As an Applicant Final Interviewer, you are a Teach For America Alumnus or former staff member working as a part of TFA’s Recruitment & Admissions team. You are responsible for interviewing a group of candidates that have been advanced past the initial application stage and invited to the interview day. This includes: preparing for the interview day by reviewing each applicant’s file (application, notes from previous reviewers and recommenders, responses to pre-interview activity, etc.); facilitating the interview day by leading applicants through various assessments and building inspiration around our mission; and accurately calibrating scores for each competency in our selection model in order to arrive at the best recommendation for each applicant.
You are motivated by the prospect of having a significant impact on Teach For America’s 2019 corps and beyond and derive joy from interacting with applicants in order to inspire and evaluate their potential for impact. As an Applicant Interviewer, you will enhance your professional skills in hiring while gaining an understanding of Teach For America’s selection model and staying engaged with the organization.
- Make excellent, evidence-based recommendations to admit or reject candidates for Teach For America’s corps
- Thoroughly read applications and prepare to interview each applicant
- Make accurate calibrations
- Include evidence-based rationales that support calibrations and recommendations to admit or reject
- Document all decisions with thorough and professional notes
- Create a comfortable and inspiring applicant experience, increasing applicants’ likelihood to confirm their offer
- Complete training prior to interviewing applicants as well as ongoing professional development
Willingness to commit to the following:
- Complete training (6 hours independent, 4 hours virtual training)
- Prepare to interview applicants at 3 deadlines (8 hours per deadline)
- Interview applicants for at least two days (6 days total) at each of the following interview weeks: December 13-18, February 8-13, March 25-28
- Additional opportunities to interview applicants in the season may become available
- Applicants must be a Teach For America alumnus with prior experience as an Application Reviewer or a former part-time or full-time staff member
Work demands
- Most final interviews will take place virtually, however, in special circumstances as needed we may ask you to travel up to one hour.
Skills
- Understands and is inspired by Teach For America’s core values and the extraordinary impact our work has on children and communities
- Makes evidence-based decisions
- Identifies patterns and tensions in evidence, recognizes interconnections across different scenarios and draws conclusions from these patterns
- Excellent written and oral communication
- High bar for quality in their work and takes ownership of their responsibilities
- Exceptional integrity and ability to work with confidential information
- Highly organized with a strong attention to detail and responsive to feedback & communication
- Ability to inspire applicants and create a welcoming interview environment
- Strong internal desire to learn and continuously improve