If you asked someone back for 2nd interview and....

[Screwballmuppet]

they said ok but they wanted to negotiate the salary/wages would you take that as being honest or cheeky as it is only a 2nd interview not a job offer?

Depends on what the job was!

For a nanny.

Depends if job was advertised with a salary spec, if so cheeky but if not, honest

nope, why would you go back for a job if the money was not quite enough
you can either negotiate or say no and neither of you will be wasting time

i suppose if you initially advertised the salary, it would be a bit strange, but if i was her and i liked you but felt the money was not enough, then i would talk about it before i came back for a second interview. If you ended up saying no change, then i may nt go any further with the interview process iyswim

Thanks

I would want to negotiate salary if this had still not been covered at the 2nd interview stage. Interviews (travel, time, smart clothes!) are expensive for the candidate and you do not want to waste time if something is a non-starter because the salary isn't right.

I have interviewed nannies for our children in the past (when I wasn't a nanny myself as I am now) and we always paid them expenses to attend - usually about £10.

How are you getting on screwballmuppet? Still wading through the treacle? Hope you are sorted soon!

I'm confused now, did she raise the issue of salary for the first time when you called to arrange the interview? Or did did she revisit a previously agreed sum?

If she was revisiting a previously agreed / defined offer then yes cheeky. But if she was enquiring about what the offer would be, then possibly fair game. However, it would also be fair game for you to say you didn't want to discuss salary just yet. Perhaps you want to know her feeling on the job itself and not the financial reward. You know, perhaps you want someone who really clicks with your kids, not your pay offering.