My interviewer was named Claire and she lived about 45 minutes away from me and so when the day came round I ensured I had my Sat-Nav, a tank full of fuel and all the bits of paper and ID I needed to take with me. I set off with plenty of time as I ALWAYS get lost, and I did however I still got there fairly early. Once I arrived Claire explained to me everything about the program to be sure that I knew what was required of me and to ensure I knew what I was applying for and then played a video about 'A day in the life of an Au Pair' and as I had done thorough research there were absolutely no surprises there.
The whole interview was fairly informal, we had a cup of tea whilst Claire filled out her own forms about my childcare experience, what I felt my weaknesses and strengths were, what kind of family I was looking for and if I had any prefernce in where I was located. It was really nice to see that they didn't only care about getting the right Au pair for the family in America but to find the right family for you to feel comfortable and have the best experience you can whist you're out there.
Finally I had to fill out a long but straight forward form checking that I was suitable for the program. It only consisted of answering true or false to whether a statement I had just read applied to me or not nd it probably took about 20 minutes to complete.
In total the whole interview took me about 2 hours but it certainly did not feel like I was there for that long, so thanks again to Claire for being a fab interviewer!
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