I applied online. I interviewed at Uncommon Schools
Interview
I applied online and heard back about a week later to schedule a phone interview. The phone interview went smoothly with standard questions (why this site, why this employer, describe yourself in three words, greatest professional and personal achievement). I heard back the next day with an invitation to teach a sample lesson. The lesson itself went fine and the students seemed to enjoy themselves. However, the principal who observed the sample lesson rudely interjected a few times (criticism is great, and even public criticism is fine, just not in a rude manner especially in front of students). The interview after the lesson was pretty standard as well, but again the interviewer was rude, even cut me off once. I guess your experience will depend on the school and interviewer, but unfortunately, besides reading to the students, I didn't enjoy myself.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are your weaknesses and how can you work on them?
The interview was via Zoom. I had to prepare a five minute lesson with information provided in preparation for interview. I was given feedback on my lesson to understand the style of the school's teaching.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Uncommon Schools (Brooklyn, NY) in Feb 2019
Interview
During the interview process I delivered part of a lesson from one of their common lesson plans. Throughout the delivery, one principal actively coaches you throughout the process, meaning they will pause in the middle and correct a behavior or adjust wording etc. Primarily looking for ability to accept adjustments and feedback and incorporate them into your teaching.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to work to close the achievement gap?
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Uncommon Schools (New York, NY) in Jan 2019
Interview
The interview process was fairly easy and fun. I interviewed with a cohort of about 9 other people. They gave us breakfast and an overview of their teaching philosophy before showing us the school's morning procedures. We then taught our sample lessons in front of the principals present and they gave really good real-time feedback (which was not intimidating at all -- very helpful!). We then had one-on-one interviews with principals from the school and left for the day.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Give us three words your friends would use to describe you
Apprentice Teacher applicants have rated the interview process at Uncommon Schools with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 45% positive. To compare, the company-average is 56.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Apprentice Teacher roles take an average of 20 days to get hired, when considering 12 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 Apprentice Teacher according to 12 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 32%
Phone interview: 27%
Presentation: 18%
Group panel interview: 14%
Background check: 9%
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