CTS' interview was not terrible, but another example of how random and silly many English teaching interviews are. I matched their requirements exactly, and have several years of business English teaching experience in-house and as a part timer and freelancer. Yet I still did not get an offer after an experience that was somewhat uncomfortable and confusing. The "interview" consisted of about 20 minutes of very basic questions that the interviewer ended up cutting short earlier than expected. I don't feel like she was very interested or engaged or really considered my background or qualifications. I didn't get any questions about my approach to teaching or how I would handle certain classroom situations. I feel like the interviewer made up her mind based on some random, subjective reason rather than actual giving any real thought to my candidacy. (I showed up professionally dressed and prepared, so I doubt that was the reason). The demo lesson was conducted with the main interviewer and another employee who seemed to not want to be there. I get that culture fit and feeling are parts of the process - and that I am not going to be a fit for every company - but the interviewer seemed to have made up her mind from the beginning and as I said, none of the interview questions really reflected any real thought in the process. This is unfortunately typical of many English teaching interviews in Japan.