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City Year interviews FAQs
AmeriCorps Member Volunteer applicants have rated the interview process at City Year with 2.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 44% positive. To compare, the company-average is 73.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for AmeriCorps Member Volunteer roles take an average of 30 days to get hired, when considering 9 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at City Year overall takes an average of 30 days.
Common stages of the interview process at City Year as a AmeriCorps Member Volunteer according to 9 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 33%
Background check: 25%
Phone interview: 17%
Drug test: 8%
Personality test: 8%
Skills test: 8%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
I applied online. I interviewed at City Year (Milwaukee, WI)
Interview
A long, detailed phone conversation detailing experience in education, as well as personal education, whether public or private. A discussion of life experiences-- poverty and discrimination, gauging the applicant's ability to work in a community experiencing such hardships.
A simple virtual interview where they ask you about your background and motivation for signing up for a year, they may give you some scenarios to see what you'd do in a classroom setting.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do you plan to do with the experience you receive from your year of service?
It was a phone interview conducted with an interviewer who seemed to be a current ACM working during school hours. Behavioral questions were asked and I was given ample time to respond.