your Peace Corps placement

Jun 09, 2011 14:51

What is this about? What do they ask? What do they want to hear?
Should I say things like "I'd prefer a French-speaking country?"
Or should I just talk about how flexible I am?

Tips?

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kto_ti June 9 2011, 23:14:11 UTC

I guess my main concern is: are they still figuring out where I want to go or do my preferences not matter at this point?

utkate June 9 2011, 23:17:17 UTC

When this happened to me (5 years ago) they just wanted to talk to me about the possibility of doing a different program than the one I was nominated for. It was a 5 minute conversation (it was easy for me because the program I was invited to was what I had ASKED FOR in my interview but not what I was nominated for - Deaf Ed - so I immediately said YES!) No biggie. Not scary at all.

kto_ti June 9 2011, 23:22:10 UTC

thanks!

anonymous June 10 2011, 20:48:50 UTC

FYI I never had a follow-up interview - I got my invite after sending in my update resume, without talking to anyone.

It's important to be flexible but if you prefer a French-speaking country, say so. I have a French major and I'm being sent somewhere that doesn't speak French. Not a big deal to me, but don't be afraid to state your preferences.

kto_ti June 10 2011, 21:01:54 UTC

thanks!