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[Mehtap]

Hi again all,

I have arrived in Istanbul and have applied to various places. I have a few interviews coming up but i have no idea what to expect. I'm sure many of you have been to a few. Please please can you kindly let me know, briefly, the sort of things that'll come up, types of questions and in general what employers are looking for. Any information will be valuable and i'll be so grateful.

Thanks for reading this!

All the best.

[thrifty]

[Mehtap]

Thanks for the reply.

I am also native as i was born in London and i grew up there until now. I have only been living in Istanbul for a couple of weeks. But it's ok, you couldn't have known. Never judge a book by its cover, or in this case, its name.

Take care, hope you have a good day.

[Sheikh Inal Ovar]

Not sure who you're applying to but regular questions at some of the more challenging places could be:

[Mehtap]

Thanks, Sheikh Inal Ovar

Very useful information. I am only apply to language schools at the moment as i have my CELTA but no experience. Just a little worried and really want to get a job so that i can kick start my career. It's my first ESL interview and i really don't know what to expect.

Thanks once again.

[dmb]

If the interviewer knows you are a newbie then they should be nice to you. They will ask you a language awareness question, as the sheik said, how do you present the simple present? what controlled practice activities do you use, freer stage, etc. They might ask you any favourite warmers, vocab activites, materials and be able to clearly explain them. You might be asked how you would deal with a difficult question....the list goes on, it really depends on the interviewer.

Personally, I take a Dogme approach to interviewing. I'll start off with general chit chat and 'tell me about yourself' and take it from there.
Good luck

[Mehtap]

dmb,

Thanks so much, the information you have given is so helpful...

take care and all the best.