I applied online. I interviewed at Teach for America (New York, NY)
Interview
The first round is a written application, followed by a phone interview--finally you'll be invited to a day-long interview where you'll have to present a lesson to a panel of about 2 interviewers and 5-6 fellow applicants.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Teach for America in Mar 2015
Interview
First it was a call interview, then they had me take an exam online, then in person we had to prepare a teaching lesson and work in groups and figure a problem out.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us a time where you had to work with someone you did not like and how did that go?
I applied through college or university. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Teach for America (Ithaca, NY) in Dec 2014
Interview
After submitting the initial application, there is an online "competency" test, a phone interview and an in-person group interview with a teaching and critiquing component. The online test included different classroom scenarios and asked the participants to rate how they would react to said scenarios. In the phone interview, the interviewer will often pick one item on your resume and ask in-depth questions about that one thing. When submitting your resume to TFA, make sure you include any relevant teaching experience, and highlight this on your resume as to ensure that they ask you questions about this. The in-person group interview consisted of a 5-minute teaching portion, questions from the two interviewers, a group case-study and then one-on-one interviews. It lasted several hours on a Saturday.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q: How do you stay organized?
Q: What aspects of your background do you think will make you a good teacher?
Q: How do you think students will respond to you?
Q: Do you believe that one day all children will have access to a quality education?