Dog Health Questions: DS: A dog training/doggy day care place wants to interview me?

What types of things should I expect to be asked? I am honestly shaking right now because I'm so happy they emailed me back. Please be specific, not stuff like "what's your experience with dogs"- I know they will ask me that.

Have a wonderful day/night.

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Many places ask scenario questions. Like, "What would you do in the case of a dog fight?". They might ask you some methodology questions. Like, "How would you handle a small client that has a large aggressive dog?". They might ask you about your strengths and weaknesses. Some places may do a working interview. This is where you might shadow or work with a person for several hours to see how you will fit in. What ever you do, don't go in saying that you just loooooooooove dogs. This is a big turn off to many employers. They already know that you love dogs or you wouldn't have applied. I have a tendency to ask people if they looooooove cleaning as that is a big part of the job in kennels, veterinary hospitals, etc.

Dog Training: 7 Reasons Why You Should Do It Yourself

• It's not about the dogs, it's about the people. Doggie daycare is a business.
  
  How do you relate to customers? Have you any customer service experience? Can you sell services and products? Do you have any marketing or promotion experience? Are you team oriented? Would you report one of your co-workers for an infraction of the rules? Etc. etc.


• You mean you've applied for a job as a dog trainer or something?
  
  They'll probably ask you what kind of dogs you've dealt with - aggressive,abused,etc
  
  They will ask you to give examples of situations where your training methods have worked on dogs.


• Just don't tell them what you "know" about Pit Bulls! You don't want to lie :)
  
  Good luck with your interview!