2007 Education Career Fair

Interviewers’ Favorite Questions

• Have you passed the teaching assessments?
• Do you have a license?
• Tell me about a lesson that was not successful.
• If I were to visit your classroom, what kind of instructional strategies could I expect to see?
• Are you highly qualified according to No Child Left Behind?
• What does a student’s grade represent?
• If your students were to evaluate you, what would they say?
• Please describe yourself personally or professionally, in five words or less.
• Why do you want to be a teacher?
• What will make you an asset to our school?
• Please describe your ideal classroom.
• What are your goals for the next five years?
• If we have your application in a stack of 20, what do you think sets you apart from the other applicants?
• What would your cooperating teacher say are your strengths and areas you need to improve?
• When choosing a place to work, what do you consider to be important?