I applied online. I interviewed at Teach for America (Atlanta, GA) in Jan 2018
Interview
This interview was surprisingly pretty fun. Both the interviewers were warm and welcoming and so were all the other candidates. We started the interview with the sample teaching. Each interviewee had 5 minutes to teach the "class" a lesson. It was fun engaging in everyone's lessons. After the lessons, we listened to the two interviewers share their TFA experiences and more about TFA's mission. Then we split into groups of 4 to do the group activity. The group activity involved everyone reading a problem and discussing the pros and cons of two solutions to find the best solution. The problem my group faced was should a school district close schools or lay off teachers due to budget cuts. After the group activity, everyone signed up for the one-on-one interview. I was lucky because my interview was very engaging and interesting. I was prepared for her questions and it went by fairly quickly. She asked several resume - specific questions.
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.