Being a business school graduate, one is very well versed with the scenario of mock interviews. In running a playschool I never thought I would be using my HR skills until very recently when the hoo hulla of Nursery Admissions started.
Nursery admission aspirants are these cute , innocent and at times very submissive two and a half year old who have just begun to enjoy their playschool. These little ones are required to not only carry themselves independently in a new school environment but also answer questions to strangers.
In trying to live up to the formal school admission procedure we too as a playschool sent a list of questions that would be asked to the child as well as parents. If you’d think the list of questions for little kids was a bit tricky then you just require to get a glimpse of the parent questionnaire (reminds me totally of the movie Hindi Medium).
Makes me seriously wonder how a mock campus recruitment interview is different from the nursery mock interactions. Believe you me, it is just the same!
While organizing one such session at my playschool I realized the similarities. However, we at Niño n Niña have made it a fun experience for our kids. Our kids were pretty anxious the first time but started enjoying it from the second session. They rather look forward now for a new face in the school to ask them questions, and all enjoy flaunting their cuteness.
Every cloud does have a silver lining !
At Niño & Niña we strive to make that silver lining broader n broader!
-Divya Joshi
