Friday, 30 May 2014

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
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11 comments:

  1. Anonymous24 August 2014 at 14:11

    Hi Hannah! I don't know if my last Google+ comment went through ... but I'd love to interview you about Meddeas for a piece I'm doing about all the teach-English-in-Spain programs. Please let me know if you're interested :) - Corbett Walsh

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  2. Unknown25 August 2014 at 07:24

    Yes, of course!

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  3. Anonymous25 August 2014 at 08:05

    Great! Can you please send an e-mail to nbacnw@gmail.com so I can forward along the interview questions to you?

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  4. Anonymous18 January 2015 at 19:07

    Hi Hannah! I'm applying to Meddeas for 2015-16 school year and I stumbled upon your blog researching the program. I'd really like to be placed in Sevilla if they accept me (I studied there for a year and completely fell in love with it). So far they've offered me a skype interview so I have my fingers crossed! I noticed you mentioned that it's hard for them to find schools that match your preferences, so I was wondering if that applied to your regional preferences as well. Did you get your preferred location if you had one? Any tips on getting your preferred location? Thanks in advance! -Tia

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    1. Unknown28 February 2015 at 07:57

      Well in my interview I told them my preferred location and they did put me nearby,but I also said that the most important thing for me was living alone and not with a family. There was a job in Valencia but it would've been with a family. So I reckon if you say the most important thing to you is location, they'll search for your school based on that first. Hope that helps and good luck!

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    2. Anonymous5 March 2015 at 14:10

      Thanks for the reply! Sounds good, I did make sure to mention my location preferences to them so I'm hoping they'll be able to find me a spot there. I made it past the skype interview, and about a month ago I had an in person interview in Chicago, and now they told me that they are going to place me somewhere. I should know within a couple weeks where they are planning to place me. Fingers crosssed! It seems like a cool program, thanks for sharing your experiences and advice, it's very helpful!

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    3. Anonymous20 April 2016 at 07:10

      Hi! I don't know if you'll see this, but did it end up working out with your placement in Sevilla? I'm in the same boat!

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    4. Daniela Moya30 October 2017 at 09:19

      Hi! I am very interested in being placed in Sevilla for next year 2018. Did it end up working out for you?

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  5. Anonymous24 February 2015 at 03:32

    Hey I was just wondering how long it took you to hear of meddeas after your Skype interview? :)

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    1. Unknown5 March 2015 at 14:17

      Hey,

      For me, it took about a week to hear from meddeas after the Skype interview :)

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  6. Anonymous13 March 2018 at 09:18

    Just had my skype interview with Meddeas! It was not what I expected, my interviewer was not very enthused & shorter than expected as well! I hope this doesn’t mean anything negative. I just could not read if she liked me or not. The nearest delegate for face to face interview in Southern California is Oakland which is not very close! I would’ve thought for sure there would be a delegate in LA!

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