I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Teach for America
Interview
The first step of the interview process is a lengthy online application. There is a phone interview, which focused on leadership, and online activity, which felt like it was addressing diversity. The final interview involved a group activity, a five-minute sample lesson and a one-on-one interview. The one-on-one was impersonal and challenging. The interviewer was typing literally every word I said, and it was hard to be passionate and personable. Then entire day went remarkably quickly.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
During the one-on-one interview, you will do a role play as a TFA teacher. Immediately following the five-minute scene, the interviewer asked what I could have done better. It caught me immediately off guard, and I thought, "Well, we just ended it. If there was something I thought I could have done better, I probably would have just done it." Humility, humility, humility.
They'll ask why TFA, of course, organizational skills, have you ever quit something, etc. The interviewer asked about things on my résumé that I didn't expect her to care about. That really caught me off guard. She didn't ask about the experiences where I was leading and not about anything recent. That was the hardest part.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Teach for America (New York, NY)
Interview
The interview process lasted about an hour and a half. I provided a demo lesson plan, then reflected on a case study, and finally went over my resume and why I wanted to join Teach for America
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Teach for America?
Future career goals?
Reflect on my own experience through the education system.
I interviewed at Teach for America (New Haven, CT)
Interview
For the interview process, you have to submit an online application on the website. There are several deadlines for applying throughout the course of the year. Then, there was a virtual interview with several components, including a short teaching interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to work with Teach for America, and how are you committed to educational equity?
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Teach for America (Newark, NJ)
Interview
Teach For America's staffing for corps member interviews is hit or miss. I felt uncomfortable with the forced rainbow coalition interview set up. It seemed very performative especially when you realized that there were no regular Black people. Everyone graduated from Harvard or had an MBA from some other Ivy. It was weird.
