Professional & Leadership Development – Peace Corps Prep Certificate

  • Resume Review/critique with UO Career Center or Faculty Mentor
    • Have your resume reviewed and approved, and make any necessary changes. Then, have the person who reviewed and approved your resume send an email must be sent to the Peace Corps Prep Director.
  • Attend a workshop on interview skill with the UO Career Center
    • A satisfactory interview is a required component of the Peace Corps application process, and interview skills will also serve you well in all your future career and academic endeavors. Participate in a workshop and send the Peace Corps Prep Director an email with a brief (~ short paragraph) description of the experience and the name and contact information of the workshop leader.
  • Submit a 2-page summary of a significant leadership experience
    • Develop at least one significant leadership experience and write a 2-page summary and reflection explaining how the experience drew on and developed your leadership skills, what you learned, and what were some possible successes and failures that you learned from and can apply to future experiences.  Examples of leadership experiences include organizing a campus event, leading a work or volunteer project, or serving on the executive board of a student organization.