A' Applicants Telephone Screening Sheet

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A. Applicants Telephone Screening Sheet
IV. How do we hire the right people?
1. According to our 5 Smooth Sailing Standards
B. Applicants 1st Interview
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Applicants Telephone Screening Sheet
Name Certifications L.G., WSI, CPR, 1st
AidAddress Phone ( )
Hours Available FT/PT Desired
Location 1.Have you taught or worked with
children or babies before? Yes or No 2.What kind
of work did you do at your last or current
job? 3.Did you enjoy the work? Yes or No 4.Where
was your last job? 5.Were your fellow employees
hard workers? Yes or No 6.Was your boss or
supervisor a hard worker? Yes or No 7.May we
contact your last employer? Yes or No 8.How many
hours a week were you able to work at your last
job?
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Applicants Telephone Screening Sheet (contd)
9.Were there extra hours available? Yes or
No 10.Were you ever asked or did you take the
initiative to do anything above and beyond the
job description? Yes or No 11.Was there a dress
code at your last job? Yes or No 12.Do you have
transportation to and from work? Yes or No 13.Are
you involved in any clubs or charity organization
outside of work? Yes or No   Thank you for
answering these few questions. If approved, you
will be contacted by, , our
manager for a formal interview by
Name
Location ____________. The next days date
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IV. How do we hire the right people?
B. Applicants 1st interview
After each question, Managers are asked to score
the applicant based on their level of enthusiasm
and how personable they are in answering each
question. Scoring is done on a scale of 1 to 5,
with 1 as the least and 5 as the most. Total
Score _____
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• Hello, my name is _________. Tell me a little
  about yourself and why you would like to work for
  Saf-T-Swim.
• Answer___________________________________________
  ____________
• Score 1 2 3 4 5
• 2. According to your application and telephone
  questionnaire, you do not have any current
  certifications. Because of this you will be
  required to take a swim test to make sure you are
  suitable for the position of instructor. Is that
  o.k.?
• Yes____ No____ (If no, end interview
  here)
• Score 1 2 3 4 5

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3. We teach one-on-one swimming lessons to
students from two months of age through adult.
The most common starting age, however, is
between two and three years of age. Children
that age have a tendency to be difficult and cry.
How would you handle a situation like
that?Child___________________ Parent__________
_________Score 1 2 3 4 5 Score 1
2 3 4 5 4. Tell me about your
experience working with children ( babysitting,
camp, etc.)Ages___________________ Special
Needs ___________________Answer________________
___________________________________Score 1
2 3 4 5 Score 1 2 3 4 5
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5. What is it that you think you like about
teaching children?Answer________________________
___________________________ Score 1 2 3
4 5 6. Our company requires that all of our
employees have an upbeat, positive attitude no
matter what the circumstance. Do you think you
could keep an upbeat attitude with aCrying
Student?_________ Complaining parent?
______________ Score 1 2 3 4 5 7. What
kind of work did you do at your last
job?_____________________ 7a. Did you enjoy it?
Yes____ No____ Score 1 2 3 4 5
Score 1 2 3 4 5
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8. How was your relationship with your superior
at your last job?_________ Score 1 2 3 4
5 9. Was your superior a hard worker? Yes____
No____ If not, why?____________________________
_____________________Score 1 2 3 4 5
Score 1 2 3 4 5 10. Were your
co-workers dedicated, hard workers? Yes____
No____ If not, why?______________________________
___________________ Score 1 2 3 4
5 11. What do you consider to be your biggest
weakness in personality?Answer__________________
__________________________________ Score 1 2
3 4 5
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12. All employees hired by Saf-T-Swim are
multi-faceted workers. Your primary job may be to
teach, but you will be expected to to other tasks
to improve the facility such as cleaning,
vacuuming, pool readings/maintenance and working
in the office. Do you have any concerns about
this? Yes____ No____ Score 1 2 3 4
5 13. You gave PT or FT hours during the
telephone questionnaire process. Once you are
given a schedule, you must adhere to it. Do you
understand why we must ask you to do this?
Yes____ No____ Score 1 2 3 4
5 13a. Do you have any other obligations that may
force you to rearrange your schedule on a regular
basis? (e.g school, sports, another
job)Answer______________________________________
_____________ Score 1 2 3 4 5
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14. How many times during the last six months of
your former employment were you out due to
illness and/or personal reasons?________________H
ow many times were you late in the last six
months?_______________Score 1 2 3 4
5 Score 1 2 3 4 5 15. Do you need to
rely on public transportation to get to work?
Yes___ No___ 16. Our salary ranges from ? to ?
per hour depending on your certifications and the
amount of experience you have. We have automatic
quarterly increases for new employees for the 1st
year based on your success as an employee. We
have incentive programs for office personnel,
bonus programs for management along with medical
benefits, vacation time, sick time, 401K option
and profit sharing for all employees that
qualify. Would you like me to explain these
benefits, incentives and management bonus
programs to you?Yes____ No____ Score 1
2 3 4 5
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16a. Is this satisfactory to you? Yes____
No____ Score 1 2 3 4 5 17. Please
understand that there is a X-hour training period
for all employees who are asked to work for us
payable at the training rate. During this period
we can evaluate you as a potential employee and
you can evaluate us as a potential employer.If we
dont feel you are ready to work at the end of
the X-hour training period, we may then offer to
give you more training at the training pay rate
or just let you go. You may also, at any time
during the training period, decide whether this
job is for you or not. Is this o.k.? Yes____
No____ Score 1 2 3 4 5
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18. Have you ever been convicted of a
felony?__________________________ Score 1 2
3 4 5 19. Have you ever been arrested for
the use of unauthorized drugs?________ 20. Are
there any questions that I can answer for you
about Saf-T-Swim?____ 21. The applicants that we
plan to ask to train with us will be contacted no
later than_____.