Posse Scholarship Hired Interviewer

Posse seeks Hired Interviewers to assist our professional staff in an exciting and a rewarding hands-on opportunity in selecting Posse Scholars. The Posse Foundation employs its Dynamic Assessment Process (DAP) to assess and select candidates for our full-tuition, leadership merit-based scholarship. With over 17,000 student leaders vying for scholarships awarded by top colleges and universities, we rely on Hired Interviewers to help us identify the best of the best to become our next scholarship recipients.

About the Posse Dynamic Assessment Process:

Posse’s Dynamic Assessment Process (DAP) is the unique recruitment and selection method in which we identify our scholarship recipients. DAP has 3 phases: (DAP 1) Large group interview (nominees), (DAP 2) Individual interview (semi-finalists), and (DAP 3) Small group interview (finalists). You can learn more about DAP here.

• In 2026, the Posse D.C. DAP 2 Individual Interviews are scheduled to take place between September 8th and October 7th from 10 AM- 5 PM with a lunch break from 1-2 PM. Interviews will be in-person in the Posse D.C. Office at 1319 F Street NW Washington DC, 20004 Suite 604. There is a required virtual orientation session for Hired Interviewers on August 18th from 2-3 PM via zoom and an in-person training on September 3rd which includes comprehensive training on our interview and scoring methods from 10:30AM- 1:00 PM. Orientation and training attendance will be paid in addition to time served interviewing.

Posse Scholarship Hired Interviewer Qualities/Qualifications:

• College degree.
• Positive attitude.
• Demonstrated belief in Posse’s mission, values, and goals.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication skills.
• Experience working with student leaders.
• Familiarity with or ability to learn Posse’s definition of leadership and ability to assess for such.
• Adherence to Posse’s confidentiality practices and other policies that guide the organization’s recruitment and selection process for Scholars.
• Proficiency in Zoom/RingCentral preferred.
• Microscoft outlook

Posse Scholarship Hired Interviewer Responsibilities & Time Commitment:

Posse Scholarship Hired Interviewers are enlisted in phase 2 of the Posse Dynamic Assessment Process (DAP). The DAP 2 interview process is vital as it allows us to get to know the semi-finalists personally. Primary responsibilities include:

• Reviewing applications of scholarship semi-finalists.
• Conducting interviews and taking notes in 20-minute sessions with semifinalists in partnership with Posse staff.
• Deliberating with Posse staff on each semi-finalist interviewed.
• Scoring interview sessions based on deliberations.

Working with Posse staff members, interviewers may see up to 8 nominees a day, with each interview/deliberation/ scoring session being up to 40 minutes.

• Scores from Hired Interviewers help determine which semi

finalists advance to the final stage of DAP. In addition, notes taken during the interviews are used to compile a brief biographical statement for finalists, which becomes part of their application package for review and selection by our university and college partners.

Posse Scholarship Hired Interviewer Expectations:

To ensure a fair and wonderful experience for scholarship semifinalists and to respect the integrity of the organization, Hired Interviewers are expected to:

• Promote a fair, equitable process for Posse semi
• finalists.
• Not be related to or have a vested interest in semi
• finalists in their caseload.
• Adhere to the confidentiality protocols of the selection process and surrender to Posse staff or discard all related files and materials.
• Understand interviewer recommendations are not official and are part of a robust process that help in identifying scholarship recipients; thus, recommendations should not be disclosed to anyone outside of designated Posse staff.