TnT 55 JOB INTERVIEW SERIES: What to say in an interview when you don't know the answer to a question ~ Education Podcast Network

So you've sent in your resume, and finally got a call for an interview. AWESOME! You put on your most professional-looking outfit, walk in tall, shake hands firmly, and finally sit down for those questions. But what if you don't know the answer to a question? What should you say? Should you lie? What if you said, "I don't know?" Would you look like an idiot?

Rob Fulk asks me some compelling interview questions that I wasn't necessarily ready for (but did my best to think on the fly), and he gives advice to new teachers on how to answer difficult questions.

What do you know about our school?
What’s more important to education in the success of our students - tradition or innovation? Defend your answer.
What perspectives outside of a Euro-centric curriculum can you bring to our classrooms?
Can you give me specific examples in an ELA classroom of literature you would bring in from a non-Euro perspective?
What specific supports are you going to need to be successful in our building?
What are your expectations of a team/PLC, and how do you uphold your expectations of your team/PLC?

Where you can find Rob Fulk:

His school’s website: Marion C. Moore School
His school’s Twitter and hashtag: @Mooremustangs #knowmoore
Rob’s Twitter: @RobFulk

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