Each year, Peace Corps places about 4,000 Volunteers in postions that have been created in collaboration with the countries requestiong assistance. The start dates for these positions depend on the country and the job. For example, Ukraine, which has about 300 Volunteers, brings in new Volunteers twice a year for work in business development, education,and youth development. By comparison, Cambodia, with 60 education Volunteers, brings new Volunteers in just once a year.
1. Requests by over 70 countries for 4,000 Volunteer Jobs
2. Recruiter search and review of 12,000 applicants
3. 8,000 candidates nominated by recruiters
4. Legal clearance and medical evaluation
5. Placement suitability evaluation and matching for 26 different categories of jobs and 100 different departure dates.
6. 5,000 invitations sent to chosen candidates
7. Invitees make acceptance decision
8. 4,000 invitees become trainees for their country assignments
1 comment:
Thanks for the post -- do you know what happens to those who are nominated but not invited? Have they basically gone through the entire process to be left emptyhanded?
Regards,
Phil
Maryland
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