Swim Instructor applicants have rated the interview process at Making Waves Swim School with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 100% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Swim Instructor roles take an average of 9 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Making Waves Swim School overall takes an average of 9 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Making Waves Swim School as a Swim Instructor according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 22%
One on one interview: 22%
IQ intelligence test: 11%
Presentation: 11%
Background check: 11%
Drug test: 11%
Skills test: 11%
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I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Making Waves Swim School
Interview
I filled out an application online. I was contacted by their staffing manager. Her name is Katie Land. She was very up front about the requirements of the job and what was needed to succeed. Most of what she told me I already knew from teaching in the past. Act professionally, have fun with the students, teach them as much as you can in the time you have and work like you love it.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
She asked my 1 year, 3 year and 5 year plans were for the future and I wasn't really sure of anything past 1 year.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Making Waves Swim School (Mississauga, ON) in Aug 2019
Interview
The interview process was a short phone call. It was done by a making waves manager and the Mississauga location. It was highly unorganized and difficult to follow the interviewers questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The interview was unorganized and all over the place.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Making Waves Swim School (New Brunswick, NJ) in Sep 2016
Interview
There was a phone interview with the basic interview questions, and if you passed it then there was a swimming skill test/in-person interview at one of their many locations, the candidate gets to choose which one they meet at out of a like five different locations and times. Then at the in-person interview, they ask questions like how would you teach a specific skill and the skills test is to see if you can swim all the strokes ( freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How did you handle a stressful situation in which you were not very confident to handle?