I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at City Year (New York, NY) in Nov 2014
Interview
I completed my application in the middle of September. At the end of October I received a phone call asking if I was interested in becoming a Mid-year hire, I said I was and was given an interview date.
My interview was on November 24th. The application was relatively easy. One of the people I had asked for a recommendation forgot to submit it and then accidentally deleted the email and City Year allowed me to send the recommendation again. During the face to face interview the guy who interviewed me was really nice. I felt a little weird with him typing away while I spoke. I felt like I had to keep talking. They asked questions about previous groups I've worked with, my experience working with children (I didnt have many but I do come from a very large family and spent two years as a Teaching assistant in college), how you would approach a teacher with years of experience if you see them doing something you see wrong (I said something about having the children's best interest and confronting the teacher). Overall they give you plenty of time to answer. You are in a large room that echoes while other interviews are going on. While it was a one-on-one interview, I could hear the other guy interviewing a few feet away from me. This was a little distracting.They said I would hear back on December 4th, however, I did not receive an email until December 7th. I was not offered the Mid year hire position but was offered a position that started in August 2015.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do you hope to achieve during your City Year?
Very simple. Quick virtual interview and pretty simple questions. Research their values and what not and you should be good to go. As far as I remember it was a single interview and decision is relatively soon after that.
Really friendly and welcoming. Try to make it as comfortable as possible and share about the work they do. They want to ensure applicants are making the right decisions and that they assess the values.
I applied through university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at City Year
Interview
Done over zoom and not an overly long process interviews are usually conducted by the IM for a school in the city you are applying for but if you have a pulse you should be fine