The Most Common Things Interviewers Look For

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The Most Common Things Interviewers Look For

• Appearance
• How well does the person come across in terms of
  grooming and clothing?

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• Mental Alertness
• How easily does the person understand questions
  and how quickly does the person answer?

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• Verbal Communication Skills
• Does the person have a good vocabulary?
• Does the person use correct grammar?

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• Motivation
• Does the person show signs of a strong work
  attitude and a desire to achieve and succeed?

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• Veracity
• Is there any indication that the person lied,
  omitted or exaggerated information in the resume
  employment application or interview?

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• Cooperation
• Is there any evidence in the persons previous
  job history to indicate friction between the
  applicant and previous supervisors and/or
  co-workers?

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• Listening Skills
• Does the person pay attention?
• Maintain eye contact?
• Interrupt?

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• Manners
• Is the person polite and courteous?

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• Work Habits
• Does the person show indications of dependability
  and punctuality?

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How the Interviewer Makes the Interview More
Effective

• Open the interview by conversing briefly and
  informally about some subject of mutual interest.
  

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• Encourage the applicant to ask questions about
  the work and working conditions.

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• After the close of the formal interview, watch
  for additional evidence.

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Sample Interview Questions

• Please tell me a little about yourself.
• What is your greatest achievement as a teacher?
• How do you achieve appropriate discipline in the
  classroom?

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• Describe your overall philosophy of education.
• What is your greatest strength as a teacher?
• Your greatest weakness?

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• Do you feel a teacher can reasonably expect to
  individualize instruction? If so, how would you
  go about it?
• Describe the ideal classroom.

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• Describe the most successful conference you have
  ever had with a students parents.
• Describe the least successful.
• What role do you think parents should play in
  your classroom?

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• Describe a situation where you had a conflict
  with another teacher. How did you resolve it?
• Why do you want to teach in the USA?

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Interviewing for Manageability

• Ask the applicant to rate his supervisor on a
  scale of one to ten.
• Ask them to justify that number.
• Why not a higher number?
• Ask them how they have been most effectively
  motivated in the past.
• Why are they a good employee to manage?

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Evaluating Applicants

• Confident answers
• Candidness
• Good skills
• A period of job stability
• Achievements
• Positive feelings about past supervisors

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• Manageability
• Compatibility
• Minimum of negatives
• Good person!
• Good heart!