I have recently qualified to work in a nursery (I am a childminder at the momemt).
I have been to 8 interviews over the past few weeks. They have all been for an early years assistant's post apart from one which was a nursery nurses job (which is what I really want). I have been unsuccessful at all interviews.
Feedback has been I did a good interview (not sure I believe this) but it went to someone with nursery experience (not sure I believe that either as why interview me in the first place), other feed back has been you came second as the person who got the job went into more detail in some of their answers. .
One of the posts I didn't get phoned me last week and offered me the job (I am presuming the person who got the job ahead of me, for whatever reason, never started in the job.) She said she was now offering me the job as I did a really good interview and came second, so the job was now mine if I wanted it.
I have accepted the offer verbally but am now having doubts. The job is an early years support assistants job and only 12 hours a week. At the moment I child mind full time and earn much more that the early years support assistants role at 12 hours a week.
I could afford the new reduced wage for a few months but not for much longer. I am concerned that I am so rubbish at interviews that I don't secure a full time job in a nursery environment. On the other hand I feel if I was working in a nursery then I will feel more confident in future interviews and I may even get help/advice from the nursery staff about how to answer the questions in the interview.
I have arranged to volunteer in a nursery one day a week. So, if I stay childminding then I will also be volunteering in a nursery one day a week. I am hoping this one day experience might be enough to get me more interviews and more knowledge on what the interview panels are looking for in the answers to their questions.
Sorry, I have rambled and not sure what advice I am looking for. The indecision I have over whether to take the job is awful.
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imperialqueen · 10/08/2018 20:38
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