I applied through an employee referral. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at The Y (YMCA) (Bellevue, WA) in June 2013
Interview
One interview, basic quick questions bout why you want to work with kids and the YMCA is a good fit for you. Overall, it seemed they were just making sure that you wanted to be active and were able to balance fun with following their strict rules of being a YMCA employee.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is an example where you needed to build teamwork?
Very casual, my interviewer kept things focused on my ability to work with children, public speaking, and working on a team. If you have any experience with working with kids, be sure to have some stories of how you have dealt with incidents relating to behavior.
Group interview with other canidates and panelists. Mostly get to know you style and situtational tasks. You will be interviewing alongside other canidadtes so make sure you stand out and seem unique. Howeer don;t overdo it and remain humble and willing to learn.
Fairly relaxed, standard questions related to your interest and experience with early childhood education. They didn't really go over my resume- many workers were in high school, so their expectations likely weren't high.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Name one time you settled a conflict and how you did that.