国际教育机构面试提问样本

面试提问样本Pleaserememberthatthesearejustsamplequestions.Youshouldnotaskallofthemandmaywishtowriteorresearchyourownastheywillneedtobeadaptedtosuittheneeds/backgroundofthepersonyouareinterviewing.AreaSuggestedquestionsOpeningquestionsGeneralquestionsIntroduceyourself.Askifitisconvenienttotalk.Setthecandidateateasewithalittlesmalltalk.Askcandidatetodescribewhathe/sheispresentlydoing.Askcandidatetodescribepreviousemploymentandreasonforleaving.TellmesomethingaboutyourselfthatIhaven’treadinyourresume.QualificationsProfessionaltrainingCanyoutellmeaboutyour(qualification)?Whendidyoutakeyour(qualification)?Where?Canyougivemeadescriptionofthecourse?Whatdidyougetoutofyour(qualification)?Whatskillsdidyoudevelopthere?Tellmeaboutthemostsignificantaccomplishmentofyourstudies.Howhaveyoureducationandprofessionaltrainingpreparedyouforthisjob?Areyouinterestedinstudyingfurther?Ifso,whatkindofcourseswouldyouliketodo?ELTprofileBothnewlyqualifiedandexperiencedteachercandidates:AtEnglishFirstweusewhatwecall‘thecommunicativemethod’–whatdoyouunderstandby‘thecommunicativemethod’.Whichagegroups/levelsdidyouteach(atXcenter/course)WhattypesofcoursesDescribeyourfavourite/mostsuccessfullesson.Inwhichareasdoyoustillneedtoimprove?Illustratehowyoudevelopalessonplan.Howdoyoudevelopagoodstudent–teacherrelationship?Howdoyoumaintainstudentdiscipline?Howdoyoucommunicatetoastudenthowtheyareperforming?Inwhatareasareyoustrongest/weakest?DoyouhaveanareaofparticularinterestinEFL?Duringyoutimewithus,youwillalmostcertainlybeaskedtoteachchildren?Howdoyoufeelaboutthat?Howwouldyougoaboutteachingthepastsimpletoagroupof15youngadults?Whatdoyouthinkittakestobesuccessfulinthisfield?Newly/recentlyqualified:TEFLcertquestions-Whatdidyoufindthemostdifficultaspectofthecourse?Whatdidyouenjoythemostonyourcourse?Why?Whatsurprisedyou?Whatimpressedyouabouttheteachersyouobserved?Inwhichareasdoyoustillneedtoimprove?Illustratehowyoudevelopalessonplan.Experiencedteachers:Canyoudescribeyourexperienceat(previousschool)?Howdoyoustayinformedonnewteachingpractices/techniques?Whatfurthertraininghaveyoureceived(workshops/seminars/publicationsetc.)Howdoyoumonitoryoureffectivenessasateacher?Describeasuccessyou’vehadwithadifficultstudent/group.Tellmeaboutatimeyouinspiredaclass,studenttoexcelonataskorproject.Howdidyoudoit?Tellmeaboutatimewhenyouusedcompetitiontogetstudentstoworkhard.HypotheticalquestionsYoudisagreewiththeDoS’methodofdealingwithasituation–whatwouldyoudo?Aparentisfuriouswithyouafteraparent-teachermeeting–whatwouldyoudo?Background–generalquestion(non-EFLexperience)Tellmeaboutaspecificpersonalstrengththatmadeyoueffectiveinyourlastposition.Howdoyougetalongwithfellowworkersinyourpresentjob?Whatskills(inyourpresentjob)areusefulforteaching?Whatareasofyourpresentjobdoyoulikethemost?Whyareyouleavingyourpresentjob?EFEnglishFirstWhatdoyouknowaboutourcompany?Whatsinglethingaboutourcompanyattractsyoumost?Whatspecificstrengthsdoyouthinkyoucanbringtotheposition/EF?WhatattractsyouaboutcomingtoChina?ChinaHaveyoueverexperiencedcultureshock/livedover-seas?Whatdoyouexpecttobethebiggestchallengeaboutthejob/livinginChina?PersonalityprofileHowwouldyourfriendsdescribeyou?Howdoyoureacttocriticismfromsupervisors(whenyoufeelthatitisunwarranted)?Whatdoyoudowhenyouhavetroublesolvingaproblematwork?Howdoyouformulatepriorities?Giveanexamplewhenyouhavehadtodealwithunreasonableexpectations.Howdidyoudealwiththem,whathappened?Weallgothroughinterpersonalconflictorrejectionatwork.Givemeanexampleofatimewhenyouhadtocopewiththesedemands.Weallhaveareasinwhichwewouldliketoimprove–whataresomeofyours?WhathaveyoulearnedfromyourmistakesInterestsWhatdoyoulikedoinginyoursparetime?ClosingHaveyoureadthejobdescriptionandcontract?Doyouhaveanyquestionsaboutthat?Confirmcandidateavailabilityanddiscusspreferredlocationlist.Haveyougotanyquestionsthatyou’dliketoaskme?Closetheinterview–neutrallyandletthemknowwhentheyshouldexpecttohearfromyou(usually1workingweek)