Interview Questions for Teachers

Even those looking for a job as a teacher need to go through an interview just like everybody else in the other career fields. An interview is a meeting in which the potential employer has a discussion with the candidate, gets to know him or her a little better, and tries to determine whether he/she fits the bill. Even a teacher needs to give an interview for securing a job, and hence would need to answer a few questions, some personal and most work related. Interview questions for teachers would be slightly different from other professionals like IT and engineers. Let's list down some of the interview questions for teachers.

Sample Interview Questions for Teachers

Sample Personal Questions

• Please tell me a little bit more about yourself.
• What in life made you decide to become a teacher?
• What do you see yourself to be doing in five years time from now?
• Are you more of a pessimist or optimist? Give at least one example to back your answer.
• Are you a patient of any kind?
• What are your strengths and weaknesses?
• How long do you see yourself working with us if given the opportunitySample Professional Questions
  • What are all the subjects that you have taught, and what are the subjects you are most comfortable with?
  • According to you, which of these is most important and which one is the least, and why? - Discipline, methods, planning, evaluation.
  • Could you tell me what you love and hate the most about the teaching profession?
  • Do you think building a rapport with students is important, and why?
  • What would be your course of action if a particular student does not meet a deadline.
  • How would you handle a student who has a discipline problem, but academically is very brilliant.
  • What do you feel about the use of computers and technology in the classroom?
  • Would you demand respect from the students or earn it, and how?
  • How would you handle a noisy classroom?
  • How would you go about complaining to a parent about a troublesome kid?
  • Do you have any personally devised effective teaching strategies?
  • When the principal visits your classroom, what would be the most impressive aspect he/she would find?
  • What would be your course of action if one of your students brought in some project that was obviously done by the parent?
  • What is the most challenging aspect of teaching according to your personal view?
  • If you were given the chance to conduct a workshop, what topic would you choose?
  • It's the end of the academic year, how would you determine if you were successful or not, and to what extent?
  Sample Questions to Ask the Interviewer
  • What are the other related or higher opportunities that could come my way if I did well here?
  • What are the strengths and problems typical to this district?
  • How active are parents and guardians regarding their child's activities in this institution?
  • Is there any kind of mentoring that a new teacher can expect here?
  • Is there any opportunity to take up any extra curricular activity that I may be qualified in?
  Read more on:
  • Benefits of Becoming a Teacher
  • Basic Requirements to Become a Teacher
  These were the basic, common, and most important interview questions for teachers, and also a few questions that a candidate teacher could ask the interviewer. There could be other teacher interview questions also, depending upon a special course teaching interview or some technical post. Though, a person who is adequately qualified and really loves the teaching job would not have any problem in going through an interview.