I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Environmental Defense Fund (Dallas, TX) in Apr 2015
Interview
With the number of applicants to this fellowship program, EDF has outsourced the two Skype interviews to another company. While the interviewers weren't as able to answer specific questions about EDF or Climate Corps, this was still a positive experience. The first interview asks a combination of technical and situational questions (e.g. "Calculate the ROI on this project....", or "Describe a time when you had to work together with people who had very different perspectives").
If asked for a second interview (which usually happens within the same week), this will be more focused on matching your interests and summer logistics (e.g. where in the country you want to work, whether you'll have a car) with an interested company.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you respond to someone who believes climate change isn't real?
I interviewed for 2025 Climate Corps Fellowship in mid February. The interview went for 1 hour. It was situational case specific questions, behavioral questions and a case study presentation provided by EDF. Bonus tip: Be confident and give real life examples.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time when you experienced x, what did you learn from it? If you have a Z situation at your internship, how would you handle it?
I applied online. I interviewed at Environmental Defense Fund
Interview
Application online, outsourced interviewing and application processing to outside firm, interview was friendly with one rep, no guarantee of matching with host after moving forward, moved on to matching online and had to rank top 5 projects
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Had to prepare for a chosen case study from selection provided before interview
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Environmental Defense Fund
Interview
I submitted the application and got an interview in a month. They discussed multiple scenarios with me and asked about my approach to managing the project. They also asked about my experience in project management and data analysis, and It took nearly an hour.
Climate Corps Fellow applicants have rated the interview process at Environmental Defense Fund with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 80% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Climate Corps Fellow roles take an average of 75 days to get hired, when considering 32 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Environmental Defense Fund overall takes an average of 49 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Environmental Defense Fund as a Climate Corps Fellow according to 32 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 36%
Skills test: 26%
One on one interview: 23%
Personality test: 9%
Presentation: 4%
Background check: 2%
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