We believe academic degrees or experience in the disciplines taught, and passion for that subject are the most important tools for inspiring deep content understanding in students. Our selective hiring process screens for candidates who are committed to sharing their expertise and helping students become the best versions of themselves.
Our recruiting is managed by the BASIS Recruiting Team in the United States. They receive thousands of applicants each year and make the initial determination as to which candidates should be screened. This team is responsible for conducing the initial interviews before passing them to our team in Thailand.
Once we receive candidates from the Recruiting Team, our Head of School and Senior School Leadership team makes the determination as to if this candidate has the right profile for our school. If selected, the candidate must then interview with a panel of individuals typically consisting of the Head of School, a School Director and, if applicable, a Subject Expert Teacher.
All final candidates are invited to conduct a Teacher Demo. If the candidate is located nearby one of our schools in the United States, China or Thailand then the Heads of School assemble classes of our students and administrators, and candidates are given the opportunity to teach a lesson, challenge students, show their subject expertise, as well as show their ability to communicate high-level subject matter to young students. In other cases, we ask for a virtual Teacher Demonstration.
Our students take these sessions seriously; they know their feedback weighs heavily in our hiring decisions. Some new faculty members have been teaching for years in school or university settings. Others are leaving a research lab or corporate job to leap into a new career and share their experience and applied knowledge with BASIS students.