{"id":5778,"date":"2016-10-21T07:38:25","date_gmt":"2016-10-21T07:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internationalschoolcommunity.com\/blog\/?p=5778"},"modified":"2026-02-14T03:49:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T03:49:02","slug":"13-insightful-international-school-interview-experiences-submitted-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internationalschoolcommunity.com\/blog\/13-insightful-international-school-interview-experiences-submitted-members\/","title":{"rendered":"13 Insightful International School Interview Experiences Submitted by Our Members"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

International School Community\u00a0is full of thousands of useful, informative comments…54432 comments<\/a> (14 Feb. 2026) to be exact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Members are recommended to keep their comments objective on our website. In one of the 65 comment topics, they are encouraged to share their international school interview experiences. How did it go? Was it easy to get? Recruitment fair or Skype? Was the experience positive or less than ideal?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We scoured our database of comments, and we found 13 that stood out to us as being some of the most interesting and insightful interview experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

13. <\/strong>“The school has improved its hiring practices during the last few years. Now department heads sometimes get involved in hiring decisions. Don’t let the director’s lack of enthusiasm during an interview throw you off – that’s just his personality – and don’t believe anything that he promises you, unless it is writing.” –\u00a0Internationale Schule Frankfurt-Rhein-Main <\/a>(Frankfurt, Germany)<\/span> – 48 Comments<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

12.\u00a0<\/strong>“Speaking from the Director’s office, you need to have a focus on collaborative action toward mission. Knowing our mission and core values is key to interview\u00a0<\/strong>for our team. While we are happy to train, we are also looking for good experience and foundation that will add to our body of expertise and keep us refreshed in best practice.”–\u00a0<\/strong>Anglo-American School of Moscow <\/a>(Moscow, Russia)<\/span> – 69 Comments<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

11.<\/strong>\u00a0“The school has not met any of my expectations in professionalism. Many of the things I was told in my interview turned out to be untrue. The fall of the peso has not been addressed by administration.” –\u00a0Colegio Anglo Colombiano <\/a>(Bogota, Colombia)<\/span> – 101 Comments<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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10.\u00a0<\/strong>“Singapore age restrictions keep hiring (and renewals) under age 60. First round\u00a0interview is typically done via Skype, but they want to do second round\u00a0interviews in person, in Singapore or London.” –\u00a0United World College South East Asia <\/a>(Singapore, Singapore)<\/span> – 92 Comments<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

9.\u00a0<\/strong>“They rely a lot on hiring people who are recommended by current employees. You still go through the interview process, etc. My initial contact to the school was through a connection I had to somebody already working here.” –\u00a0Yew Chung International School (Shanghai) <\/a>(Shanghai, China)<\/span> – 53 Comments<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

8.\u00a0<\/strong>“Please be careful when considering to work at this school! I wasn’t and am in quite a fit now…. On May 5, 2014 I had a telephone interview with the director and the head of secondary. On May 30, 2014 I got a firm job offer for September 2014. We discussed several contract details via mail (school fees, moving allowance etc.) but I did not receive a formal contract. On June 11 I wrote an email asking for a contract copy. On June 13 the job offer was revoked, giving as a reason that “the position no longer exists on the curriculum plan, so we cannot proceed with the appointment”. Draw your own conclusions about the school’s level of commitment and organisation.” –\u00a0British School of Barcelona <\/a>(Barcelona, Spain)<\/span> – 5 Comments

7. <\/strong>“Face-to-face. As in most international school in Bangkok, it is much easier to get a job if you know someone on the inside of the school. The pay-scale is shrouded in secrecy (as in many schools here). The interview process is not that difficult, being from a native English-speaking country is a huge plus.” –\u00a0Pan Asia International School <\/a>(Bangkok, Thailand)<\/span> – 70 Comments

6.\u00a0<\/strong>“I was hired via Skype, as well. The interview was very informal but informative about the school and life Venezuela.” –\u00a0Escuela Las Morochas <\/a>(Ciudad Ojeda, Venezuela)<\/span> – 28 Comments<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

5.\u00a0<\/strong>“The school does not attend any fairs. Hiring is done via announcements on the school’s website. The hiring process is not quick. Expect to be interviewed, via Skype most likely, four times. Each interview is with a person a bit further up the food chain. At the moment Indonesia has an age cutoff of 60.” –\u00a0Green School Bali <\/a>(Denpasar, Indonesia)<\/span> – 168 Comments<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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4.\u00a0<\/strong>“They do tend to hire internally a lot. The interview process is a bit intense with multiple interviews being set up for one person. They ask questions from a list. They are usually open to sponsoring visas for non EU candidates.” –\u00a0International Community School London <\/a>(London, United Kingdom)<\/span> – 53 Comments<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.\u00a0<\/strong>“I met with Julie Alder at the school campus because I was already in the city. I contacted them before I came and they were more than willing to give me a time and a place to meet and interview with me. The interview lasted 45 to 60 minutes. I also got to walk around and visit some classrooms.” –\u00a0International School Singapore <\/a>(Singapore, Singapore)<\/span> – 18 Comments<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. <\/strong>“The school is quite small, so it doesn’t attend job fairs. I was interviewed by phone and got the job from there. I know they have also brought in teachers whom live nearby (within Western Europe) to interview them in person. Hiring restrictions: YES- they will now only hire people who have valid working papers to work in France. The school also now typically only employs expat teachers from the UK or within the EU. Many of the teachers who work at the school have a French spouse.” –International School of Lyon <\/a>(Lyon, France)<\/span> – 15 Comments<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.\u00a0<\/strong>“I interviewed with the elementary principal this feb at the search associates fair in boston. She was very kind and sweet to me. The interview went very well, she was willing to allow me to lead the interview by showing her my portfolio. She was a very experienced teacher in the international school world. She was kind enough to send a note to me in my folder to let me know that I didn’t get the job, and she also highlighted somethings that I said in the interview. Very professional!” –\u00a0American International School Bucharest <\/a>(Bucharest, Romania)<\/span> – 133 Comments<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have an interesting and insightful international school interview experience that you would like to share, log in<\/a> to International School Community and submit your comments. For every 10 submitted comments, you will get one month of free premium membership added to your account!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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