Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at British Council as 100% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Remote English Teacher and rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Remote English Teacher and roles were rated as the easiest.
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I applied in-person. I interviewed at British Council in Jan 2017
Interview
After three week of application, I received shortlisting notification, subsequently i was interviewed over telephone, it was good experience because all questions were asked related to job profile, and competencies mentioned in the advertisement.
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It was competency based interview, questions were focusing on leadership, managing people, making it happen,
I applied online. I interviewed at British Council in Mar 2020
Interview
This interview was done online, a question just came up on the screen and then I had a minute to answer each one. I think it lasted about 15 minutes. Most of the questions were quite predictable and similar to the online application, with just one unexpected question which was what would I do in the event of a tsunami on my placement.
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Question 1
Are they any topics you would avoid talking about in the classroom?
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at British Council in Feb 2020
Interview
Written application incl. motivational statement and relevant experience which was fairly straight-forward and then self-recorded video interview with prompted questions. For the interview, you have around 1 minute to prepare your answer for a provided question before it automatically switches to recording your response. It feels a little impersonal if you're not used to video interviews, but it was a good experience in general and for future interviews .
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Question 1
What topics would you avoid teaching students in your chosen country?