I applied in-person. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at The Y (YMCA) (Atlanta, GA) in Apr 2014
Interview
Beyond contacting them about a position and submitting a resume, there were two interviews. Both were over the phone for me, and I interviewed with the same person (my direct boss) both times. Questions were pretty much the same both times as well. Not too intense.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is your biggest accomplishment?
Why do you want to work with children?
What are you going to do with a child that has behavioral issues?
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.