I applied through university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Clean Water Action (Providence, RI) in Mar 2023
Interview
Vague job description for "Public Health Internship" did not describe a canvassing role wherein you travel various distances going door-to-door using strong sales tactics in rotating locations after dark. I was told you would eventually be doing this independently, and your partners/teammates would be in other areas within some proximity but not directly with you. This could be incredibly dangerous for anybody, but especially any marginalized people. I was driven an hour away from Providence, RI, to shadow the canvassing, and if I did well, I could begin canvassing, for which I would receive a stipend. The initial travel and shadowing did not appear to be eligible for compensation. Everyone seemed nice but the job description for this role was far too vague.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Initial phone interviews and then in-person interviews involved shadowing the role and being able to experience day-to-day work as a canvasser.
It consisted of an Initial interview (around 30 minutes) on zoom and then in-person trial run. Here I walked around with a current employee and was shown the ropes before getting to try the job myself.
Get backed to you very quickly and do a short Skype interview asking questions about your interests and why you’d be a good fit, followed by short explanation of what they do.
