I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at The Y (YMCA) (Woodbury, NJ) in May 2012
Interview
The process was a 1 day interview with a waiting period for a callback. You either received a callback or you did not based on if they accepted you. The process was overall easy, if you enjoy working with kids and answer questions logically you will receive a callback in a day or two.
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.