Friday, October 17, 2008

Application Complete!

So I finally worked my way through the entire online application. Be warned, it is extremely picky about logging out. If you close the window without logging out, it won't let you access your application again until quit the browser, then empty your cache and clear your cookies. Annoying.

The sections on the application:
--Personal Information- Name, Address, Race, SSN, etc.
--Application Information- Date available, previous application, etc.
--Legal Information- Are you a criminal? Drunk? No? Good good.
--Financial Information- Do you have any debt?
--Intelligence Activities- Do you work for the CIA?
--Military Status- Are you in the army? [Why would you apply if you were?]
--Family Information- Spouse? How's that going?
--Dependents- Are you going to be leaving a kid (or brood) behind to go globe-trotting?
--Job Preference- What do you want to do for the Peace Corps? Pick from these.
--Post-Secondary Education- College stuff.
--Language Skills
--Licenses and Certificates- Teaching, First Aid, etc.
--Employment History
--Community and Volunteer Activities- It was confusing for me to figure out what was employment and what was volunteer since I get a stipend for a lot of volunteer work...
--Geographic Preference- How flexible are you? Where do you want to go? Where will you not go? Why?
--Practical Experience- Just in case we missed something in the last fifteen sections.
--Essays- Cross Cultural Experience and Motivation Statement. Like college essays but scarier.
They also want a resume.

You also have three recommendations: one friend, one volunteer supervisor, and one boss.
They fill them out online.

Also, you have to submit the Health Status Review in order for the application to be complete. I didn't know this. It's quick though, as it's a bunch of yes or no questions. "Do you have diabetes? Parkinson's? A funny shaped nose?"

Whew! Finally complete. Submitted at 11:53 on October 15th, 2008. Now we wait.

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