NANNY INTERVIEW QUESTIONS



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Nanny Interview Questions

Personal:

|How would your friends and family describe you? |

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|Would you describe yourself any differently? What are your strengths and weaknesses? |

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|What are your favorite activities and hobbies? |

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|Tell us about your childhood and family. |

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|Describe the characteristics you possess that would make you a good nanny? |

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|What are your long term goals? |

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|Job General: |

|What motivated you to become a nanny? |

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|As a nanny, what do you think is the most important thing you provide for the child? |

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|How do you like to become acquainted with a new child and family? (Detailed instructions or figure it out for yourself?) |

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|Detail your childcare experiences and your past jobs. |

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|Tell us about your favorite and least favorite jobs as a nanny, and why would you characterize them as such? |

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|What expectations do you have of a family for whom you work? Describe the perfect family for you, include parents and children. |

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|How do you feel about one or both of the parents being present while you are working? |

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|Job Specific: |

|How flexible are you? |

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|Can you travel with the family if necessary? |

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|Are you available to baby-sit during the evenings or on weekends? What about overnight? |

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|Are you a confident swimmer? |

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|How would you structure the day with our son/daughter? What about as he/she gets older? What type of games, activities would you |

|play with him/her? |

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|Our son/daughter is 5 months old. Describe how you would discipline him/her now and as he/she grows developmentally. Do you |

|believe that spanking a child is appropriate punishment? |

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|Taylor, our daughter, was 6 weeks premature and had some medical complications since birth; she has been nursed exclusively and has|

|been made comfortable in every way imaginable. What steps would you take if it was time to put her down for a nap and she would |

|not stop crying? |

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|You are in the middle of straightening the house and doing Taylor’s laundry, you just have a little more to do and she starts |

|crying out in her sleep, what would you do? |

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