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 online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at British Council
Interview
I applied online. I got a call asking if I wanted to do a Skype video call or an in-person interview. I went in and was asked skills questions. They took notes. It was easy going.
Based on BC competencies using STAR approach
No hypotheticals, real experiences
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me a time how you handled a conflict in the classroom.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at British Council (Riad) in Apr 2016
Interview
Interview was with the exam department managers , It was in the conference room. The setting was very formal. The team had done their homework and knew my resume before hand. It was not anything technical, they just asked me if I had the required skills, like my experiences in conducting exams and dealing with children under 18,do I have knowledge in handling Excel and other MS Office tools.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
You have been given a deadline to summit a project how well you do it explain with examples.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at British Council (Liverpool, Inglaterra) in Mar 2016
Interview
First stage was online application with multiple questions. Then an online video interview with 5 questions. You only have a week from being given link to do the interview . You had 90 seconds to prepare for each question and 90 seconds to answer. Only allowed one chance to answer questions and cannot rerecord.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to be an English Language Assistant?