MoMA

The Museum of Modern Art recently got in contact with me after all these months!

I applied for a volunteer position at the museum sometime last year (I think in October- I have no clue), and they finally got back to me. After a bunch of housekeeping involving a short letter of intent, references, resume, etc., the Director of Volunteering set up an interview with me.

I went in on Friday, April 18th, and arrived a tad bit early for my 1:30 PM interview. I was a little fidgety but that's only because this was my first interview ever. I volunteered to be a lobby greeter. The job goes as follows: 

Greet and direct visitors, discourage line jumping, distribute general information, educate visitors about Museum programs other attractions in New York, distribute plastic umbrella bags on rainy days, and assist with crowd control in the lobby. Approach families in the lobby and inform them about the resources available to families at MoMA. Seek out and approach groups at lobby entrances, and help to orient them by greeting them, establishing whether they have a reservation, taking the group leader to group processing area, and taking the groups to checkroom and group waiting area.

I was interviewed by the director and one other assistant who's already a volunteer. The general kind of questions were asked: what kind of extracurricular activities do you participate in, describe yourself with three qualities, and why are you interested in the program. I mentioned STAC and Lilypad Photo Studios, to which the assistant perked up and said she's heard of the photo studio.

Overall, they were quite pleased with my interview and both of them believed that I was a seasoned interviewee. They mentioned my decent speaking skills, confidence, and impressive resume for a high schooler. 

I think I have a pretty good shot at being accepted into the program.