Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at British Council as 100% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for HR and rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for HR and roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at British Council takes an average of 10 days when considering 1 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for HR had the quickest hiring process (on average 10 days), whereas HR roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 10 days).
You get an offer, get told the competencies and behaviors they are looking for, and get a panel interview. Follow up within a month of the interview. The style is competency based 'tell us about a time when' type interview, with some questions about certain types of lessons you've taught.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about a writing lesson you've taught recently.
I applied online. I interviewed at British Council (El Cairo, ) in Feb 2022
Interview
It was an easy interview. Just several questions about how to deal with the situation or to tell them about a situation you had before like how do you manage your time and how to deal with angry customer
I applied online. I interviewed at British Council (Tokio) in Feb 2018
Interview
Main bulk of the interview involves answering questions about classroom activities and situations (how you deal with them, set them up and so on) so it’s good to prepare specific examples to talk about. You may get asked to talk through a lesson you have delivered in terms of the aims and outcomes.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you tell us about a recent lesson you have taught? What were the aims and how did you help learners achieve them?