During an interview, many nannies want to bring up these topics as soon as possible, or even before the interview.
It’s normal to need this information quickly so as not to waste time, but it’s not very wise to want to start with these topics.
The purpose of the first interview is not to negotiate terms. Families typically interview several candidates and want to get to know them first.
Before you can negotiate terms, you first need to convince the family that you are the right person for the job. You also need to make sure you are on the same page with the family.
While it’s important to know what’s in it for you, it’s equally important not to rush things.
If the family feels that all you care about is the salary, vacation, etc., that may be reason enough for them not to want to hire you.
In fact, if they are interested in moving forward with your application, there will be time to negotiate all the terms. If you got the interview through a nanny agency, the agency may even take care of negotiating them for you!
So be patient, and don’t worry if you didn’t get a chance to cover these points in the first interview, focus instead on what you can bring to the family so that they will want to work with you, and the stage of negotiating terms will come by itself in due course!
