Interview was long due to questions and placement (decision was essentially made that day). Interviewer had taken his position after returning from PC service and also participating in on campus recruiting events - made me feel comfortable and at ease. Waiting 8 months to get my invitation letter to leave just 2 months later.

For the interview process, I reached out to a recruiter to discuss the interview process and conduct a mock interview, which I recommend. The Peace Corps provides you with information to prepare you for the behavioral interview. Specifically, they want to know why you want to be a volunteer and why you are interested in a particular sector or region. Moreover, they send you six bullet points you should be ready to discuss: living or working with people from another culture, working in an unstructured environment, fulfilling an important but difficult commitment, working in a challenging team dynamic, transferring knowledge or skills, failing to achieve a desired goal that was within your control. Then, the interviewer will go over a list of challenges volunteers can face, and you have to be prepared to talk about these. Because the Peace Corps is specific and upfront about what the interview is, I found it straightforward to prepare for, and I think mock interviews are essential in being able to articulate your experience from your resume into why you would be a good fit as a volunteer.