OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES INSTRUCTOR INTERVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

If you love challenge, and you love to teach, it is your time to apply as an outdoor activities instructor. Indeed, this list of interview questions and answers is really helpful because it contains information that it is needed in order to excel a job interview. As you can see, the interview is directed to earn more about your skills in a specific sport, and if you understand the meaning of teamwork.

Give positive and coherent answers, do not try to give a general answer because your interviewer needs to know how you stand out from therest of job candidates.

Why did you decide to become an O.A. Instructor?
Talk about the love you feel for the activities you manage, how you love the challenge of constantly improving your skills and interacting with other people.

What are the most remarkable skills an O.A. Instructor should have?
You have to be flexible and be able to adapt to different conditions and situations. Confidence and friendliness are also very important as well as the right training.

What training did you go for?
This question deals with your background so check your CV and make sure you will not skip any important details. Include all valuable information, courses you took, etc.

What do you think are the main responsibilities of an O.A. Instructor?
Make your answer simple, do not go too far since other questions about safety and experience will come further during the interview. Here it is important to mention if you usually work with adults, children or both. To mention how you enjoy your job while answering this question can be useful.

What activities are you familiar with?
Make a list of the activities you are experienced in (canoeing, archery, trekking, horseback riding, biking, etc.) and give detailed information about how long you have done those activities for and how experienced you are.

Do you have your own equipment?
It is very possible the interviewer will ask you this question so write down a list of equipment you have (bikes, ropes, bows, harnesses, etc.) before going to the interview.

What do you do in your free time?
Mention activities that the interviewer may find interesting, avoid giving unnecessary information.

What do you consider to be the biggest challenges an O.A. Instructor has to face?
Talk about the things you consider difficult but not in a negative way, let the interviewer know that you are the kind of person who enjoys and overcomes challenges.

What do you think about team-work?
Nowadays no one likes loners and jobs such as O.A. Instructor has a lot do to with interacting with people so mention your interviewer how much you enjoy working, cooperating and learning from people.