Lifeguard applicants have rated the interview process at Portland Parks and Recreation with 1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 91.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Lifeguard roles take an average of 2 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Portland Parks and Recreation overall takes an average of 12 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Portland Parks and Recreation as a Lifeguard according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 18%
Phone interview: 9%
Group panel interview: 9%
IQ intelligence test: 9%
Skills test: 9%
Other: 9%
Background check: 9%
Drug test: 9%
Presentation: 9%
Personality test: 9%
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I applied in-person. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Portland Parks and Recreation (East Portland, OR) in Feb 2011
Interview
Very Casual. After you are a certified lifeguard (certified by starguard) you're pretty much guaranteed to be hired. Interviewees are interviews by the District Aquatic Coordinators who are all really down to Earth.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
How would your peers describe you? Tell me about a time when you've had a conflicting experience working in a group and what was the outcome?
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Portland Parks and Recreation (Portland, OR)
Interview
I was asked about how I would handle customer situations and a strength of mine as well as a weakness. Overall the interview was not bad at all. Very nice people who do the interviews.
I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Portland Parks and Recreation (Portland, OR) in Mar 2015
Interview
You have to pass a test where you swim a certain length, perform rescue techniques, and answer basic questions about cpr and first aid. Very easy, just memorize the simple moves and basic stuff in the textbook they give you.