Peace Corps
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OSU Career Services can connect you with a Peace Corps representative to discuss international Peace Corps opportunities in education, business, the environment, agriculture, health and nutrition, forestry, and community development.
Since 1961, the Peace Corps has shared with the world America's most precious resource—its people. Peace Corps Volunteers serve in 73 countries in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Central and South America, Europe, and the Middle East. Collaborating with local community members, Volunteers work in areas like education, youth outreach and community development, the environment, and information technology. Coming from all walks of life and representing the rich diversity of the American people, Volunteers range in age from college students to retirees. Every Peace Corps Volunteer's experience is different. From teaching English to elementary school children in Zambia to launching a computer learning center in Moldova to promoting HIV/AIDS awareness in South Africa to working on soil conservation in Panama, Volunteers bring their skills and life experiences to where they are needed most.
In the global marketplace of today's business world, the overseas experience, cross-cultural knowledge, and language skills that you gain as a Peace Corps volunteer are extremely valuable and highly sought after by employers. From government to business to literature, returned volunteers have used their Peace Corps experience as a foundation for successful careers in a variety of areas. Peace Corps allows you to put your skills, education and training to practical use in such areas as agriculture, health care, teaching, business and more where you might serve. In the process, you will learn more about yourself than you ever thought possible. When you return, you'll have the confidence that it takes to succeed in whatever you choose to do. Volunteers' financial needs are not ignored; a monthly living allowance enables volunteers to live as their community. Medical and dental care is provided, as is transportation to and from the country of service, and volunteers receive 24 vacation days per year. At the completion of service, volunteers receive $6,075 to help them readjust and begin the rest of their life upon returning home. If you are looking to build for the future, Peace Corps serves as one of the best tools for the job!
The standard duration of Peace Corps service is 27 months (including three months of training). For more information, please visit OSU Career Servicesor the Peace Corps website.
