Teach for America interview questions

Very lengthy written application. Lots of contact and support with recruiters and mentors through some through affinity based routes. They contacted to schedule an interview, you prepare a short lesson to present to a group--I did mine online using zoom software. After you work with the group to discuss a problem facing the school board and come to a decision. Then after you interview 1-on-1 for an hour with the interviewer asking about your previous work experiences, goals and accomplishments.

I've applied to a couple senior marketing positions at TFA (never offered a position, but no hard feelings). In every case, two things have stood out: after every response I've given to the HR rep conducting phone interviews they have said (yes, different HR reps) "thank you for sharing." Literally after every response I gave. Multiple people! It is a very odd training choice. 2) In the interview processes I've been in, I've been asked to do an "exercise" before or after the second round of interviews. In the most recent one, the hiring manager gave the instructions to spend "no more than 3 hours" on the project, which was directly related to the role/team/work. I understand the value of such exercises, but for a senior position they really amount to free consulting, and weren't used at all as fodder for conversation in the subsequent round of interviews. I wont apply for TFA jobs in the future, because I feel like that kind of request is overstepping the boundaries at this stage in my career.