I came to Houston as a teach for America teacher and TFA funnels us into an alternative certification program, ETF which works solely with HISD. Before moving to Houston, most candidates interviewed with several schools within the district. The school that hires you first is where you must teach, regardless of preference. My initial phone interview lasted no more than 10 minutes. An additional interview was held with the principal of the assigned school upon arriving to Houston and that sums up the interviews for HISD. Before these interviews, I had multiple TFA interviews.