Hey everyone! Just a quick update. I received a phone call from my recruiter last Wednesday and he basically told me what i was thinking he would. He said that he looked over all my forms and such and everything looked good for now, but all the programs for 2012 are full..... which i was sure would happen. He told me that he cannot look at the programs and positions for next year until starting next month (June), so he told me to email him at the end of this month to let him know i am still interested. Im not really bummed because i had an inkling that this was what was going to happen. In a way i guess it worked out well because i knew i was at least a year away from leaving to serve. My recruiter also told me that the PC wont start sending volunteers out till April 2013 for next year anyways.
In the meantime, i have begun the job search for a full-time job hopefully in the science field, so i can put my degree to good use. I also have been looking for a 2nd part-time job to work at along my current job just until i find a full-time job.
Also, WOOOO HOOO!!!! I can finally say i am an official college graduate with a B.A. in Biology. Man does it feel so amazing and crazy. I cannot believe i am finally done with college forever. But as my dad always says ( and he will probably read this so, Hi Dad!) learning never ends!! Anyways, I'm off to be productive and hopefully work on updating my resume a bit either tonight or tommorow.
Once again, thanks for reading my blog :)
-Courtney
Congrats on graduating! As far as PC info goes, I'm not quite sure what your recruiter told you was accurate. I received a nomination for March of 2013 a couple weeks ago, so I know recruiters can already see programs departing in 2013. I also know of a couple people from my university that received nominations for October 2012 within the past couple of weeks, although I am sure the remaining 2012 programs really are quite full. Furthermore, I can't imagine why individuals would be getting nominations for Jan/Feb/March 2013 if PC knew that they wouldn't be sending out volunteers until April. Just some stuff to think about.
ReplyDeleteThat's great news! My interview is this Monday; do you have any advice? I've gone over the questions on the website but anything helps.
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My advice is to be sure you know your real reasons for wanting to join the PC. Also, you will be asked alot of leadership questions so be sure to know what are you biggest accomplishments, big obstacles you have had to work with, etc,etc. It gets easier after the first 20 minutes. At least thats how i felt. Hope this helps!
ReplyDeleteThanks a ton! I'm pretty nervous but I'm sure I'll get through it:). I'll be sure to come back and tell ya how I did.
ReplyDeleteRocked it! My recruiter said I'd get a nomination next month.
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Congrats! Its such a great feeling to be done with the interview portion. Good luck to you in your application process!
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