I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Teach for America (Nashville, TN) in May 2014
Interview
The interview process can be broken into four rounds: a written application, a phone interview, online aptitude tests, and an in-person, group and personal interview. The written application is quite extensive, but not too difficult. The phone interview is designed to make sure intentions are genuine for the application, and not everyone completes it. The online and aptitude tests are also not difficult, but they can take up to two hours each. The in-person interview is extremely nerve-wracking, because you must present a 5-minute lesson and answer some difficult scenario questions. The atmosphere is not awful, though, because other interviewees in the group are not competing for the same spot as you are - so everyone supports one another.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Scenario (summarized): You plan to take your students to a play, but the principal opposes allowing the budget to be used for students to miss school. What do you do?
I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Teach for America (Philadelphia, PA) in Dec 2024
Interview
The interview was very different from most interviews but I was definitely well-prepared with the resources that TFA had offered in preparation. My interviewer was very nice and it often felt like a conversation between us about whatever question was asked which was nice.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to be a part of Teach For America?
I applied online. I interviewed at Teach for America (Ithaca, NY) in Oct 2024
Interview
The interview started with a mock lesson and case study, followed by questions about me and my interest in the position. I prepared slides to present to the interviewer and shared my screen.
You had to complete a demo in front of other candidates as well as recruiters. The demo itself was short and you had flexibility in what you “taught” for your lesson.