Why should we hire you?

This is often considered a “gotcha” question, as it can be meant to trip you up. That said, it isn’t all that difficult. How you should view this question is an opportunity to sell yourself to the hiring manager. Review your résumé and find three to four selling points that you can reference during the interview.

First, look for summer job experience, skills, fellowships, internships, courses, or association experience on your résumé that are a good match for the job in question. Try to develop at least two success stories in which you cast yourself in a positive light and link this success to the job duties of the new position.

Also, be sure to give concrete examples. If you are touting your writing skills, be sure to reference the college award you won for best legal brief or a letter of reference from your summer internship coordinator lauding your writing abilities.

One other thing to remember: It’s fine to note what you’ll gain by being hired, but the hiring manager really doesn’t care about that. He or she needs to know that they are hiring someone who will bring value to the firm and improve its bottom line—and you need to stress this in your response.

Important Interview Questions Answer for Teacher

Getting into this profession requires a candidate to answer teacher interview questions. However, answering is not enough. A candidate must have the depth required to be an influencer.  He/she should also be able to display the same so that the interviewer is confident about hiring the right person for a teaching job.

With the changing times and coming of technology in education (EdTech) the responsibility and expertise required for the teaching profession have also gone a sea change. Unlike in the past, a teacher today is required to have knowledge or awareness of various audio-visual teaching aids.

Keeping in mind the future of students, most schools in India follow a particular format to hire a good teacher. The process may vary from school to school but the essence remains the same – to hire the best teacher.

Like any other interview, a teaching interview also requires you to prepare for common teaching interview questions. But there may be one of several written assessments that you may have to complete before you face any teacher interview questions. And quite a few questions asked in a teaching interview are behavioral questions. So, you may have to keep that in mind while preparing for your teacher interview.

Here are some of the important teacher interview questions that you may be asked:

• What motivates you to be a teacher?
• What is your idea behind this profession or your philosophy that drives you every day to work?
• What method will you take to handle a difficult student?
• How will you encourage and motivate students in your class?
• Do you like to keep parents in the loop about a student’s progress?
• How will you build relationships with your parents?
• What is a lesson plan and how do you prepare one?
• How do you handle classroom discipline?
• How would you deal with an angry parent?
• What actions will you take to manage underperforming students?
• How can you make learning more fun for your students?

 Subject Related Written Assessment

The written assignment is the first round one has to face before the interview. This assessment is to judge a candidate’s knowledge related to the subject.  In addition, it is used to determine how well a candidate can perform a certain set of skills related to a particular subject or group of subjects for which they have applied. This form of assessment is a mass eliminator and those who are able to clear this round are able to proceed to the HR Interview.

HR Interview

This round is to understand the psyche of a candidate and also to understand their backgrounds. Besides the common teacher interview questions listed above, in this round, you may be asked the following questions as well:

• Tell me about a time when you solved a student’s problem with other teachers.
• What’s the one major thing you have learned in your last job that will help you here?
• Tell me about your strengths in difficult times at work.
• Tell me about a time when someone gave you feedback and how you felt and handled it.
• Where are you from?
• Walk me through any lesson of your choice as storytelling.
• Any questions for me?
• The interview questions in this round are to judge a candidate’s aptitude to teach in the classroom.

Subject Related Panel Interview

This interview is related to the subject that a candidate is supposed to teach in school. This panel interview consists of people who have mastery in subjects along with the school principal and director. This round is to judge a candidate’s knowledge of the subject. The major questions are related to a theorem or a concept in the book. A few questions also demand a practical mindset to answer. This round if cleared can take a candidate to the next level which is about practical teaching.

Teaching Test/ Audition

In this round, the candidate is asked to go to a real life setting and teach students in the class. The candidate here is judged by a senior teacher who is an expert in the domain knowledge. This round gives a clear idea about how a candidate may perform in the classroom and the basis this 90% of selection decision is taken.

Psychometric Test

A few top private schools in the country prefer to take a psychometric test before hiring a teacher. This gives schools an idea about the capabilities that they look for in a competent teacher.  Most schools prefer the Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) personality test that unveils the following:

 

• Uncover team strengths
• Enhance team understanding of each other
• Understand the level of appreciation of own and others contribution
• Understand the level of a candidate’s performance in teams
• Understand the problem-solving ideology of the candidate
• Uncover the candidate’s weaknesses and potential blind spots in the team work 

 

Final Negotiation

This again is the HR negotiation but with senior HR of the school, here a candidate is asked about his or her salary expectation and a final offer is rolled.

In this whole process, the teacher interview questions are based on parameters to judge aptitude, knowledge, ability, mindset, tech-savvy behavior and teamwork.

Interview Questions And Answers For Freshers

 Interview Questions & Answers For Freshers

Tell us about yourself.

This is the common interview question to start with to analyze how confident you are and how you present yourself. Therefore, you don't need to tell the interviewer about your favorite movie, actor, etc. The best way present yourself is to tell the hiring manager about your educational accomplishments and short family background and also you should quickly share about your strength & skills that build the platform for further discussion.

What are your strength and weakness?

Be Attentive,  When you are answering this question. As the interviewer analysis, your strength for the job role and tries to understand the challenges you might face in the new job role. Therefore, strengths should be related to your job role and choose a weakness that doesn’t impact your current job role and never swank about the strength and skills that you cannot justify.

What do you know about our company and why do you want to work with us.

This is one of the most important questions asked by a hiring manager to understand how much you are aware of the organization where you want to work. Therefore, do the proper research about company structure, hierarchy, and business model and aware of the job description for which you are applying. Also, know the company’s background, values, and other important details.

Would you be willing to relocate if required?

The interviewer asks this to see your flexibility, enthusiasm, and willingness for the job. Therefore, Answer carefully and show your willingness for the job role. 

Do you have any questions for us?

This is the interview closing questions which most of the hiring managers ask this. During the interview, if you have any doubts then you should ask some relevant questions that show you are a confident and focused person who wants clarity for the job.