Job Interview Questions

for Prospective
Business Education
Teachers

Teaching

What Business Education courses are you

ready to teach immediately?
How have you prepared yourself for these
courses?

What textbooks did you use during your

student teaching experience?

Give me an example of a discipline problem

you had with a student.
How did you handle it? Include the interaction
you had with the department chairperson,
principal and parent.

What was your biggest success in the

classroom while you were student
teaching?
How would you replicate this type of
success?

What was your biggest disappointment in

the classroom while you were student
teaching?
How would you change a future situation?

Department

Which club would you want to advise and

why? DECA, FBLA, other?

Tell me more about DECA.

How many members?
What types of projects did they carry out?
How much money did they raise?
How did they do it? How did they prepare their
students for the contests?

Tell me more about your experience in

the school store.
How did it operate?
What did the students sell?
Who were your vendors (by name).
Did students receive credit for
working at the school store?
How much profit was generated each
month?

Tell me about your involvement in

professional associations such as the
NBEA, BTA, LIBEC, WECA or SCBTA
group.

What are the requirements for the New

York State Business Honor Society?

Assume you were discussing high school

graduation requirements with one of your
students and his/her parents. Explain the
details of a Career and Technical Education
Endorsement.

How will you make a difference in our

Business Education Department?

Added Value

Tell me what you know about the career

planning process.
What elements should appear on a career plan?
What activities should a student experience in
order to help in the decision-making process?

Tell me how you would run a work experience

program.
Are you certified? How do you feel about
training plans?
Can we give a student school credit if they are
working for their parents off the books?

Tell me how would you set up and

run an advisory board.

What do you know about distance

learning or on-line learning?
How do we bring these programs to
our school?

We need someone to run a job fair for

our school.
Can you do this for us? Explain in
detail.

Personal

Describe your own computer literacy

background.
What software programs can you use
and teach?

We need someone to create a webpage for

our department.
Can you do this for us? Explain in detail.

Give me an example of how you

demonstrated team work during your
student teaching experience.
Give details, the challenges, and the
outcomes.

What are the three most important

knowledge/skills you bring to this
position?

How would the Business Education

instructors at the school at which you
completed your student teaching describe
you?
Give examples to validate their positions.

Why should we hire you?

Do you have any questions?