Anonymous
Post 09/21/2014 01:49     Subject: Sign you are or are not getting the job?
Anonymous wrote:Open here. I do agree with a few of the pp's that have said you will know if they want you within the next few days. However, I do not agree with them saying " we are interviewing a few other candidates" as not getting it. That is what the mom at mine and I did get the job. Some people are just more thorough than others.


Absolutely agree. My current family said almost the exact same thing to me. After I was hired I found out that they interviewed almost 30 nannies. I was towards the end, but could have very well been one of the first they interviewed. 15 months later and this is the best job I've ever had!
Anonymous
Post 09/21/2014 00:29     Subject: Sign you are or are not getting the job?
Open here. I do agree with a few of the pp's that have said you will know if they want you within the next few days. However, I do not agree with them saying " we are interviewing a few other candidates" as not getting it. That is what the mom at mine and I did get the job. Some people are just more thorough than others.
Anonymous
Post 09/19/2014 13:28     Subject: Re:Sign you are or are not getting the job?
Anonymous wrote:
In my personal experience and again this is just MY OWN personal experience, when interviewing w/a potential family + that family tells me during the interview, "Okay...Well we are going to be interviewing some other people in the next few days, etc...." that pretty much is my clue that they are telling me I am not a suitable match for them and I write them off.

When a family meets me and just KNOWS they want me, they usually want to snag me up before another family gets me so they will usually let me know within 2-3 days of meeting. If I don't hear anything after 72 hours of interviewing, it is usually a given that I am not going to get the job.


While I think it's reasonable to expect to hear something within a few days of interviewing, I think it's unwise to assume you're not a suitable match if the parents say they are doing interviews with other candidates. Families who are looking for the best childcare want to make sure they are thorough in their search. They also want to know as much as they can about nanny qualifications and expectations. They're just being responsible in their research, not necessarily sending you bad signals.

When we went through our nanny search, we liked one of the early candidates and told her we would be interviewing other candidates and what let her know in three days. She said that was a smart idea. The fact that she wasn't threatened at all by our other interviews made us like her more and the research we did helped us put together the best offer to her that we could. She's still with us.


+1 I agree with this. I interviewed for a position a week ago and just got an email from them yesterday saying that I am still being considered and that they will be finishing up the interviews next week. While it would be nice if they moved faster, I also want to make sure they have no regrets if they hire me. Also, this family is VERY wealthy and I have a feeling whoever they hire they are going to give an awesome offer to. They probably feel like they will be the candidate's first choices as well, so why hurry.
Anonymous
Post 09/19/2014 13:02     Subject: Re:Sign you are or are not getting the job?
In my personal experience and again this is just MY OWN personal experience, when interviewing w/a potential family + that family tells me during the interview, "Okay...Well we are going to be interviewing some other people in the next few days, etc...." that pretty much is my clue that they are telling me I am not a suitable match for them and I write them off.

When a family meets me and just KNOWS they want me, they usually want to snag me up before another family gets me so they will usually let me know within 2-3 days of meeting. If I don't hear anything after 72 hours of interviewing, it is usually a given that I am not going to get the job.


While I think it's reasonable to expect to hear something within a few days of interviewing, I think it's unwise to assume you're not a suitable match if the parents say they are doing interviews with other candidates. Families who are looking for the best childcare want to make sure they are thorough in their search. They also want to know as much as they can about nanny qualifications and expectations. They're just being responsible in their research, not necessarily sending you bad signals.

When we went through our nanny search, we liked one of the early candidates and told her we would be interviewing other candidates and what let her know in three days. She said that was a smart idea. The fact that she wasn't threatened at all by our other interviews made us like her more and the research we did helped us put together the best offer to her that we could. She's still with us.
Anonymous
Post 09/19/2014 10:15     Subject: Re:Sign you are or are not getting the job?
Can't overstate the value of having a background check ready.
Anonymous
Post 09/18/2014 15:43     Subject: Sign you are or are not getting the job?
Anonymous wrote:In my personal experience and again this is just MY OWN personal experience, when interviewing w/a potential family + that family tells me during the interview, "Okay...Well we are going to be interviewing some other people in the next few days, etc...." that pretty much is my clue that they are telling me I am not a suitable match for them and I write them off.

When a family meets me and just KNOWS they want me, they usually want to snag me up before another family gets me so they will usually let me know within 2-3 days of meeting. If I don't hear anything after 72 hours of interviewing, it is usually a given that I am not going to get the job.



Yes this.

I have asked nicely if possible if they could let me know by 2 or 3 days later I don't expect an answer during the interview, but like the poster I quoted said if they mention they want to get through other interviews it usually means they aren't that interested.

I have been offered jobs on the spot so it can and does happen.
Anonymous
Post 09/18/2014 13:43     Subject: Sign you are or are not getting the job?
In my personal experience and again this is just MY OWN personal experience, when interviewing w/a potential family + that family tells me during the interview, "Okay...Well we are going to be interviewing some other people in the next few days, etc...." that pretty much is my clue that they are telling me I am not a suitable match for them and I write them off.

When a family meets me and just KNOWS they want me, they usually want to snag me up before another family gets me so they will usually let me know within 2-3 days of meeting. If I don't hear anything after 72 hours of interviewing, it is usually a given that I am not going to get the job.
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2014 16:22     Subject: Sign you are or are not getting the job?
The market is flooded with nannies and nanny wannabes.
Parents literally have all the cards in their favor.

Yes the may like you but they may find someone else they like equally as much who will take the job for $5 less per hour.

They can wait around and still get a great nanny it's not like it used to be

It's rough.
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2014 14:32     Subject: Sign you are or are not getting the job?
PP here and I think it does really help to have a recent background check already filed.
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2014 14:30     Subject: Sign you are or are not getting the job?
I'm wondering this too OP. I had an interview this past Friday that I thought went great and I REALLY liked the family, but it's been silent since. I'm still hopeful though because I know I was their first interview and that they have interviews scheduled all this week. I think families in general are a lot more thorough in their research of applicants these days because of all the crazy nanny news stories recently. Five years ago I would get offers almost immediately, but my last two jobs took forever to hear back from. For the first job I got the family didn't even call my references.
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2014 13:15     Subject: Re:Sign you are or are not getting the job?
MB here. I wouldn't have a problem knowing that you have other interviews, but I wouldn't want to feel that you were trying to apply pressure, so you just have to be careful about how you word it.

I would never offer a job on the spot but if I really loved a candidate I would try to be back in touch within two days at the most - especially if I knew she was interviewing with other families. I would still want to meet the other candidates that I was planning to interview though - so it's a balancing act on both sides.

Try not to get so anxious that you overthink it or put too much pressure on. Give it a couple of days. It sounds like you'll have a couple of options - I hope you get something great.


Another MB here and I agree. I don't mind knowing you have other interviews, but I wouldn't let that pressure me into making a choice before I had a chance to interview all the candidates that may be a fit for my family.

There are many great nanny candidates in this area to choose from, so I have no need to hurry my process.
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2014 12:13     Subject: Sign you are or are not getting the job?
MB here. I wouldn't have a problem knowing that you have other interviews, but I wouldn't want to feel that you were trying to apply pressure, so you just have to be careful about how you word it.

I would never offer a job on the spot but if I really loved a candidate I would try to be back in touch within two days at the most - especially if I knew she was interviewing with other families. I would still want to meet the other candidates that I was planning to interview though - so it's a balancing act on both sides.

Try not to get so anxious that you overthink it or put too much pressure on. Give it a couple of days. It sounds like you'll have a couple of options - I hope you get something great.