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<p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Our Mission and Opportunity</strong></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">Early education is one of the greatest determinants of childhood outcomes, is a must for working families, and has lasting social and economic impact. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://mybrightwheel.com/careers/">Brightwheel’s vision</a> is high quality early education for every child. We pursue this by directly supporting teachers in the classroom, engaging parents in the development of their kids, and enabling the small businesses that make up the backbone of the $175 billion early education industry. Brightwheel is the most loved technology brand in early education, trusted by tens of thousands of providers and millions of educators and families.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Our Team</strong></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">Our team is passionate, talented, and customer-focused. We embody our Leadership Principles in our work and culture. We are a distributed team with remote employees across every US time zone, as well as select offices in the US and internationally. Our exceptional investor group includes Addition, Bessemer, Emerson Collective, Lowercase Capital, Mark Cuban, Notable Capital, and others.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>General Opportunity</strong></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">We’re building something exciting in Des Moines — and we want you to be a part of it. Brightwheel is expanding our sales team locally, and we’re looking for driven, curious, and tenacious professionals who are ready to make an impact.This is an indication of your interest in our growing team, not an application for an existing role. We may reach out as new roles open that might be a fit for your background and experience. Please continue to monitor our careers page and apply any roles that may be a fit for your background and interests.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><em>Brightwheel is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment and is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.</em></p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><em>Protecting Our Applicants: Please be aware of recruiting scams impersonating Brightwheel. All legitimate communications come from <strong>@</strong></em><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://mybrightwheel.com"><em><strong>mybrightwheel.com</strong></em></a><em> addresses, and we never ask for payment or sensitive personal data as part of our hiring process. If you suspect fraudulent contact, reach out to </em><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:security@mybrightwheel.com"><em><strong>security@mybrightwheel.com</strong></em></a><em>. Thank you for helping us keep our applicant community safe.</em></p>

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Common Interview Questions And Answers

1. HOW DO YOU PLAN YOUR DAY?

This is what this question poses: When do you focus and start working seriously? What are the hours you work optimally? Are you a night owl? A morning bird? Remote teams can be made up of people working on different shifts and around the world, so you won't necessarily be stuck in the 9-5 schedule if it's not for you...

2. HOW DO YOU USE THE DIFFERENT COMMUNICATION TOOLS IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS?

When you're working on a remote team, there's no way to chat in the hallway between meetings or catch up on the latest project during an office carpool. Therefore, virtual communication will be absolutely essential to get your work done...

3. WHAT IS "WORKING REMOTE" REALLY FOR YOU?

Many people want to work remotely because of the flexibility it allows. You can work anywhere and at any time of the day...

4. WHAT DO YOU NEED IN YOUR PHYSICAL WORKSPACE TO SUCCEED IN YOUR WORK?

With this question, companies are looking to see what equipment they may need to provide you with and to verify how aware you are of what remote working could mean for you physically and logistically...

5. HOW DO YOU PROCESS INFORMATION?

Several years ago, I was working in a team to plan a big event. My supervisor made us all work as a team before the big day. One of our activities has been to find out how each of us processes information...

6. HOW DO YOU MANAGE THE CALENDAR AND THE PROGRAM? WHICH APPLICATIONS / SYSTEM DO YOU USE?

Or you may receive even more specific questions, such as: What's on your calendar? Do you plan blocks of time to do certain types of work? Do you have an open calendar that everyone can see?...

7. HOW DO YOU ORGANIZE FILES, LINKS, AND TABS ON YOUR COMPUTER?

Just like your schedule, how you track files and other information is very important. After all, everything is digital!...

8. HOW TO PRIORITIZE WORK?

The day I watched Marie Forleo's film separating the important from the urgent, my life changed. Not all remote jobs start fast, but most of them are...

9. HOW DO YOU PREPARE FOR A MEETING AND PREPARE A MEETING? WHAT DO YOU SEE HAPPENING DURING THE MEETING?

Just as communication is essential when working remotely, so is organization. Because you won't have those opportunities in the elevator or a casual conversation in the lunchroom, you should take advantage of the little time you have in a video or phone conference...

10. HOW DO YOU USE TECHNOLOGY ON A DAILY BASIS, IN YOUR WORK AND FOR YOUR PLEASURE?

This is a great question because it shows your comfort level with technology, which is very important for a remote worker because you will be working with technology over time...