I applied online. I interviewed at CPCD... giving children a head start (Colorado Springs, CO) in Jun 2021
Interview
I had my interview through Zoom with two women. I believe there was about 18 questions. They were not the typical ones you get- required a bit of thought and lengthy answers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Accountability and ethics: speak about a time you were involved in a conflict or made a mistake professionally. How did you demonstrate accountability, or, responsibility in this instance and what did you learn from the experience?
Partnering with diverse families: How do you build relationships with families whose lifestyles, backgrounds, needs, and/or different challenges are different from your own experiences?
How do you maintain the partnership with families and keep them engaged?
I applied online. The process took 4 days. I interviewed at CPCD... giving children a head start (Colorado Springs, CO) in Nov 2015
Interview
Interview was with one supervisor and another staff member in a senior management position. They required to answer a few questions, type out some responses, they also then required a background check, fingerprints and a drug screening!
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
Are you willing to complete 4+ Early Childhood Education Classes within 2 years of employment?
I applied online. I interviewed at CPCD... giving children a head start (Colorado Springs, CO) in May 2017
Interview
I was transferred from Indeed.com to CPCDs website to fill out the application. There were some technical issues - so they allowed me to email all of my application documents to HR.
The next day or so I was contacted to come in for an interview. The interview lasted about an hour. I was asked several questions by the Behavorial Health Consultant and former Behavioral Interventionist; as well as, given scenarios to respond to in a various early childhood education settings. It went very well.
The same day I was called after the interview to come back for a second interview in the next couple of days. An additional person from the department was added to the round robin interview. They were upfront and honest about why I was chosen to come back out of hundreds of applicants.
However, the position was eventually given to someone who had the Pyramid Plus Training they were looking for (this was not mentioned in the job posting) - even though they were impressed.
Each time they allowed me to ask a few questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A child is acting out in class and biting other students. What do you do?