I applied online. I interviewed at British Council (Seoul) in Aug 2018
Interview
I applied online and had a phone interview about a week later with two academic managers of the young learner’s department.
I followed the STAR format for answering the questions.
I was told to wait no more than a week to hear back about my results.
The phone interview took just 45 minutes.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why are you suitable for this post?
What does child safety mean to you?
How would you create a safe and supportive learning environment?
What routines do you have in place for your lessons?
Tell us about a successful lesson you conducted—- include all of the stages, how you provided feedback, etc.
Tell us about your teaching experience relevant to this job post.
Tell us about a challenge yyou had in your career and how you got throgh it.
Tell us anything else you would like to highlight that we sisnt get to ask you.
Do you have any questions for us?
Few months waiting for vetting checks. So it took a while to get through the interview and all the background checks, took 6 months until I could start working after the online interview.
It's a long process and quite complicated if completing for the first time. However, it's very standardised which means it's fair. You receive the overview if their teaching standards before the interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you helped younger learners with their writing skills.
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at British Council (Hanoi) in May 2022
Interview
Very positive and friendly. The process was well explained and the interview was divided into 3 parts. The panel was nice and I had an opportunity to ask questions at the end, as well as add more information to my answers.