City Year interview questions

There is first an application with two recommendations and two essay questions. Be concise, they like that. If you are selected you first get vetted through a phone interview. Again, be concise, they don't like wordy answers. Then if you get past that you get the chance for an in person interview. If you do not respond quickly enough, there will be no more space for an in person so be aware--respond right away.

First, you fill out an online application. It has basic information then two short essays, one asking about a social issue and one asking about your interest in City Year. You also have to list 3 references. It was fairly straightforward and simple. You can log in and out and save your information. But the strange thing about it is that once you pick a location (and this is on the first or second page) you have to contact the headquarters to change it even if you haven't submitted the application. Then you have one phone interview that is about a half hour long then, if you advance, you have another that is about an hour long.