I can't think of a good reason. I just want to have a simple instructional job but that is not good enough for the interviewer. I am a simple person and I don't want to shoulder too much responsibilities.
You’re the one who doesn’t want to teach instruments, you’re gonna have to come up with a more valid reason than “I don’t want to” and it’s going to have to be your reason, not someone else’s. Private has an arguably higher burden of responsibility because the person you are instructing is totally depended on you for instruction as they have zero base of knowledge or experience.
Kindly let me gives you a sprinkle touch on this.
Did you know that there are many people who graduated with good college Degree but working in other strange field of career?
Having a MEI or CFI-I is the same too. It does not mean people who are qualified to teach, must be forced to teach in that area. As an interviewer, you should understand. Job interviewers failed to understand job interviewee is asking for a job that s/he is comfortable and willing to do.
I have a degree in engineering that I’ve never used. But if I applied for an engineering job I would fully expect the person doing the interview to ask me why I haven’t worked in engineering for nearly 20 years and I would not expect them to accept the excuses of “I was fully trained and qualified but I didn’t want to” as a reason why I wouldn’t accept an engineering job. But, if I went back to work in engineering and was asked to work on something I’m qualified for (theoretically at least because of my education and training) but hadn't done in a while the excuse of “I don’t wanna” would probably, and rightfully, get me fired. If you have a double I, and truely don’t feel qualified, go down to your local FSDO and have them remove it from your CFI certificate. Then you'll no longer be qualified to teach instruments and you won’t have to justify why you don’t wanna do it. It will limit your job opportunities but at least it will provide you the solid reason why you can’t/won’t teach instrument students.
The person who needs to hire the CFI though is going to be the one deciding what type of instructing they are hiring for. Sure, you as an applicant can narrow your search to places that just hire CFIs to teach private, but most flight schools teach more than just private pilots and quite frankly they lose customers fast if people ask about training for instrument and other ratings and they have to say no because the CFI doesn’t want to because, while he’s supposedly fully qualified, he doesn’t want to teach it because he’s afraid. Quite frankly as an interviewee I don’t care what kind of job the applicant wants, I know what kind of job I need filled and I’m there to determine if the applicant meets the qualifications and would be a good fit for the company.
See, that is your preference!
My preference is to teach "Private". Less hassle and worry! But, I hate to explain why it is less hassle & worry if interviewer ask me.
I have not good reason to convince interviewer.
Depends on the what the person hiring is looking for. If the job posting says “for private pilot instruction” then it doesn’t matter if you have a CFI-I or MEI. But if the job posting is for flight instructor and they make it clear they want more than just a primary instructor then you’re probably out of luck.
I knew such question will be asked and I have to give a valid and convincing reason.
“I don’t wanna” isn’t a valid reason sadly and I can’t think of one other than that. It might work, but given most places are hard up for instructors who have double I and ME ratings, if they can only hire one guy it won’t be the guy who doesn’t wanna teach advanced ratings. Busier flight schools might eventually work your way into only teaching private, but it’s not gonna happen right away and quite frankly it may take proving your own inadequacy in teaching instruments before the school chooses to have you only teach private, but that’s not an enviable situation to be in.
Honestly, I have been to a few schools for interview. I have given reason that I am not ready to teach instrument. It is not a good thing to be too honest.
CFIs who can teach private are a dime a dozen. CFIs who can teach instrument and multi are rarer and sometimes much harder to find, plus they are in higher demand and so have more choices of where to work.
If you have a double I and are current you should be able, and it’s not unreasonable for schools to expect, to teach instrument students. Same with an ME. I’m not gonna force you to teach them, but I will make clear as part of the application and interview process that, at the very least, from time to time you will be given those kinds of students because those kinds of students make the flight school money. If you’re not prepared to say yes to teaching then, I simply won’t offer you the job.