Haven't heard back after an interview - bad sign, right?

[Anonymous]

Two telling signs here:

Number One: She made the comment to you that caring for two children was overwhelming. Not a good or promising sign. Has she had any previous childcare experience caring for more than one child? If not, then caring for your two children could have been a rude awakening for her. Not that your children are by any means bad or unruly, it is just that caring for two kids is definitely much harder than caring for just one + some people prefer to focus their care on only one child. She may be one of those people.

Number Two: You haven't heard back from her yet. Trust me, as a Nanny...When I hear back from a family that I got a job, esp. from a family that I really am hoping will hire me, I respond as soon as I hear back from them!! I don't want them to think I am not interested or for them to change their minds! So the fact that she hasn't responded to you yet doesn't bode well at this point. Either she is thinking of a way to bow out gracefully or she is waiting to see if another job offer pans out or not.

If I were you, I would either re-consider one of the other two candidates, or simply re-start my search again.

No fun, I know, but it will be worth it in the long run when you eventually do find that perfect nanny for your children!

Best of luck to you!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Two telling signs here:

Number One: She made the comment to you that caring for two children was overwhelming. Not a good or promising sign. Has she had any previous childcare experience caring for more than one child? If not, then caring for your two children could have been a rude awakening for her. Not that your children are by any means bad or unruly, it is just that caring for two kids is definitely much harder than caring for just one + some people prefer to focus their care on only one child. She may be one of those people.

Number Two: You haven't heard back from her yet. Trust me, as a Nanny...When I hear back from a family that I got a job, esp. from a family that I really am hoping will hire me, I respond as soon as I hear back from them!! I don't want them to think I am not interested or for them to change their minds! So the fact that she hasn't responded to you yet doesn't bode well at this point. Either she is thinking of a way to bow out gracefully or she is waiting to see if another job offer pans out or not.

If I were you, I would either re-consider one of the other two candidates, or simply re-start my search again.

No fun, I know, but it will be worth it in the long run when you eventually do find that perfect nanny for your children!

Best of luck to you!!

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