Here’s your chance to get the latest updates on the Peace Corps, on all available Peace Corps assignments around the globe, and on how to become a more competitive applicant. Peace Corps service is the opportunity of a lifetime and a great way to get two years of international experience under your belt upon graduation. There are also opportunities to pursue a graduate degree during or after Peace Corps service. Erin Carlson, UPS 2004, Peace Corps recruiter and returned Peace Corps Volunteer, will be hosting these events. Anyone who is interested in learning more about the Peace Corps – voted by college graduates around the nation as one of the top five most desirable organizations to work for in 2007 * – is welcome to attend and ask questions. Please feel free to bring friends and family.
Information Session:
How to Make Yourself More Competitive for Peace Corps Service
Wednesday, Feb. 25
5 – 6 p.m.
University of Puget Sound
McIntyre Hall (Room 203)
1500 N. Warner St.
Tacoma, WA 98416
Information Table
Wednesday, Feb. 25
10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
University of Puget Sound
Wheelock Student Center
1500 N. Warner St.
Tacoma, WA 98416
Look HERE to find out more information about upcoming events!
The Peace Corps needs Volunteers from a variety of backgrounds to fill assignments in education, agriculture, the environment, business, health, IT and community services. Come and learn how your skills can be put to use in the Peace Corps.
Are you ready to take the next step? Apply now at peacecorps.gov/application to begin your conversation with the Peace Corps. If you need any assistance with the application, or if you have any questions at all, you can call 800.424.8580 and ask to speak to a regional recruiter. Without exception, every regional recruiter in our office also served as a Peace Corps Volunteer and has firsthand knowledge of what it was like to go through the Peace Corps’ entire application, screening and selection process.
* Business Week - May 11, 2007
Contact: Erin Carlson
Erin Carlson
Regional Recruiter
RPCV Guinea, West Africa, 2005-2007
Peace Corps - Seattle Regional Office
1601 5th Ave., Suite 605
Seattle, WA 98101
direct phone 206.239.6606
office phone 206.553.5490
toll-free 1.800.424.8580, option 1
fax 206.553.2343
ecarlson@peacecorps.gov
