I submitted my resume to the volunteer specialist who was tasked to find and interview interns each semester. Keep in mind an internship with the local Red Cross chapter is NON-PAID (but a summer internship at the ARC headquarters in Washington, D.C. is paid)
It was a quick process. In one week the volunteer specialist contacted me for an interview, I went to do the interview, and they hired me two days later.They are looking for college students that are good at what they do (whether it's in finance, communication, outreach, or casework), but are also motivated by the mission statement of "alleviating human suffering" and want to make a difference in the community. If you only care about money, the Red Cross isn't the company for you.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1) Why do you want to intern at the Red Cross?
2) Do you have a desire to continue to volunteer with us after the internship is over?
3) What drives you everyday at work?
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at American Red Cross in Oct 2014
Interview
They received my application and about a week later they had me fill out a series of essay questions to send back to them. Nearly 3 months after that, there was an hour long phone based interview. They said I would hear back within the week- I never heard from them again.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at American Red Cross (New York, NY) in Jan 2015
Interview
Started with a phone screen and then a few days later came in for an in person meeting. The ARC has a great mission but when I met with what would have been my potential managers they seemed a little scatter brained. The first woman I met with was quick to give me all the negatives about the job and gave a bit too much information about committee group organizers and how rich and snobbish they were, which was awkward... Then I met with her manager and when we were done she came back into the room running saying "I'm on the phone with a donor, but do you have anymore questions?!". It was a bit unprofessional.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Basic walk through my resume and event experience, if I was comfortable handling many projects at once while working with many diverse personalities