What to wear for nanny interview

[Anonymous]

I have some nice pairs of Dockers trouser style pants that are very casual. I like wearing capri length pants (since I live in a warmer area and I tend to run warm, I get too hot in long pants) and these come in that style. They are perfect for looking nice in and yet they are comfortable and I don't care if they get messy (they wash well). Wear something like that and a nice looking shirt and either flats or sneakers.

I have always had potential MBs love the fact that I am wearing sneakers to an interview so that they know I will be wearing sensible shoes while working as well. I also never wear any perfume/body spray as I don't wear that type of stuff to work and wouldn't want them to think that I might, during the interview.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have some nice pairs of Dockers trouser style pants that are very casual. I like wearing capri length pants (since I live in a warmer area and I tend to run warm, I get too hot in long pants) and these come in that style. They are perfect for looking nice in and yet they are comfortable and I don't care if they get messy (they wash well). Wear something like that and a nice looking shirt and either flats or sneakers.

I have always had potential MBs love the fact that I am wearing sneakers to an interview so that they know I will be wearing sensible shoes while working as well. I also never wear any perfume/body spray as I don't wear that type of stuff to work and wouldn't want them to think that I might, during the interview.

Sneakers for an interview would put you on par with the high school sitter, so I wouldn't recommend that for your first meeting with potential employers. Flats would be appropriate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have some nice pairs of Dockers trouser style pants that are very casual. I like wearing capri length pants (since I live in a warmer area and I tend to run warm, I get too hot in long pants) and these come in that style. They are perfect for looking nice in and yet they are comfortable and I don't care if they get messy (they wash well). Wear something like that and a nice looking shirt and either flats or sneakers.

I have always had potential MBs love the fact that I am wearing sneakers to an interview so that they know I will be wearing sensible shoes while working as well. I also never wear any perfume/body spray as I don't wear that type of stuff to work and wouldn't want them to think that I might, during the interview.

Sneakers for an interview would put you on par with the high school sitter, so I wouldn't recommend that for your first meeting with potential employers. Flats would be appropriate.

Maybe where you live, but here people are more relaxed with things and they don't expect their nanny to dress up that much for interviews. When the mom is wearing something to go out and jog in for the interview, she's not going to care that I am wearing some nice looking clothes with decent/comfortable shoes. I never wear grungy looking sneakers or anything, but I am not going to always wear flats when I am walking around hills in the city and might go do an interview with a potential MB and child in the park.

[Anonymous]

I would wear a blouse under the suit, rather than a button-up, if you can, and switch from work shoes to ballet flats and lose the jacket for the nanny interview. I totally would/have worn slacks and a simple blouse to nanny in.

[Anonymous]

In ten years of nannying I have never worn a suit to an interview. A professional nanny will show up to an interview with a nice pair of pants, a blouse and a comfortable pair of shoes. I've worn jeans to interviews and I've also worn a nice pair of black pants. High heels to a nanny interview is a bit much.

Families want someone who is comfortable getting down on the floor and engaging with their children. To the PP who said she would never hire a nanny wearing jeans sounds like an awfully high maintenance MB who would be a disaster to work for.

The nannies that I know wear comfortable clothing to work so that they are actively playing with the children and don't care about getting spit up, dirt, etc on their work outfits.