I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at American Red Cross (Chicago, IL) in Mar 2015
Interview
The process took about one month. The first is a phone interview from volunteer service volunteer. The second is from the department of your background. There are more than ten questions. Almost all of them are behavior questions. They may ask some questions based on your background, like: Why you chose XX as your major? What is your current level of your major?
I submitted my resume to the volunteer specialist who was tasked to find and interview interns each semester. Keep in mind an internship with the local Red Cross chapter is NON-PAID (but a summer internship at the ARC headquarters in Washington, D.C. is paid)
It was a quick process. In one week the volunteer specialist contacted me for an interview, I went to do the interview, and they hired me two days later.They are looking for college students that are good at what they do (whether it's in finance, communication, outreach, or casework), but are also motivated by the mission statement of "alleviating human suffering" and want to make a difference in the community. If you only care about money, the Red Cross isn't the company for you.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1) Why do you want to intern at the Red Cross?
2) Do you have a desire to continue to volunteer with us after the internship is over?
3) What drives you everyday at work?
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at American Red Cross
Interview
I just personally called up the volunteer services manager, instead of applying online waiting for a response and it worked he called me up the next day and I had an internship.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The most difficult part was to be on call for a week where you are suppose to respond to all disasters in the are 24 hours a day.