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.
The interview process is a bit lengthy. You have a longer interview which consist of learning a bit more of Americorps and the services they provide. Then it’s the process of placement that can take awhile.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you have to confront a difficult task at work?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at AmeriCorps (Philadelphia, PA) in Apr 2020
Interview
Went through an interview process with the host organization. Minimal contact with anyone from the federal AmeriCorps office. All online. Only one round of interviews as well as a supplemental questionnaire.
Community Engagement Coordinator applicants have rated the interview process at AmeriCorps with 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 80% positive. To compare, the company-average is 83.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Community Engagement Coordinator roles take an average of 18 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at AmeriCorps overall takes an average of 26 days.
Common stages of the interview process at AmeriCorps as a Community Engagement Coordinator according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 50%
Phone interview: 50%
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