The interview process took place in a small conference room along with other 5 candidates. It consisted of talking about your favorite object that was required to be brought (for us to get comfortable with each other). Then, we watched an ad video about the school and its teachers. After, we had to prepare a mock lesson using a short story. The recruiter gave us an example of a lesson plan that we had to use as a basis; 30 minutes were given to prepare. After the first mock lesson, we told the recruiter what worked and need improvement in our lesson and delivery of it. The recruiter, told us in turn, her thoughts on our presentation. After receiving the feedback, we got 10 more minutes to incorporate feedback into the same lesson plan. We weren't given any feedback after the second mock lesson. At the end of the interview process, we were given a written exercise that consisted of questions concerning a poem. We had to think about what concrete and abstract questions we would ask the students. While completing this exercise, we were called out one-by-one by the recruiter and her assistant for one-on-one interviews. Overall, I would say that the interview process was strong. It helps to have some teaching experience but not as necessary. Understanding of lesson planning is essential. Through such a rigorous interview process, they can determine whether your candidacy up to par to what they seek. If you get called-in for this interview, treat it like a great experience because it is. Remember, they are looking for the best candidates, but also they probably have a quota to meet of how many people they interview and hire vs not offering a position. I wasn't offered the position and wasn't given a reason, not that they have to. They only said that they will keep my application on file for future considerations, but I suspect it was done as a courtesy. Shall see if they contact me again.

It was a group interview. The recruiters first gave us an information session about the school system (how it works, teaching responsibilities, positions, etc.). They then had us do a "teach back" exercise where they gave us a piece of literature, told us what we needed to teach and had each person teach "the class" (i.e. the rest of us being interviewed plus the recruiters) for 4 minutes. We gave ourselves feedback and then the recruiters gave us feedback (positive and negative), and then we repeated the exercise implementing their feedback for one minute. Afterward, they gave us a poem and asked what questions we would ask the students to help them understand the literal and deeper meaning. Then they spoke to us individually.