I applied online. I interviewed at TNTP in Feb 2022
Interview
Applied to two similar positions. TNTP uses an outside recruiting service for their phone screenings. For the first one, the recruiter sounded extremely rude and frustrated with me although I was upbeat and answered questions professionally. She sounded like interviewing me was a chore. I didn't get through to the next round. The second time I applied for a similar role (hoping to get a different recruiter), my recruiter seemed pretty pleasant and pushed me through to the next round. Although I know there may be several people qualified to do this job, it's upsetting that they would ask me to write something up that took about 4 hours total (and I'm a writer by profession) and then send me a generic rejection email. Truthfully, there are MAJOR flaws with the way TNTP screens applicants. Shame on them for using people's desperation to make them waste so much time on a super long assignment only to send them a generic email. Coming from someone who fit very specific requirements that are hard to find in one person (trust me), I will tell you to not waste your time. It's not worth it. I feel insulted and like people at TNTP are playing power games with their applicants. Terrible experience. Never again. Read the other most recent reviews and you will see that there is a pattern here.
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In-depth questions about my experience during screening.
4 hour long assignment/waste of time
I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at TNTP (New York, NY)
Interview
Interview process was a screening call through a third party org, a performance task, an interview with 2 staff, and a final interview with 2 more staff. The whole process took about 4 months to complete.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Be prepared to explain research-based practices in your content area, and definitely check out their previous publications
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Great. Very detailed and solutions oriented. Even though I did not get the job, I had a good experience. I will apply again. Thank you TNTP for the feedback and thoughtfulness. I also like how they add salaries
Very lengthy and draining process. I got the sense that they are looking for someone with direct experience and success in this specific role. During the interview, I was asked mostly technical questions about my ELA knowledge--questions that had likely had one best answer and could be taught during employee training.
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Question 1
How do students best learn to read? What should an ELA block consist of?
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