Teach for America Interview Questions & Reviews

Interview Details Make sure you emphasize how you have dealt with difficult circumstances, as they are looking for teachers who can deal with difficult times and not quit. Showing interest to a Campus Coordinator and reaching out to your regional representative means a lot. TFA monitors your interactions with them religiously (word for word) so be persistent and send a consistent message.

Interview Details i just send them my cv and they mail me back for online interview

Reason for Declining – i was not in the condition to move on the time.

Interview Details Online application, online evaluations, phone interview, in person full day interviews involving presentation, group interview, and one on one interview

Interview Details I applied online, then got through to the in-person interview without the phone call interview. I did a 5-minute lesson plan presentation, discussed some pre-interview readings, and then chatted with two people in person about why I wanted to do TFA. Overall was a very positive and enjoyable interview process.

Reason for Declining – My work situation was still very much up in the air and I would have had to commit hundreds of dollars in training before knowing whether my work situation was secure.

Interview Details Long, tedious process. Went to a group interest meeting that seemed to be glossing over a lot of the material. I asked how the process of being in a child's life for only 1-2 years would have a long term effect and the recruiter just beamed and told me what a delightful question I had asked. Basically, she said a lot of euphemisms for personal satisfaction.
All of the interview questions fall into three categories:
2 questions on why TFA, why teaching etc
then half on whatever leadership position you wrote about in your app
and half about how you overcame challenges and difficulties

Interview Details I applied for this position online and was contacted within a few weeks of submitting my application. All initial correspondence was done via email and everything was very well organized. I scheduled a phone interview online and an associate called me at the specified time and date for an hour long interview. The person I spoke with was very cordial and asked very meaningful questions.

This was followed by a second phone interview which was also a very positive experience. The hiring process seems to be a long one but I think it's for worth it for such a great organization.

I hear there is a project that selected candidates are asked to complete in a week's period. I'm not sure what this project entails but I would think it directly related to the job in some way.

Interview Details Online application is followed most frequently by a phone screening interview, after which day-long interview is conducted, including individual and group activities (including a 5-minute lesson plan presentation), discussion (about pre-interview reading assignments), and then one-on-one interviews.

Interview Details Female interviewer called for 20-30 minute interview
-was slightly awkward
-asked questions relevant only to statistics and numbers
-when answering questions about past experiences, interviewer sounded dissatisfied anytime numbers weren't involved in the response
-seemed to only care about numeric results and nothing else
-felt very uncomfortable after interview
-changed my perspective on the organization

Interview Details The entire process was wonderful. They communicate very clearly and provide a ton of information to the applicant. They gave dates for the every step of the process and met those. The people I interviewed with were fun, professional and gracious. I did a phone interview with one person then a video interview with 3 people.