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      St. Christopher's School
      4.0★Compensation and benefits

      Elementary Teacher Interview

      26 Apr 2016
      Anonymous employee
      Chicago, IL

      Other Elementary Teacher interview reviews for Chicago Public Schools

      Elementary Teacher Interview

      30 Dec 2023
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Chicago Public Schools

      Accepted offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied in-person. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Chicago Public Schools (Chicago, IL) in Jul 2015

      Interview

      I went to a job fair, which was chaos. It was really unorganized and you'd spend half your time waiting in line to try to talk to anyone to then set up an interview. I then got an interview at one school and they had me come in. They didn't make me teach an example lesson, which should have been a huge red flag. They pretty much lied about the entire experience at their school and I hated my life and ended up quitting.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What is your teaching philosophy?
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      Interview

      It took about a month before any school reached out for an interview. The actual interview process was very straight forward. I had one virtual interview and got a job offer the next day.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      How do you build classroom community?
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      Elementary Teacher Interview

      2 Feb 2016
      Anonymous employee
      Chicago, IL
      Accepted offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied through other source. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Chicago Public Schools (Chicago, IL) in Jan 2016

      Interview

      I found the listing on CPS's website. I emailed the principal and was called in for an interview. I interviewed with both of the assistant principals. The conversation was supposed to take 10-15 minutes, but I was there for 45 minutes. I let them know that I had a interview the next morning and that I had already interviewed with another school. I was home for about an hour when the principal called me and asked if I could drive back to the school for my second round interview. I immediately went back to the school and the principal offered me the position. She then showed me my classroom and introduced me, to a few teachers, as the new 3rd grade teacher. She said she would send me the offer when she got home, but I never received an email. I sent her a thank you email the next morning, but no reply. My interview was on a Thursday, she finally emailed me Sunday evening to let me know that she was having trouble with HR. She also wanted me to do a demo lesson. I needed an endorsement for that specific school, which I did not have and the principal/assistant principals knew that I did not have it. The idea of teaching a demo lesson was frustrating because I would be interviewing for a job that I already had. The assistant principal left me a voicemail that Tuesday to let me know that HR would not let them hire me, but that they would keep my info on file. Thankfully, I followed through with my other interviews and decided on another school.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      The questions were standard interview questions for this profession.
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