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Test your readiness for a nanny job interview with some warm-up questions from Jan Hurst and Sue Hubberstey Everyone knows that first impressions are important - so when you go for an interview for a nanny position, do you feel confidently prepared, or do you just wing it? Try this quiz to help you find the right approach and land the job.

Everyone knows that first impressions are important - so when you go for an interview for a nanny position, do you feel confidently prepared, or do you just wing it? Try this quiz to help you find the right approach and land the job.

1 You're going for a job in unfamiliar territory. Do you:

a Wait to walk round the area afterwards - after all, it's the family that you've come to see?

b Research online before you go - they'll be impressed if you know where schools and shops are?

c Location is unimportant - you'll go home every weekend anyway?

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