Human Rights Campaign

My answer to this question is two pronged. First of all, make sure you're knowledgable and up to date on campaigns being run by the Human Rights Campaign and political and legislative activity surrounding the lgbtq+ community. Second, and, to be honest, more importantly, be prepared to share why ...

When I worked with the HRC, I would usually get up at 7:30 and take the metro from GW University dorms to our office in Eastern market. We'd have about thirty minutes of training before splitting up into groups and traveling to our canvassing locations for the day. We'd then canvass from about 10...

Both my American history and political philosophy majors were indispensable in my work with the HRC. However, I think my history major played an especially important role. Understanding the landscape of American history gave me the ability to be informative with people while canvassing in ways th...

In the morning, you have daily training with one of the managers(You'll learn the script, and tips and tricks to help convince people to help out the cause), and go through daily announcements. You get to know others in the group, and build amazing friendships that will last beyond the job itself...

Being a film major does come with a level of confidence and a personable attitude that makes people gravitate to you more. If you are a film major, I cannot recommend this job enough. It will help you learn more about people, and how they best respond if you want to be a director. Or it can help ...

It really feels like a big family. Everyone is so kind and helpful, and you get to meet some of the most amazing people in this job, both in fellow employees, and in people you may canvass. It's also a truly fulfilling job for the vast majority of it. You get to help inform the world about the st...

There were days when canvassers for other groups would be directly competing with us. They'd catcall strangers, treat them with false kindness in a belittling way, and talk down to us in an attempt to keep us from outdoing them. That is all stuff the HRC does not stand for. You speak with kindnes...

As great as the job is, and as empowering as it can be, it can also be draining. You will deal with some real hate, and it can discourage you. You need to be able to face that with the knowledge that you are doing the right thing, and you ARE making a real difference. Working at the HRC takes cou...