I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at The Y (YMCA) (Oklahoma City, OK) in Dec 2011
Interview
I worked for another ymca at the time and asked about my work experience there. I was asked about if I found anything annoying about my current position. My aquatics background. If there was a certain age group that I would like to work with. The main question about my swimming background is the type of drill that I would use to teach someone how to swim.
Simple, informal, tour facilities, check certifications. I had to wait a while for interviewer to be ready to see me but once they were ready, the interview was simple and quick. As long as I passed background checks, I had a job offer.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at The Y (YMCA) (San Diego, CA) in Sept 2024
Interview
The interview questions mostly focus on your understanding of the Y's values and your past experience with working with various age group as well as as comfort with working with children. Also, there is a in the pool part of the assessment where you have to swim in each of the given stroke.
Easy questions and scenario. They will give you a "what if situation" and ask how will you handle it. they're really easy especially if you do know how to swim.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are your experience if any as a swim instructor