Phalen Leadership Academy Interview Questions
& Process
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and how the experience turned out.
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Reading Interventionist
Entry Easy Positive experience Accept offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Background check Offer
Interview formats
Behavioral Other
Submitted an application and then was called for an interview. We negotiated the contract. The person who interviewed me was very nice and pleasant. She explained the next steps in the process and the approximate start date. I interviewed one month and negotiated the offer the following month.
Confirmed questions5 questions
- Can you tell me about yourself?
- How did you manage your classroom?
- How would you handle an uncooperative team member?
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Development Manager
Manager Difficult Positive experience Accept offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Take home Phone screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Case
It started with a 45-minute phone screen from an outside recruiter. The interviewer was nice and the questions were fair and relevant. Then I had an hour-long phone interview with my would-be manager. He was also nice, fair, and direct. The questions were about my experience, knowledge, and interest. After that, I was given a sample budgeting task to complete in a few days. I had to build a hypothetical budget in Google Sheets based on given parameters. Finally, I had a one-hour phone interview, again with my would-be manager. The questions were still fair, but more in-depth, and included two hypothetical scenario/case study questions. Overall, it was a pleasant and positive interview process.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Given a scenario where you've prepared a grant budget that requires approval from a slow-responding school treasurer before a school board meeting in 3 days, what factors would you consider and what approach would you take to ensure it gets approved?
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Grant Writer
Entry Difficult Negative experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Take home
Interview formats
Technical
A recruiter reached out to me about a grant writer role, and I agreed to interview after talking with them and learning about the company. The first stage involved a substantial writing assignment where I had to draft answers to what seemed like past grant questions. This took me about 16 hours in total, covering research, technical writing, and the usual grant writing tasks. After submitting, I waited. Eventually, the recruiter let me know I wasn't moving on. I was surprised and a bit humbled, but I saw it as a good chance to get feedback on my submission. I thanked the recruiter and asked for feedback, but they replied that the person in charge wouldn't provide any due to the high number of applications. This felt really disrespectful. It's frustrating when organizations expect candidates to put in days of work on writing tasks without offering any feedback on their decisions. I regret the time I spent interviewing with them and stopped working with that recruiter because of this.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Draft responses to writing prompts, including those specific to grants for PLA schools.
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System Administrator
Mid Average Negative experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Take home Recruiter call Technical screen Background check Offer
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral
I applied for their Salesforce System Admin position. The interview process involved three rounds, a take-home project, and providing 5 references. Unfortunately, I received a generic automated email stating they had selected another candidate. It was a bit strange to put in so much effort and time without receiving any feedback, especially since they reposted the job shortly after.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Can you discuss your background and past projects?
- Could you share some details about your work experiences?
Phalen Leadership Academy Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Phalen Leadership Academy interview reports.
“What are three components of a lesson plan?”
Read reports →“Regarding Phalen's benefits, how do they compare to other companies' pay matching practices?”
Read reports →“What grade do you prefer to teach?”
Read reports →“How long have you been teaching?”
Read reports →“In your opinion, what is the purpose of HR?”
Read report →“Given a scenario where you've prepared a grant budget that requires approval from a slow-responding school treasurer before a school board meeting in 3 days, what factors would you consider and what approach would you take to ensure it gets approved?”
Read report →“What do you think HR is for?”
Read report →“Could you discuss school data?”
Read report →“How would you handle an uncooperative team member?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 18 Phalen Leadership Academy interview reports.