I applied through other source. I interviewed at Ecotech Institute (Aurora, CO) in Jan 2012
Interview
Found the job on Craig's List. In talking to the team members during the interview, it felt like they were kind of desperate. But I was desperate for a job too because I had been laid off. So it served both of our purposes at the time, but I wouldn't say it's somewhere you can (or want to) build a long-term career.
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I wasn't really asked any questions. I was just given the job description, given the chance to meet the other team members, then was returned to the hiring manager who asked me if I had questions about the job. After I was officially hired and given a start date, I was called about 3 more times and asked to provide additional paperwork or information they had forgotten to ask me for. It was always made clear that these requests were urgent and I had to get the information to them right away (even though my start date was 2 weeks away). They sounded like the sky would fall in if I didn't stop what I was doing and immediately bring in the paperwork they wanted. That attitude has not changed and should've been my first clue. Everything there is still an emergency. They are always in reactive mode putting out fires because they are so inefficient and incompetent.
I applied through other source. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Ecotech Institute (Aurora, CO) in Mar 2014
Interview
Before I was hired, a friend and instructor at the school recommended me to the Dean and one of the Program Directors as a potential instructor. I was invited to speak at a career day forum, which was well received by the students. Several months later, I was asked to become a curriculum advisory board member. After attending an advisory board meeting, I was finally asked to apply for a teaching position. By this time, the next term was approaching rapidly, so the hiring process became rather rushed. The interview process was simple and straight forward, but the orientation process was affected by several problems and a bit harried. After I was hired, I was pleased to find abundant resources to help me prepare my lesson plans, but I was disappointed that I had to seek out most of the resources myself. Once I sought out the resources, though, the librarian, the Dean, the Program Director, and other teachers were very accommodating and helpful.
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Question 1
"Occupational experience verification: ...verify a minimum of 10,000 hours of non-teaching, occupational experience... directly related to the Program/Course area in which you will be teaching... with employer signatures. Include proof of self-employment, with notarized signature for each completed self-employment form..."
I applied online. I interviewed at Ecotech Institute in Nov 2013
Interview
Received a call for an interview and the lady told me it was a group interview then I questioned that. She then said it was a panel interview not a group interview. Asked me my salary requirements. I went in for the interview to find out it was a group interview with 8 other applicants, I should have left since I have been to those interviews before. I stayed to check it out only to find out it was conducted very poorly and there were 5 Ecotech staff members there observing all of us, questions were vague, not professionally presented and I was embarrassed to be there. Group interviews are not fair to applicants, you're in a group of other applicants. All are nervous, being observed in every way, very low and cheap way for a company to pick who they are going to call for a 2nd interview.
I never received a call or an email from interview. They didn't even have the courtesy to contact all applicants. Shows me they don't have or want to take out the time for applicants.
Wasn't impressed, lied to and glad I didn't get hired.
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Question 1
They asked us, "who would we hire in thesis group?"
