Teacher In Residence applicants have rated the interview process at Achievement First with 3.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 82% positive. To compare, the company-average is 71.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Teacher In Residence roles take an average of 22 days to get hired, when considering 46 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Achievement First overall takes an average of 19 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Achievement First as a Teacher In Residence according to 46 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 26%
Group panel interview: 15%
Presentation: 15%
Background check: 15%
One on one interview: 15%
Drug test: 7%
Other: 6%
Skills test: 1%
IQ intelligence test: 1%
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Achievement First (Brooklyn, NY) in Dec 2018
Interview
The first interview was very general and just want to get a feel for the person applying for the position, If you have an overall GPA until 3.0 but above 2.5, you have to have a separate interview with the Director of the program to determine if they would waive the GPA requirement for you. After that, they will email you about making a 20-minute lesson plans for something connected to the grade you want to work with. You will run your lesson plan with someone before you head into the school.
When you visit the school, you can walk the hallways and talk to some of the students as well as sit in some of the classes. After that, you complete your lesson plan. You are then given about 10 minutes to reflect on the positives and negatives of the lesson plan. Once your reflection is over, you review it with the principal, director of student services and someone from the corporate side. They discuss your lesson plan and do a final interview. I was offered the position on the spot and received my offer lesson as soon as I walked out of the building.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Achievement First? Why (city of school)? Why (name of school)?
The first round includes a pre-recorded interview. If you successfully pass that round, you will be invited to a one-on-one interview with a recruiter. Lastly, they will email you within the same week with your offer
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Question 1
How would I go about correcting a higher up, when they continue to make a mistake pronouncing a students name?
There’s an initial phone call that is first part of the interview, and then you complete the second part of the application where you answer interview questions via video. It’s not live but you record yourself answering the questions within a certain time limit. Afterwards, once you get accepted by the program you get an offer from a school and you do one final interview (supposed to be around 90 minutes with demo lesson, role play, questions about your teaching philosophies/techniques) with the school’s administration.
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Question 1
Why do you want to work with/for Achievement First?
The process was very organized and timely. It was a very professional process. They were clear on their expectations for the interview process. At the beginning of the interview I was able to present my demo lesson and received quality feedback.