I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Teach for America (Philadelphia, PA) in Feb 2018
Interview
In terms of the in-person interview questions, the questions are pretty standard. They ask more about your experience as opposed to why you're interested in TFA as a whole, so my advice would be to study your resume and be ready to explain your leadership roles in all of them and conflicts you have had in those positions. It was very conversational. The lady I had was awesome, DON'T BE NERVOUS.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you stay organized? Why TFA? Tell me about a time you had a conflict with your supervisor or team member and how did you solve it? Have you ever missed a deadline? What was your most difficult class in college and why? How did you overcome that?
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.