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Updated Jan 29, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Corps Member at Teach for America
Posted Jan 29, 2012
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2012 (took a day)
I applied to the fourth deadline (resume and letter of intent) and received a phone interview. I am still waiting to hear whether I will be invited back for a final interview. The phone interview was fairly straightforward. A current corps member called me right at the time of my appointment. The tone of the interview was very relaxed, and despite being conducted over the phone, was not awkward at all.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Corps Member at Teach for America
Posted Jan 19, 2012
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 (took 2+ months)
I was re-introduced to Teach for America through a school administrator who had been looking for teachers but could not find candidates with the right education (i.e. having at least a Bachelor's Degree). After I applied, I had a telephone interview that lasted about 45 minutes. I then had a final interview with 11 other candidates and 2 TFA recruiters. The day consisted of a 5-minute "lesson" to be presented to the group, a panel discussion with the other candidates while the recruiters sat back and took notes, and a 1:1 interview with a recruiter. My interview was at the end of November; I got notification of my acceptance in mid-January.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Presentation.
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Corps Member at Teach for America
Posted Jan 16, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2010 (took 3 months)
I was contacted through a recruiter at school and applied through the website. After that I had a brief phone interview, which mainly served to measure my interest in the program. Finally, I had an in person interview which started with teaching a 5 minute lesson (you had to finish within 5 minutes), then a group discussion, a problem solving test, and finally finished with a one-on-one interview.
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Negotiation Details
Not much negotiation. You are given a region and have two weeks to decide.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Presentation, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Skills Test and a Drug Test.
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Corps Member at Teach for America
Posted Dec 1, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 (took a day)
After filling out an application, I received a phone interview. The phone interview was less than an hour long and consisted of questions about leadership - things like "what was the last time you heard criticism that was difficult to hear" and "what was the most challenging aspect of job X." Occasionally redirected the question - definitely looking to hear particular phrasing or particular ideas in your answers. My interviewer had some other stuff going on in the background, which was distracting but not problematic.
Unrelated to the interview, I realized that I didn't actually want to join TFA and did not fill out the online activity to proceed to the next stage.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Corps Member at Teach for America
Posted Nov 18, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 (took 2 months)
The process is quite long. First, before even applying, I was contacted by a recruiter for an informal meeting. The recruiter was excellent in helping me shape my application to be as competitive as possible. I then submitted by application online which included my resume, a statement of interest, and a few other pieces of information. One week later, I was notified of my status. I was told that because they had enough information about me, I would would be pushed through to the final round. Before the final day long interview, I had to complete a few online activities and read a few articles. We were also required to submit two recommendations and list a third reference.
The day long interview was intense. There were 12 candidates in total and two people from TFA. The day started off with candidate teaching their 5 minute lesson. Then, we participated in a group activity which was monitored by the TFA staff. The last portion of the day consisted of an hour long personal interview. Overall, the TFA interviewer was pretty nice. She apologized for reading the questions from her computer and typing everything down instead of looking at me while I spoke.
I received final notification about 3 weeks after the final interview.
Interview Questions
Negotiation Details
There is no negotiation. You are assigned a specific region and grade placement when you receive the offer.
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Presentation.
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Corps Member at Teach for America
Posted Nov 10, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 (took a day)
They just asked the usual questions: Why do you want to join Teach for America, as well as some behavioral questions, e.g. Describe a situation in which you were in conflict with a peer etc.
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Corps Member at Teach for America
Posted Nov 7, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 (took 5+ weeks)
A corps member called and we talked for exactly 30 minutes. He asked me about my educational background and my leadership experiences, afterwards he asked me if I had any questions regarding the organization
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Corps Member at Teach for America
Posted Oct 19, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 (took 4+ weeks)
Interviewed with a recruiter on a college campus, submitted a resume and cover letter (in addition to their fairly lengthy online application). Was skipped directly to the final interview and am now awaiting results of the interview. Final interview consisted of a sample lesson, a group interview, and a 1:1 interview.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Presentation, a Skills Test and a Personality Test.
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Corps Member at Teach for America
Posted Oct 15, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2011 in Boston, MA (took 3 months)
Applied and invited to phone interview. After phone interview, invited to Final Interview. Final Interview consisted of a group of about 15 candidates in a room with a Selector. Each applicant has to teach a 5 minute sample lesson on a topic of their choosing, and then there are several group activities that are looking for your to shine as a leader. The day ends with a 1-on-1 interview with the Selector for 15 minutes. It is a long day, but it is generally exciting.
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Negotiation Details
Please please please, I urge you to apply before the 5th deadline! If you apply for the 5th deadline, you are going to be forced to do everything required to matriculate in a whirlwind period. You won't have any time to make adjustments, and it is very easy to get mistreated and knocked around if you join that late. Please, apply for an earlier deadline!
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Presentation, a Personality Test and a Background Check.
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Corps Member at Teach for America
Posted Oct 7, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 (took 3 weeks)
The phone interview seemed extremely scripted. The interviewer sounded like she was reading off sheet of paper and was just trying to get through as many questions as she could in 30 minutes. I felt she herself was extremely nervous and not as focused on my answers that I was giving her.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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