I applied through an employee referral. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Achievement First (Bridgeport, CT) in Jun 2014
Interview
Grueling yet informative - starts with online questions, followed by a phone interview and then a 3-5 hour visit to the school to observe, do a demo lesson, and interview with a dean and the principal.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Have you ever failed before, name a conflict you encountered and how you solved it, what would you do with an irate parent/ student, what are your professional accomplishments, how well do you work on a team or as an individual
a prework question (a simple math question), and they asked me how I solved it and how I could break it down for kids. Some general questions about my teaching experiences
I applied online. I interviewed at Achievement First (New York, NY) in Jul 2017
Interview
A phone conversation that lasted 20 minutes, followed by an in-person demo and interview that lasted 2 hours. After the phone conversation, the principal and recruiter send an email to prepare for the next step. The recruiter preps you for the interview so you can feel at ease during the process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to work for us
Tell us about our experience in the classroom
Tell us about a time you received feedback
Tell us about a time your supervisor convinced you to do something
How is your mission in line with ours?
I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Achievement First (Brooklyn, NY)
Interview
Interview process was simple and expected coming fro Teach For America. The man who interviewed me called me in for a separate interview at a coffee shop with nobody else around. He proceeded to make me feel awful about myself and was very demeaning. I had wanted a job teaching art, they flew me to NY telling me that's what I would be interviewing for and then decided to surprise me saying I would be a founding teacher at new school that would be opening the next year as a Science teacher.
