I applied online. The process took 7 months. I interviewed at Teach for America (Chicago, IL) in Feb 2013
Interview
The process is multi-step and for me, it took several months, mostly because I had to reschedule. After submitting a resume, personal statement and letters of recommendation. I had a phone interview with a former TFA Corps member and then had to wait for a group interview/demo lesson. My 'class' was other prospective Corps members and two staff members. After that we broke up into smaller groups to do a case study and then had individual interviews where we were given a mock scenario about organizing a field trip. Depending on what time you decide to do the individual interview the process can take 5-8 hours.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you tell me about a time that you had to deal with a group with different levels of skill? How did you approach that situation?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Teach for America (New York, NY)
Interview
The interview process lasted about an hour and a half. I provided a demo lesson plan, then reflected on a case study, and finally went over my resume and why I wanted to join Teach for America
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Teach for America?
Future career goals?
Reflect on my own experience through the education system.
I interviewed at Teach for America (New Haven, CT)
Interview
For the interview process, you have to submit an online application on the website. There are several deadlines for applying throughout the course of the year. Then, there was a virtual interview with several components, including a short teaching interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to work with Teach for America, and how are you committed to educational equity?
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Teach for America (Newark, NJ)
Interview
Teach For America's staffing for corps member interviews is hit or miss. I felt uncomfortable with the forced rainbow coalition interview set up. It seemed very performative especially when you realized that there were no regular Black people. Everyone graduated from Harvard or had an MBA from some other Ivy. It was weird.