Peace Corps Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"I joined the Peace Corps excited for a whole new experience. They really helped provide that by teaching you so much in a short span of time. My experience really helped put things into perspective about what was most important to me. I've never grown so much so quickly."

"I worked with the United States Peace Corps for seven months, until the evacuation in March 2020 due to the outbreak of COVID. The organization values training, working with people of all backgrounds and pushes you to grow in more ways than one. I highly recommend this organization."

"I worked for Peace Corps from 09-24-2019 to 03-18-2020. My service was cut short due to COVID-19 but while I was there I was able to make great relationships with the people in my cohort and community. I served in Eswatini, Africa as a HIV/AIDS Mitigation Officer."

"Serving in the Peace Corps was an incredible experience. Though it isn't for everyone, I learned skills such as resistance and working with others."

"Peace Corps Nepal is an excellent opportunity to try out new things, adventure to new places, and make a real impact. The freedom allotted to you in the field is incredible and really allows you to experiment and figure things out on your own. If you can thrive in independent situations and you have the financial ability to volunteer, I highly recommend it."

"Peaccorps is the hardest job you'll love to hate, but hate to love. It challenges you both intellectually, emotionally and physically. An experience of a lifetime, that will change you forever!"

"Great company to work for."

"I worked for the Peace Corps for two years in which I have learned a great deal about the world outside of America and I have learned a great deal about myself. The Peace Corps is an amazing opportunity that I suggest anyone should try."

"Peace Corps is unlike any other employer. Between 1961 and 2013, over 210,000 Americans joined the Peace Corps and served in 139 countries building infrastructure, improving agriculture, supporting education, and building deep and meaningful relationships with foreign nationals. My experience was in Ukraine, where I served as a teacher of English as a foreign language. My service allowed me to not only teach English, but also film making, US history and culture, creative writing, and science."

What do you like about working at Peace Corps?

"I enjoyed developing projects with coworkers that benefited the local community."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"There isn't a growth ladder within Peace Corps, a volunteer has the same standing as any other for the whole time served."

What don't you like about working at Peace Corps?

"Low financial resources hindered or halted many projects. It is volunteer work so you're not getting paid for what you're doing. Living back in the states, I need a decent salary to get by."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would utilize the advice of current and former volunteers more regarding site and project development."

What do you like about working at Peace Corps?

"The United States Peace Corps is a remarkable service organization that has given me the opportunity to serve my country abroad as well as learn a second language and observe international engineering techniques."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"The Peace Corps program elicits a lot of different ideas from people in the United States about what it is and what volunteers do. An open mind, extreme patience and flexibility, and an indomitable positive attitude are essential for prospective volunteers."

What don't you like about working at Peace Corps?

"There are often frustrations and interesting cultural 'road-blocks' to completing projects here in Mexico. Challenges inherent in communicating in a second language and balancing different working cultures have forced me to exercise more patience as I run up against delays, communication gaps and differences in safety standards for construction and design."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would suggest that the management of the Peace Corps organization continue paying close attention to the needs and requests of their host country agencies. My role as a volunteer serving in the office of a natural protected environmental area has been very productive and successful because the agency specifically request my skill-set in a volunteer and my counterparts are eager to learn about engineering techniques from the U.S."

"Doing great work for the community!!"

What do you like about working at Peace Corps?

"I loved helping all people that included staff and participants of our programs."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"One must relax, be yourself and be open to new opprutunities."

What don't you like about working at Peace Corps?

"They did not have a location in California and I knew that I would eventually move here."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"None they did a great job and we were a motivated and happy staff."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Do it, but know it will be a challenge. The experience is what you make it."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get to know & listen to volunteers ~ they are the ones with the experience!"