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Hello, did anyone apply for the recent Jan 2021 application? Did you receive any updates or is it too early to expect anything for now?
Thank you for sharing
Been applying to NIE for a couple of years but didn't manage to get any interview for what I wanted to teach for Upper Sec. I'm holding a private degree with industrial experience and strong tutoring background (1-1 & Tuition centres), private degree may be harder to get in (hoping to join as mid career).
Only gotten an interview at first round for Pri Sch Chinese which is way too rusty now, was told to consider to apply for Sec Sch teaching (related to my field) by the interviewers.
I hope to make an impact to students but I do worry if it will take very long to be able to join NIE (have already applied for the past 5 years).
Hence firmly decided to make a career switch to teach first to gain the full classroom exposure since there's an opening for ITE teaching, then continue to apply for NIE, understand that the structure and all will be different.
Fellow applicant for Jan/Feb 2021 window here. Shortlisted for Pri English/Maths & interview is next week~
Happy for you and good luck!!!
May I know your indicated subject preferences, and also when you submitted your application?
I see. Glad u are clear what u want. If chinese lang teaching is not your calling & of no interest then dont accept. But if u have the competency then will do our students a service.
Anyway, teaching is one thing but classroom management is another thing. It is most challenging. U must be able to gain respect amd trust from your students before u can create any impacts on them. And i really hope u do.
Good luck & all best.
Oh dear, so sorry to hear that!I applied jan 2021, today was my interview. I must’ve let my nerves get to me or maybe it was my slightly reserved nature, but at the very end, one of the panelists said she wasn’t getting any sense of passion from me. Walked out of the place and security guard just looked at me while I was walking over. Then he said “all the best to you yeah, be happy.” I lost it and cldnt stop crying outside (‘: advice for those going, show passion! Atb
I applied jan 2021, today was my interview. I must’ve let my nerves get to me or maybe it was my slightly reserved nature, but at the very end, one of the panelists said she wasn’t getting any sense of passion from me. Walked out of the place and security guard just looked at me while I was walking over. Then he said “all the best to you yeah, be happy.” I lost it and cldnt stop crying outside (‘: advice for those going, show passion! Atb
Me too! But I havent got any updates..Hello, did anyone apply for the recent Jan 2021 application? Did you receive any updates or is it too early to expect anything for now?
So sorry to hear that. Take it easy and hope for the best, you may have done better than expected.I applied jan 2021, today was my interview. I must’ve let my nerves get to me or maybe it was my slightly reserved nature, but at the very end, one of the panelists said she wasn’t getting any sense of passion from me. Walked out of the place and security guard just looked at me while I was walking over. Then he said “all the best to you yeah, be happy.” I lost it and cldnt stop crying outside (‘: advice for those going, show passion! Atb
I applied jan 2021, today was my interview. I must’ve let my nerves get to me or maybe it was my slightly reserved nature, but at the very end, one of the panelists said she wasn’t getting any sense of passion from me. Walked out of the place and security guard just looked at me while I was walking over. Then he said “all the best to you yeah, be happy.” I lost it and cldnt stop crying outside (‘: advice for those going, show passion! Atb
Hi, I went for the interview yesterday too.. was wondering how long did your panel interview last after your 5mins lesson preparation? Mine was quite short around 20mins..So sorry to hear that. Take it easy and hope for the best, you may have done better than expected.
I didn't know whether I did well or not, had both positives and negatives from my interview yesterday.
Hi, I went for the interview yesterday too.. was wondering how long did your panel interview last after your 5mins lesson preparation? Mine was quite short around 20mins..
Went for my interview today. It's my 2nd time being interviewed after my unsuccessful attempt last year. Both times was shortlisted for Pri Eng & Maths. Only diff is last year they allowed you to choose which subject to present on, while this time they specifically said to present on English (if it's the first subject). I had presented on Maths previously. So anw, there doesn't seem to be a fixed template which the interviewers wlll follow for the lesson presentation - the ones last year didn't even interrupt at all & allowed me to actually finish my presentation, while the ones this time interrupted & kept asking childish questions (I guess as how Pri sch students would). In the end, 5 mins was up before I could finish my intended presentation.
As for the actual interview portion, there were fewer questions posed as compared to my previous experience. Wonder if such a change is the norm for this year's applications or they didn't ask as many questions because they have already written you off? Anw, only 3 of the 5 ppl present asked questions, while last year all 5 of them including the HR opened their mouths. In the end, the whole interview session lasted under half an hour.