Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Shireland Collegiate Academy as 100% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Librarian and rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Librarian and roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Shireland Collegiate Academy takes an average of 14 days when considering 1 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Librarian had the quickest hiring process (on average 14 days), whereas Librarian roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 14 days).
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Shireland Collegiate Academy (Smethwick, England) in Apr 2023
Interview
It was in a small room with Assistant Head and HR advisor right next to reception. Regular interview questions with friendly staff. Told they'd let me know later that day which they did!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Introduce yourself What makes a good school library? How would you spend the budget? What makes a successful reader? What do you know about safeguarding? What is one book that you think everyone should read before they leave school? (Tricky one!)