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by: Happy1

Hi all,

I had an interview a few weeks ago for a nursery nurse position and it went really well. The manager called me back the next day and asked me to come in for the second part of the interview.

I was less nervous about the second stage as I knew that they wanted to see how I interacted with/ engaged the children, interacted with other members of staff and how I fitted into the nursery etc

So next day there I am in the 3-5 room with two members of staff  who after saying hi turn their back to me and sit there saying they can’t be bothered with it all today cause they have had no sleep.  

I moved between the groups of children making sure that I am not spending too much time with one group in particular. I had already asked if there was anything that they particular needed me to do to let me know they just looked through me and carried on their conversation.

I guess that was the wrong thing to say

I tried to start a conversation many times with the staff but just got a yes or a no and neither bothered to ask me anything about myself.

As the day went on they just started sl***ing off the manager, deputy and just about every other member of staff.

The manager then came in and said she was moving me to the baby room for the rest of the afternoon so I could get an idea of how the rooms operate. The babies were all asleep and a member of staff said there is nothing for you to do.  Boy did I feel like a lemon just sitting there so I cleaned lol.

At the end of the day the manager told me unfortunately they would not be offering me the job as she felt i did not engage myself practically with other members of staff. I was so glad to get out of there that i didn’t bother to ask

WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN!!!???

Was i meant to participate in their s*ag off sessions about staff i don’t know or hadn’t even met.

I am sorry for the long post but this is really bothering me.  I am now worried about the other interviews i have lined up because of the second stage. I am obviously doing something wrong.

Could anyone tell me what do you look for / expect in the second stage of interviews?

I would be grateful for any advice

Thanks

x

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