Spanish Lessons with Emily Course Description Learning a critical language like Spanish can help you advance in your career; add enjoyment to your travels to Spain and Latin America; and enable you to speak with Spanish-speaking friends, neighbors, and work colleagues here in the US. Whether you’re looking to strengthen your Spanish after some time […]
Prompt to Partner: A Human-Centered Approach to AI Training Course Description Prompt to Partner takes a practical, human-centered approach to AI training. Instead of focusing only on prompts, tools, or feature tours, this workshop helps participants build a repeatable way to work with AI as a thought partner for research, planning, communication, decision-making, and […]
Peace Corps Campus Ambassador Program Q&A Responses from Peace Corps Campus Ambassadors are RPCVs in graduate school who act as local points of contacts for other students, faculty, and campus groups to share out information about Peace Corps and its benefits. This is a great way to get experience while in school plus you’ll […]
Understanding the Needs & Career Paths of Volunteers Where do Volunteers go after service? What career paths do they take? How can those who came before share what they’ve learned? Answer Questions, Enter to Win $100 Supporting Volunteers Reach the Next Level Having worked with 3,000+ Volunteers over the past few years, we’ve learned a […]
Guest post by Jordyn Iger, Senegal 2017-2019. Anyone who’s worked in international development has undoubtedly interacted with members of the Peace Corps community in some measure or another. In this moment of tremendous upheaval, Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCVs) are showing our true colors as a network grounded in curiosity, resilience, and community. Since mid-February, […]
Key Takeaways OPM put out a new hiring memo May 2025 Shortening of federal resumes to 2 pages 4 questions to be prepared for and have examples of executive orders and policies OPM’s Merit Hiring Plan Memo (May 2025) Review On May 29, 2025 OPM sent the Merit Hiring Plan Memo to the heads of […]
Cracking the Project Management Code By John Strachan, RPCV Kyrgyzstan Returned Peace Corps Volunteers are lifelong learners who are open to new challenges and opportunities. For me, the learning journey continued with a Google certificate in Project Management. Scrum, Agile, Waterfall. Do these words sound like a secret code? Before I completed the certificate […]
Key Takeaways Guides and resources for RPCVs to look through based on Programs and Sectors of interest With Graduate School comes a lot of considerations. Is Graduate School “right” for me, right now? Where to go, how to pay for it, what sectors to look into. Below are some additional resources on specific sectors […]
Key Takeaways Get financial support when applying for school Look for transition opportunities coming out of service to prepare you for next steps Find Fellowship programs to give you a step up after school when finding a job As you’re looking to pay for school and other opportunities, check out the list below. These will […]