Frederick County Public Schools Interview Questions
& Process

I applied for the opening at the school and had an interview with the principal and a member of the special ed team. We talked about my past experience and they asked me questions about what's expected in special education. It felt like a really natural conversation, and I got a call back a few days later.

So I had two interviews for this IT Support role. The first one made me kinda nervous from the jump, it was pretty different from other tech interviews I've had and didn't feel super friendly. Even though I knew what to expect for the second one, I was still worried I might bomb their test. Walking out of both, I felt like I could have done better. They were both on Google Meet, scheduled for 30 minutes max, intros included. Each interview had an HR person, the IT Supervisor, and three people from the team. They barely asked about my past work, or anything about work ethic or personality, just a couple of soft questions. They asked about 20 questions, many were super specific, like hot keys for Chromebooks or how to find stuff in Airwave. It seemed like they wanted one very precise answer, even if there were other correct ways to do it. For example, on testing Chromebook battery health, they seemed to want the command line answer, not the GUI way. The 'soft' questions were like, 'What makes an ideal candidate?' and 'What did you do to prep and what will you do after the interview?'. While they can interview how they want, I think they should have a skills assessment and focus more on the people side of the job. I've gone back and forth between feeling neutral and negative about the process. Setting up the interview and joining was easy, and they were quick with communication about the job status. But expecting hot key knowledge and one specific answer format for tech questions, instead of how you'd use your experience in their setup, definitely makes it a negative experience for me. If a good job opens up, I'd apply again, but I'd know what to expect better next time.

I had an onsite interview with a group of four people. The group consisted of an administrator, two teachers, and the assistant principal. They had a list of questions they wanted to ask me. After I answered each question, they asked if I wanted to share more about my expertise in that area. To wrap up, we had a short talk about my future goals. It felt like a formal interview, but the atmosphere was pretty relaxed.

The online application was submitted, but communication with HR was not great. The interview was held virtually via Google Meet with the principal and assistant principal. They were in different offices and asked questions one after the other.