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Tennis Instructor Interview
I have an interview tomorrow morning to be a tennis instructor for a girls jewish camp. The man on the phone told me it would be 12 kids at one time. My dad says do not accept minimum wage ($7.15 an hour or something like that) He said $12-13 an hour is fair because its so many kids at once. Do you agree with him? How would i go about letting the guy know in the interview? I was planning on telling him how i've played tennis from 7th-12th grade for the school and how i coached t-ball so i can handle a lot of kids at once. I think i should ask how much i would get paid an hour..and if he says 7$ an hour what should i say? My dad says i should tell him i wont do it for less than 10 or 12 an hour.
Other tips on what to wear is also appreciated. Would you wear sporty clothes or nice clothes like dress pants?
18/f
thanks!
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Okay first off, the girl below me said minimum wage is around $5, however that is not true, in my state it is also $7.15. Telling the guy about your experiance is a really good idea. Although asking for the extra money could turn into a problem. You could say your dad does not want you to take the job for a pay of less than $10 an hour. But remember the final decision of wheather you take the job or not is your own. And having fun is what a good job is about.
As for the clothes whichever you feel is best. Since it is a job at a camp extremely nice clothes are not needed. Maybe a tennis skirt and a nice shirt?
Good luck.
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firstly, minimum wage is 5.15, not 7.15 (sucks, right?) telling him your tennis experience/coaching experience is awesome, don't be afraid to brag. how else is he going to know what you can do? go ahead and toot your own horn. ask about wages after you tell him how cool you are. just say, "what will my hourly wage be?" and here is how the conversation might go...
you: what will my hourly wage be?
him: i was thinking that i could pay you [not as much as you want] an hour.
you: i think it would be more fair if my hourly wage is [make an offer] because i will be responsible for so many childen.
don't waltz in there and be like, "i won't take less than 12 bucks an hour and if you can't deal with that then screw you!" or anything, haha. be willing to negotiate. and if he can't make you an offer, you have a choice... pass up the job (you won't find better pay elsewhere, at 18) or deal with it and possibly get a raise later. wear nice clothes, once you get the job then you can wear tennis clothes. honestly, the guy will probably say between 7-9 an hour, and if you want to bargain with him, just make sure that you make your claim clear and that you don't back down, unless he says that he just can't pay you that much. to tell you the truth, i doubt the guy will want to pay you 13 an hour, but negotiating with him is key! good luck :)
EDIT: thank you, and i'm sorry about the misunderstanding, where i live it is 5.15
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ok if your only 18 and have limited experience dont demand money unless you can tell hes a cheap loser who needs to cough up more money, and also were sporty clothes your teaching not going to church right? you should look ready for the job and like your totally ready to jump in and help kids not look like your dressed to nicely to do that.
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