each application timeline is unique, here is mine:
8/14/13: application and health history form submitted
8/23/13: references contacted, told to complete reference form within 10 business days
8/26/13: email from recruiter introducing herself and letting me know my references were contacted. Also highlighted what the next steps would be, including interview, resources for more info.
8/26/13: work supervisor reference submitted
8/27/13: emailed recruiter thanking her and telling her my references should be in soon
8/30/13: volunteer experience reference submitted
9/2/13: close friend reference submitted
9/3/13: email from recruiter telling me refs have been received, set up short phone call for next day
9/4/13: phone call with recruiter, more like a pleasant convo...she asked me some questions (can you bike? Swim? Comfort levels..why I want to join, etc).
...Received email right afterward with instructions on setting up a face to face with recruiter at UW-Madison (closest regional recruiter). Emailed him right afterward with my availability
9/5/13: Response from UW recruiter, interview set up for 9/18/13
9/18/13: interview! Super laid back & enjoyable. More like a conversation. Was told to get ready to wait & that not hearing is not a bad thing!
**Government Shutdown**
10/01/13: email from recruiter telling me that the Midwest regional office will be closed during the shutdown and that she will be in touch when the shutdown is resolved.
**Shutdown resolved**
10/21/13: email from recruiter telling me that she is behind due to shutdown but I should hear from her within 10 business days regarding my application and the next steps forward
10/28/13: call from recruiter, I'm at work so I miss it. She leaves a voicemail telling me to call her back
10/29/13: call recruiter back, get her voicemail. Leave a message. She calls back an hour later and tells me based on what I put in my medical history form and the open programs, she wants to nominate me for Health sector in Swaziland with a tentative departure of June 2014!
10/31/13: official nomination email received from recruiter. Says I should receive legal kit within 2 weeks and medical forms via email within 48 hours :)
11/25/13- medical pre clearance
12/13/13- legal pre clearance
12/18/13- email asking me to upload an updated résumé
1/2/14- email saying file was forwarded to a placement specialist for final suitability review
2/5/14- invite
2/7/14- acceptance of invite
2/11/14- PC passport application sent via USPS
4/14/14- final medical and dental clearance
5/6/14- final legal clearance
6/24/14- staging in Miami
6/25/14- departure for Belize
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