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Campus Recruiting8%
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Anonymous Employee

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I applied online. I interviewed at AmeriCorps

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The interview process consisted of two interviews. The first was with the AmeriCorps VISTA coordinator. The second interview was with two staff from the Austin Transportation Department and two Americorps VISTA coordinators. It lasted about 45 minutes. All interviewers were warm and friendly.

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Anonymous Employee

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Really tried to get an understand on why this position would be important for the individual and what you can contribute to the mission at hand. Very understand of individuals who are still attending school.

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Anonymous Employee

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Positive Experience
Average Interview
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I interviewed at AmeriCorps

Interview

Met directly with the host organization and applied directly to their listing. Did not meet with any staff from the national AmeriCorps Office. A phone interview and panel video interview.

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Anonymous Interview Candidate

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Positive Experience
Average Interview
Application

I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at AmeriCorps

Interview

many questions about your resume/previous experiences as well as some situational questions. My interview was for a position working with kids so the questions revolved around what to do if certain things happen.

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  • What would you do if you were leading a hike with students and it started raining?
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Anonymous Employee

Accepted Offer
Positive Experience
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I interviewed at AmeriCorps

Interview

The initial interview with VISTA program then an interview with the site. The interview will depend on the site. The initial interview was about why serving mostly and figuring out what site to go to if there are options.

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Anonymous Interview Candidate

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Positive Experience
Average Interview
Application

I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at AmeriCorps

Interview

The interview process was fairly easy. I met with three individuals who worked at the non-profit where I would be working. They asked questions about my background and some technical questions about data organizations

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  • What is your preferred work environment? What types of data do you have experience working with?
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Anonymous Employee

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Positive Experience
Easy Interview
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I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at AmeriCorps

Interview

The interview process involved two rounds of interviews and both were pretty straightforward. The first interview was with the AmeriCorps program assistant who asked basic screener questions. The second interview was with the VISTA position supervisor from the specific host site I had expressed primary interest in serving with. Both interviews were virtual.

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  • Why do you want to be an AmeriCorps VISTA service member? What is your greatest weakness? Tell me about a time you worked independently.
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Anonymous Employee

Accepted Offer
Positive Experience
Easy Interview
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I interviewed at AmeriCorps

Interview

I had an interview with the Americorps team leader and then interviews with the positions interested in me. Both were very similar and asked similar questions. The Americorps interview was a repeat of my online application while the position interview had more normal work place questions

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Anonymous Interview Candidate

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Positive Experience
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Average questions, a lot of behavioral questions. 3 people on the panel. Interviewers were welcoming and provided a lot of patience with answering the questions. They took turns asking questions, some of the questions were rather long.

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Anonymous Interview Candidate in Portland, OR

Declined Offer
Positive Experience
Easy Interview
Application

I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at AmeriCorps (Portland, OR) in Nov 2022

Interview

They were kind and welcoming. They asked the usual questions, and were very receptive to my responses. They gave me ample time at the end to ask my own questions.

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Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at AmeriCorps as 82.2% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.46 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Community Service Coordinator and Family Service Coordinator rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Chief Executive Officer and Construction Laborer roles were rated as the easiest.

The hiring process at AmeriCorps takes an average of 22.92 days when considering 234 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Team Leader had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Unit Leader roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 120 days).

Common stages of the interview process at AmeriCorps according to 234 Glassdoor interviews include:

Phone Interview: 21.75%

Drug Test: 16.63%

One on One Interview: 15.14%

Background Check: 13.65%

Group Panel Interview: 12.79%

Presentation: 8.32%

Skills Test: 7.04%

Personality Test: 2.13%

IQ Intelligence Test: 1.92%

Other: 0.64%

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