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Do you have any tips to help prepare for an upcoming activities director interview?

Are there common interview questions that come up again and again?

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Edith Jackson in Berwyn, Illinois

59 months ago

I need help in finding a job in Los aNGELES CALIFORNIA

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Gloria Imhoff in San Pedro, California

59 months ago

Host said: Do you have any tips to help prepare for an upcoming activities director interview?

Are there common interview questions that come up again and again?

Ive been looking for a job as activity coordinator at evert assistant living facility in orange co. it seems but for soom reason I feel Im not answering the interview questions correct.

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Shari in Sheboygan, Wisconsin

58 months ago

When you interveiw for an activity position, I think it is a really good idea to be prepared for it and take samples of what you do along with you. Such as craft, art projects, newsletters/calendars you have made up and ideas of what you would like to do there at the facility when you are hired. But you want to be careful not to give all of your ideas away to the interviewer. I have been to several interveiws when I soon felt that the interveiwers where asking me questions they could use for there program development without having to hire me.
It's also a good idea to show how you can adapt projects or resources to work with confused or blind or deaf or frail residents.

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Beth in Danville, California

50 months ago

My boss's first question to me was "What was the first thing that you noticed when you arrived at the facility?" She was obviously looking at the way I answered the question such as "the people and how friendly and polite they are" and I must have said the right thing becasue she hired me!

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Yvonne in Winston Salem, North Carolina

41 months ago

Host said: Do you have any tips to help prepare for an upcoming activities director interview?

Are there common interview questions that come up again and again?

I too am interested in interview questions.... help please. Thanks

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daisy grower in Medford, Oregon

34 months ago

Along the same lines, what should I wear? I am an energetic & cheerful person (which they are specifically looking for!) & that is generally how I dress. (Tasteful, fashion-forward, upbeat.) Do I really need to dress dark & conservative for the interview?! Are closed toe shoes necessary when it is over 100 degrees outside?!

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martha noonan in Bon Secour, Alabama

27 months ago

Does anyone know of a good reference book to do care plans. I'm not sure right now if I will be working with Psychiatric patients or in a Rehabilitation Hospital. So I would need both.
Martha

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martha noonan in Bon Secour, Alabama

27 months ago

daisy grower in Medford, Oregon said: Along the same lines, what should I wear? I am an energetic & cheerful person (which they are specifically looking for!) & that is generally how I dress. (Tasteful, fashion-forward, upbeat.) Do I really need to dress dark & conservative for the interview?! Are closed toe shoes necessary when it is over 100 degrees outside?!

I would hire someone who dressed more conservatively. That doesn't mean you have to wear black. In hospital settings they often frown on open toed shoes because of the liability issues if someone were to run over your toes with a w/c etc.

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daisy grower in Springfield, Oregon

27 months ago

Wow, that was a long time ago! I did get the job even though in my interview I wore a fashionable jacket & straight skirt (just below the knees) & tall black boots w/ pointy toes. I wore a larger cuff bracelet & hoop earrings. Just today my director laughed when I told her that "sensible, sturdy shoes" were suggested. She said she would not have hired me. I only say this because I think my situation is proof positive that there is room for a LOT of different kinds of people in activities. A few sparkly people could change the face of healthcare!

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