I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Houston ISD (Houston, TX) in Aug 2012
Interview
Principals know who they want and the skills they want... if you can find a principal prior to the hiring process... you'll have a better chance of getting the job you want.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Houston ISD (South Houston, TX) in Jun 2018
Interview
Completed 1st interview was called the same day for 2nd interview. Met with principal and staff. Taught my lesson plan. Principal and staff asked quite a few questions. They appeared interested .
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Houston ISD (Houston, TX)
Interview
A submission of a video of me teaching a class on a specific subject was required. After the video was submitted, I was required to come into the office and answer a series of questions. Prior to that I had taken and passed all curriculum and professional development exams.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If I had multiple scholars on various levels in the same class, what would I do to insure that they all were successful?
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Houston ISD (Houston, TX) in Aug 2015
Interview
I meet the Principal at a Job fair. There I had somewhat of a job interview and also met the assistant principal. We went over my resume and had a short interview on the spot. About five days later I had a formal interview with all of the assistant principals.I was asked on August 9 to attend our professional development course on August 10 and on August 12 I signed my contract. After signing the contract it took about two months before I had the ability to use the computer system at HISD. on August 24 I started teaching.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They tended to ask very theoretical questions looking for very theoretical teaching responses. Furthermore, they asked me questions about how I would handle students using profanity, students using profanity against me and how I would respond to this. Which I answered their theoretical questions with mainly practical answers and explain that students using profanity and calling me names really dependent on the specifics of the situation. In other words if I had a student who normally behave well and one day was really agitated I would handle this different than the student who use this sort of vocabulary on a daily basis.
