Boss: What is your biggest weakness?
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Boss: Good morning, Mr. Antrim. My name is David Hasselhoff.
Applicant: Nice to meet you, Mr. Hasselhoff.
Boss: Please, have a seat.
Boss, As you probably know, we want to fill this internship position as quickly as possible,
Boss: because we unfortunately had a short notice resignation.
Boss: Could you tell me something about your resume?
Applicant: I studied German as a second language at Eastern Illinois University,
Applicant: my internship (student teaching) at a high school in the USA, and I took a summer course at Humboldt University.
Applicant: Since 2009, I have been teaching German as a second language at a another high school in the USA.
Boss: Do you live in Germany now?
Applicant: I am currently looking for an apartment in Berlin and I am living in a hotel until I get one.
Boss: What do you know about our company already?
Applicant: You teach German as a second language especially for foreigners and asylum seekers.
Applicant: You have 15 schools spread throughout Germany and there is also an online option.
Applicant: Why do you want to work for us?
Applicant: I would like to teach as many people as possible the German language
Applicant: and I think that your company offers a great service.
Boss: What are your greatest strengths?
Applicant: I bring my passion for the German language into the lesson.
Applicant: I believe that it is important for the students to know,
Applicant: that the teacher not only knows the German language, but also loves it.
Applicant: With this passion, I can teach German with fun.
Applicant: If one has fun doing it, they learn not only faster, but also easier.
Boss: What is your biggest weakness?
Applicant: I am sometimes too detail oriented.
If I start a project, I want to make everything perfect.
Sometimes that means that I never see my project as "finished".
I never miss a deadline, but I always think about it afterwards, what I could have done.
I sometimes have problems remembering the names of people when I am introduced to new people.
In order to remember the names of my students, I have to study as if for a test.
I make flashcards with photos of the students and I review them before the lesson.
I work all of the time.
When I am at work, I work, but when I am at home, I still think about work.
Everything that I do reminds me of the German language and how I can teach it to my students.
Sometimes I think I don't relax enough.
Boss: Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
Applicant: I would like to teach as many people as possible the German language.
If I can reach that in 5 years with your company, I see myself here.
Teaching makes me happy.
It makes me happy when my students finally understand something that they think is difficult and I can share this "aha-moment" with them.
Boss: If we hire you, when could you start?
Applicant: I could be available to you starting on the 9th of March.
Boss: I don't have any more questions. Do you perhaps have questions for me?
Applicant: How long did the predecessor work in this position?
Boss: He started in 2005 and left for personal reasons.
Applicant: Could you describe a typical work day for this position?
Boss: This position has a lot of flexibility. It depends upon how many students you have,
if you teach group lessons or private lessons, and a few other things.
Normally the day starts at 8 am.
You have an hour or sometimes two to plan everything for the day or week.
After that you can follow your own schedule.
The office remains open until 8 pm.
And you can teach that late, if you want,
but you will never be forced to.
Applicant: How long is your probationary period here?
Boss: 6 months, but the teachers are evaluated every two months by the students and the superiors.
If the rating of a teacher is too low, we have a meeting with the teacher.
If they receive three low ratings, the teacher is let go.
Applicant: Thank you. I don't think I have any more questions.
Boss: Ok. We will let you know our decision by the end of the week.
Applicant: Thank you, Mr. Hasselhoff. It was a joy for me to meet you and I look forward to your call.
Boss: Likewise. I'll escort you out.