Instructor applicants have rated the interview process at The Princeton Review with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Instructor roles take an average of 16 days to get hired, when considering 13 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at The Princeton Review overall takes an average of 18 days.
Common stages of the interview process at The Princeton Review as a Instructor according to 13 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 22%
Presentation: 22%
Background check: 16%
Group panel interview: 13%
Skills test: 13%
Drug test: 6%
One on one interview: 6%
Other: 3%
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at The Princeton Review (New Orleans, LA) in Dec 2009
Interview
The initial interview is a non-academic related teaching presentation in front of other interviewees. You come up with a subject to teach that is not on a "traditional" educational subject. The lesson lasts about 5-10 minutes. I did how to make slime. Other successful interviewees did how to play catch phrase, how to make banana bread, how to make people like you etc. Choosing something they don't see all the time will help you stand out.
They want to see how you teach and your personality. It was pretty informal but you have to let your personality come out--what they want to see is that you are an exciting and competent teacher.
If you get called back they will place you in a weekend long intensive class to teach you the subject you will be teaching. This is also part of the interview process as they can decide to not hire you at this point. The class consists of teaching about 5 lessons yourself and learning the test material you will be teaching. In the short lessons you have to teach you need to use boardwork to illustrate your points and be VERY charismatic and energetic to keep the attention of 20 or so high school kids learning how to take a test for hours on end.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The interview is more of a presentation of yourself but you have to be able to prove you scored high on any test you want to teach.
Pretty straightforward interview process as long as you have the right qualifications. If you're teaching a standardized test, you'll need to reach the company's minimum score for that test to even be considered.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Describe your past one-on-one tutoring experiences.
You have to teach a short lesson of your choosing (something interesting) to show your classroom teaching style. They want you to use the Socratic teaching method and use different colored markers on the board to teach.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Do you have any teaching experience at work or in college?
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at The Princeton Review (Baton Rouge, LA)
Interview
There was an initial phone interview. The second round included an interview and teaching demonstration. The interviews took no more than two hours over the span of 2 weeks.