The process used by
universities to select which
students they will
hire for a
position as a
Resident Assistant at said university.
The
selection process is rather lenghty, usually taking a full day to
complete.
The day begins with what is known as
group process. During this time, all potential
candidates are
shuffled through different
rooms in which they
participate in different activites designed to let the other
RAs (who, by the way, are the ones who choose the
upcoming RAs) see how well you
react in group different
situations and how well you
work with others.
Later in the day the
interview process begins. These short sessions allow the
complex directors and other RAs ask you situational
questions, and question your motives for seeking a position as a resident assistant.
If everything goes well, you will be asked to
return to a
social gathering later that week where you will have the chance to meet directors from every
residence hall on campus. This is your
chance to
impress them and
convince them that you are the one that they
need on their
staff.
If you manage to survive all these tasks, and there is an opening in one of the residence halls, you just might have a shot at becoming a resident assistant.