I've never been asked those questions, but I guess they don't really pertain to my occupation (I'm a sole care nanny).
My last job interview was a little over a week ago. I've been lazy and intentionally unemployed since mid June last year. Started seriously looking around mid Jan. Hadn't applied to any jobs yet, got an enquiry on my profile. Job sounded fucking perfect. I could probably have asked for higher pay, but I'd rather a few bucks less an hour and good people than more money.
I got the job at the interview (technically, this week was a trial week, but I was booked in for four days next week after the first few hours of the first few day). That's happened about 4 or 5 times throughout my career. Most of the others, I've got a call back in under 4hrs. Idk how I've been so lucky, but I do try to present myself as well as possible, and I have a string of good references and a wide range of experience and certificates. There have been I think...five? jobs I've interviewed for and not got in 15 years.
I generally get asked about my previous work, qualifications, what I've done in emergency situations, how I would deal with tantrums or inappropriate behaviour, how I would monitor outings and safe use of transport...and occasionally about my personal interests and home life.
I can't remember writing my initial CV, I just know it's ridiculously long and I need to cut it down a bit. I think it was vaguely covered in high school, and I used a Word template. I used to have a "Parent's Handbook", loosely based on the sort of policy info documents you'd get at a daycare. I prob should still do that, but I'm super spoiled now and feel like I don't need that extra edge to look uber professional.
I use a couple of websites to job search. I put up my profile, and parents can contact me. I also read adverts and contact parents if I think it's a job I like. This time round, I think I got 4 enquiries I flat out turned down. They did not interest me at all. In the last seven years, I've also obtained 4 part time and 2 casual client families through recommendations from families I had been already working for, as well as one other that unfortunately didn't eventuate.
One of my references moved overseas. She cc'd me in her reply to my now current employer, and what she said was so touching, I almost cried.
What was the process of finding a job like for you?
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I've never been asked those questions, but I guess they don't really pertain to my occupation (I'm a sole care nanny).
My last job interview was a little over a week ago. I've been lazy and intentionally unemployed since mid June last year. Started seriously looking around mid Jan. Hadn't applied to any jobs yet, got an enquiry on my profile. Job sounded fucking perfect. I could probably have asked for higher pay, but I'd rather a few bucks less an hour and good people than more money.
I got the job at the interview (technically, this week was a trial week, but I was booked in for four days next week after the first few hours of the first few day). That's happened about 4 or 5 times throughout my career. Most of the others, I've got a call back in under 4hrs. Idk how I've been so lucky, but I do try to present myself as well as possible, and I have a string of good references and a wide range of experience and certificates. There have been I think...five? jobs I've interviewed for and not got in 15 years.
I generally get asked about my previous work, qualifications, what I've done in emergency situations, how I would deal with tantrums or inappropriate behaviour, how I would monitor outings and safe use of transport...and occasionally about my personal interests and home life.
I can't remember writing my initial CV, I just know it's ridiculously long and I need to cut it down a bit. I think it was vaguely covered in high school, and I used a Word template. I used to have a "Parent's Handbook", loosely based on the sort of policy info documents you'd get at a daycare. I prob should still do that, but I'm super spoiled now and feel like I don't need that extra edge to look uber professional.
I use a couple of websites to job search. I put up my profile, and parents can contact me. I also read adverts and contact parents if I think it's a job I like. This time round, I think I got 4 enquiries I flat out turned down. They did not interest me at all. In the last seven years, I've also obtained 4 part time and 2 casual client families through recommendations from families I had been already working for, as well as one other that unfortunately didn't eventuate.
One of my references moved overseas. She cc'd me in her reply to my now current employer, and what she said was so touching, I almost cried.