I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Sylvan Learning Centers (El Paso, TX) in Aug 2012
Interview
The director called me and set up interview. She set up the interview at a time when students and teachers were coming and going. She also left her door open, parents and students within earshot. It was somewhat distracting.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I had to hand fill out an application, which I thought was alittle odd at an interview since I had already provided an online resume. I was asked about 10 questions from the director (by herself.) Most dealt with how I would help a struggling reader. What questions would I ask the student to see that he/she understood what he/she read. Would I be more comfortable teaching math or reading and what my experience was with both of those. Then toward the end of the interview, she dropped the bombshell. The pay for this job was $8 per hour!! They want a certified teacher and want to pay them $8 an hour. Then the director threw in the fact that they offer discounts for teacher's own children if they need tutoring. I thought this was insulting. So, I'm supposed to tutor other students for close to minimum wage, AND bring my own child in for someone else to tutor, and pay for that. The sad thing is, there are teachers hard up enough to accept this pay. I'm not one of them. I'm educated and certified and have worked hard to get where I am. Sylvan should be ashamed of themselves offering a rate like this. I would assume the turn over rate to be incredible.
phone interview then in person 30 min asking behavioral stuff like how would you teach this content to someone. the phone interview mostly asked about priori experiences and went through your resume
I wondered how good was it to work for them so I applied and landed an interview supposedly, but they never answered me. Some managers need to be aware that time is of the essence.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
To prove my identity and answer a couple of questions
I applied online. I interviewed at Sylvan Learning Centers
Interview
They will ask you about your teaching experience for different age levels, then give you scenarios that might happen during a tutoring session. They will also ask if you can multitask, because you might be tutoring 4 kids at once.
Teacher applicants have rated the interview process at Sylvan Learning Centers with 2.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 80% positive. To compare, the company-average is 70.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Teacher roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 28 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Sylvan Learning Centers overall takes an average of 11 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Sylvan Learning Centers as a Teacher according to 28 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 38%
Background check: 21%
Phone interview: 17%
Skills test: 11%
Drug test: 6%
Group panel interview: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
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