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Working for the peaceCorps or something like it?
Hey guys, I have ambitions of finishing up my BA in social sciences withing 2 years and then I want to get my masters via the peace corps master program in international relations so I guess that would take me an additional 3 years, one of academic course work and then 2 years of volunteering service abroad (I would be about 35- 36 by then as I went back to college late).
My question is, how difficult is it to get a job within the peacecorps? Are they extremely strict or competitive?
I dont have much "work" experience but I have spent a couple years studying and backpacking abroad and gained fluency in a couple foreign languages.
So can anyone give me suggestions? Or recomendations? I will be meeting a recruiter in a couple weeks but any volunteered expertise would be greatly apreciated!
Also, for anyone who worked or works for the peacecorps, how do you like it?..Please share your experience, I would love to hear about it....Thanks everyone!
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My cousin did two stints with the Peace Corps. She loved it and now teaches overseas at an American School in Taiwan. While she was in the PC, she worked in Africa.
She said it was a long process but they help you through the paperwork. You may end up working in a school or something but it is great experience. A couple of suggestions - Be flexible on postings - don't set your sights on one specific place. Be open to new things. Enjoy your time in the PC.
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