BARPCV - Employment / Career Services
BARPCV members support others in career networking.
Check out the lastest Calendar for job listings
Informational Interviews
The following people have agreed to provide RPCVs with informational interviews. If you are interested in meeting with any of these people or would like to share information about your own occupation with other RPCVs, please contact Noel at npalatas@hotmail.com.
- Julia de la Torre (Moldova 2003 – 05) works for Primary Source, a nonprofit that encourages the teaching of global issues in the American classroom.
- David Kircheis (Tanzania 1992 - 94) works for Arbella Insurance as a software engineer
- Molly Coeling (Dominican Republic 2003 - 05) works in the Center for Community Based Research at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute
- Mark Largess (Kazakhstan 2004 - 06 ) works for EF Education, which provides both students and professionals with language education and cultural exchange opportunities
- Robert O’Connell (India 1966 - 68) works in education
Career Services
Job Placement and Support Services
- Career/Employment Counseling and Workshops-
Need help with the readjustment process, job search
techniques, networking sources or career planning?
Contact career counselor Anna S.Whitcomb (RPCV
Philippines) at (617) 489-6609 or AWCAREER@ix.netcom.com
or check out her Web site at: www.yourcareerchoices.com.
Anna will see recently returned RPCVs who have returned
within the year of their close of Peace Corps Service,
for 30 minutes free of charge. Career counseling after
the 30 minutes will be given on a sliding scale of $50 an
hour, this is a reduced rate as her hourly rate is
$75.
- Check out the
Action Without
Borders job search.
- BARPCV Newsletter : Career Corner - Anna
Whitcomb writes a column called "Career Corner" in
PeaceMail, the BARPCV quarterly newsletter. It contains
current employment inform.
- New England Regional Recruiting Office-
This office features an RPCV Desk with job listings, resource books, newsletters, etc.-
Address:
Tip O'Neil Building
10 Causeway Street
Boston, MA
(617) 565-5555 - Returned Volunteer Services (RVS)- RVS (Peace Corps' Office of Domestic Programs) provides career, educational and re-entry-related assistance and information to more than 3,500 Peace Corps Volunteers returning to the U.S. each year. RVS strongly encourages a self-directed job search approach by providing numerous materials, nationwide services and programs, and carefully-planned workshops. RVS focuses on educating RPCVs on how to manage career and life transitions. For more information, visit the RVS Web site at: www.peacecorps.gov.
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