Education / Nonprofit
Teach For America
Two-year teaching corps — leadership reps and a wide alumni network.
New York, NY2,000+ staff, 3,000+ corps members$40k–$60k depending on region
Roles they hire students for
- Corps Member (Teacher)
- Recruitment Associate
- Program Operations Intern
Three deadlines across fall and winter of senior year.
What it's actually like
TFA places graduates as full-time teachers in under-resourced schools for two years, with training and certification support. The work is genuinely hard and emotionally demanding. Alumni move into education policy, law, nonprofit leadership and graduate school with a strong network behind them.
Two-year corpsCertification supportAlumni networkHigh-need placements
Great for you if
- You want mission-driven work
- You are considering education or policy
- You can commit two years
How they interview
- 1Application
- 2Phone interview
- 3Final interview with sample lesson
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