sampleinterviewquestions-CatholicSchoolsDepartment.docVIP

SAMPLE INTERVIEW QUESTIONS It is good to begin with asking the candidate to tell you about themselves. “Describe yourself, your background and why you are interested in teaching in a Catholic school.” General Questions: What can you bring to our school that another applicant will not? What have you learned from your mistakes? What are the most important or worthwhile qualifications of a good teacher? What is your greatest strength? How would you use that in your teaching? What is your area of growth? How will that affect your effectiveness as a teacher? How would you describe your organizational style? Describe your most significant contribution in your last job or student teaching. Tell me about an interesting article you have read recently in a professional journal. Why do you want to teach in a Catholic school? What is your philosophy of Catholic education? What excites you? Annoys you? Bores you? Motivates you? What are you looking for? What do you expect? What do you plan to be doing in 5 years? What are your career goals? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Faith/ Religion Questions How important is your faith in your life and how comfortable are you sharing your belief with children and adults? What classes, workshops or study groups have you attended as an adult that enriched your faith life? How comfortable are you about planning a liturgy? How do you make prayer a part of your life, and how would you integrate prayer into the classroom? How comfortable are you with teaching the morals and beliefs of the Catholic church? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________