Interviewing for a High School Coaching Job – The Key to the Right Fit

As anyone that has stayed in the coaching profession for long can tell you there are jobs that will be desired and there are jobs that look good but by taking them it could be the beginning of the end of your coaching career. How do you run the gauntlet of the interview process and find out the true story of what is going on at the interviewing school for the good of your professional opportunity and family considerations? A job interview is actually two interviews; the school officials are interviewing you and you should be interviewing the school officials. Both groups are looking for the correct fit to match their desired interests. At the same time there are two types of coaching interviewees; one coach that will say anything to get their first head coaching job and the other that is more reserved because he understands the significance of the situation. Both situations have pluses