Teaching with Meddeas.

So, I've been teaching in a small school in Gandia since September, and now it's coming to the end of my time there. There doesn't seem to be an awful lot of information about the company that I got the job through (Meddeas) online, so I'm going to write about my experience here.

First, the interview. 
1. Skype interview. If your application is successful, Meddeas will offer you a Skype interview. They basically tell you a bit about the job and ask you your preferences with regards to the school, age of kids etc. 

After this, they will ask you to talk about two different topics for two minutes. They gave me the topic of the Moon, and I managed to talk about that for four minutes so they didn't bother giving me a second topic. Friends of mine that did the interview got photosynthesis, Mars, the Earth and the Sun. Don't panic! They are not really testing your scientific knowledge here, more your ability to chat about something for a long period of time, and to improvise.

2. If you are successful in the Skype interview, you will be invited to a face to face interview. The choice of places when I applied were London or Manchester, they might have added more places by now. If you're successful, they will contact you about a month later and tell you, if not then apparently they just don't contact you.

3. If you accept the position, they will then try and find a school which suits your requirements. This will almost definitely be impossible, so just be glad if you vaguely get what you asked for. The less picky you are in the interview, the more likely you are to get a job, obv. They told me about my school three weeks before the start date and I had three days to accept or reject it.

4. The welcome day. Pretty much completely useless, but gives you a chance to meet other people that are in your area, and to see the course coordinators in person. This is a one day event on the Saturday before your job starts, mine was in Madrid but I think they maybe also do it in Barcelona. You pay for your own flights there, accommodation and transport to the next place.

So that's basically the process of getting a job. Next post will be pros and cons of Meddeas..




Hannah Z