Preschool Director Mock Interview
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Why did you choose to pursue a career as a Preschool Director?
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Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
How has your career as an educator and Preschool Director positively impacted your life? The interviewers want to know the personal reasoning behind pursuing this career path. Perhaps you enjoy leading other teachers, working on curriculum endeavors, or maybe you get fired up about improving education for preschoolers. Share your desire to help create success in the field of early childhood education. Ensure that your passion and enthusiasm shine when you deliver your response. Preschool Director has positively impacted your life.
Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
"I chose to pursue a career as a Preschool Director out of a desire to make a more significant impact on the improvement of public education. I was a highly involved and enthusiastic teacher for ten years before I landed my first director role. I had a desire to influence the industry and encourage less focus on traditional testing and begin incorporating learning and testing methods for learners of all kinds. As a preschool teacher, my direct impact was on my class of 20 students. Now, as a Preschool Director, I can make a positive impact on the entire student body, my faculty, and the families of our students. I look forward to delivering this same approach as your preschool's next director."
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I chose to pursue a director's role in preschool because, after 17 years, I knew I wanted to share my joy and experience in preschool teachings with others. Also, I was ready to take on a bigger challenge to learn the management aspect of a center, help parents to find the right place for their child, and share the joy of taking care of children.
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It sounds as though you have many passions related to your job! To add to this, was there anything about this specific job that caught your attention?
"I chose to pursue a Preschool Director role since, after 17 years of working in the industry, I feel prepared and ready to share my experiences and joy of preschool teaching with others. I am ready to take on a more significant challenge, which includes learning the management aspect of a center and helping parents to find the right place for their child. This particular director role caught my eye because...(discuss the job at hand and why you felt compelled to apply)."
Anonymous Answer
I have worked in the field since 1987. I have been everything from a floater - to a director. I am currently a head teacher and although I love it- I do not feel that it challenges me as much as I would like. I loved being a director because I was able to help my teachers in ways that I am currently unable to.
Stephanie's Feedback
Great! I suggest closing out this response with a sentence re-stating how passionate you are about children and early education and how you thrive in a leadership role.
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