Clown suit perhaps？

Nah just kidding. My first interview as a teacher was conducted in a very similar way to a normal interview except I had to explain to the DOS giving the interview how I would teach certain words with the use of actions or whatever. I've had interviews before where I've had to teach lessons on the spot though so you better come prepared just in case.

Da big boss.  Thankee

the last interview i went to turned out to be not so much a job interview, as i would understand it, but a high pressure contract signing. I refused to sign as they had left out very important things from the contract like the salary. So I would say, don't expect only a job interview as you would understand it!

Birthday suit? Depends on what you look like, and who's doing the interview!

Presumabley you've got no experience, so expect a barrage including the 'why' questions. If it's a 'real' school, it'll come across as a 'real' interview - so be prepared for that.

If it's a dodgey school, there'll be very little 'interview' and more 'how low can we pay you' type thing. So, basically, it'll be a lot more 'telling', and a lot less 'asking'.

Also, if it's a dodgey place, the 'interview' will be very short... where are you from, what do you look like? Ok, sign here.

if it is an interview, don't bring a sample lesson UNLESS they asked for it.

DON'T sign anything! Bring it away and read it first

What you have to do is make it really funny...they don't care what you know at this point because they don't even know you. It's all about making them like you. Make them laugh and you win. 

 There are two questions that often catch me off guard.

1. Can you describe your teaching style?

2. How do you handle behaviour problems in the classroom?

I always feel like I answer these two questions in less than convincing style. Of course I know how I handle behaviour problems in my classroom, just that it is unlikely to be in line with what they want to hear!

I'd be surprised if they ask you on the spot to give a lesson. It would not be unreasonable for you to expect some notice there. They may ask you to outline one of your lesson plans though.

I don't agree with Silva's advice. Be warm and friendly but hold the jokes. Although if Silva is talking about a demo lesson with kids then he is on the money. If you tick all the right boxes in terms of qualifications then I would argue the onus is on them to qualify themselves to you. I think as candidates we often feel like it should be the other way around but I am sure there are many foreign teachers that get offered everything they apply for. 

A final piece of advice in relation to salary. I cannot tell you how many times a school has given me a figure and stated that this or that is the highest they can go. It is funny how after an e-mail stating that I am no longer interested in the position that they somehow find an extra 2000 - 3000 a month. 

I would say dress is an important factor.

I have met quite a few terrible teachers in Asia that were dressed very professionally and so thus considered excellent or outstanding by both management and students alike.

One guy in particular comes to mind that had, what I later found out to be, fake documentation and regularly blew his top at the kids. Yet because he wore a three piece suit he could do no wrong in the eyes of the DOS.

Likewise with another senior teacher that was ( and probably still is ) a heavy duty alcoholic. I watched him fall over several times, listened with awe to his incoherent rants and sniffed the wonderful intoxicating combination of urine and whisky. Yet with his neat hair, shirt and tie he was the hero of the school.

So in short: dressing the part will count for far more than what you say.

Good luck with the application. May the whims of the interviewer be in your favour!