I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Uncommon Schools (Boston, MA) in Feb 2018
Interview
Did a practice lesson plan for 5 minutes, mentors were very helpful. Toured the school then had a quick interview. Received and accepted an offer one week later. Very smooth process
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Uncommon Schools (Newark, NJ) in Feb 2023
Interview
Had a group zoom interview with one of the more senior teachers. He asked us a bit about why we were interested in the position and had us demo a lesson plan to get an idea of our teaching style.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would you do if a student was struggling in class compared to their peers?
I applied online. I interviewed at Uncommon Schools
Interview
It is a multi step process. A little selective but overall fairly easy. Starts with the application, sending your documents, the initial interview, & finally, the final interview before you’re emailed about an offer.
I did a demo lesson and the. Had a one on one interview and then recieved an email stating I got the position. After the program I got offered a job at one of their schools.
Summer Teaching Fellow applicants have rated the interview process at Uncommon Schools with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 90% positive. To compare, the company-average is 56.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Summer Teaching Fellow roles take an average of 41 days to get hired, when considering 20 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Uncommon Schools overall takes an average of 26 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Uncommon Schools as a Summer Teaching Fellow according to 20 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 30%
Background check: 20%
Presentation: 18%
Group panel interview: 15%
Skills test: 5%
Phone interview: 5%
Drug test: 5%
Other: 3%
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