środa, 2 marca 2016

Pytania które możemy otrzymać od host rodzin ★

Zestaw pytań jaki otrzymałam od host rodziny :) Basics
Why have you decided to become our au pair?
What are your expectations concerning your stay as an au pair?
Do you want to return home after one year or are you open to staying for two?
How many families have you interviewed with?
Are you currently interviewing with other families? What do you think will be the biggest challenge in regards to living with a foreign family? Have you ever lived apart from your family and friends? If so, what was the hardest part for you?  What do you think is most exciting thing about coming to the US as an au pair?
Family / Growing Up
What type of relationship do you have with your family? 
Do both your parents work and if so what do they do?
Are you close with your extended family?
Have you ever lived away from your family before?
How does your family feel about you coming to America as an au pair?
Do you care for any of your siblings? If so, what type of care do you provide?

Childcare Experience
Have you ever taken care of children for a longer period of time?
How old were the children you were taking care of?
What do you enjoy most about working with children?
How do you discipline children? 
How were you disciplined as a child?
Can you provide references for your childcare experiences? How many children have you cared for alone at one time?
Would you be comfortable staying home with kids all day? Are you a good student? Can you help the children with homework? What are your strongest childcare qualities? Have you ever bathed or cooked meals for children?
Driving
How many kilometers do you drive a week on average?
Are you experienced driving in snow, urban environments, highways or country roads?
Cars in the United States are very big. Do you think with practice that you would be comfortable driving a large car?
If we match with you are you able to practice driving every day until you arrive?
Do you understand that driving is one of your primary responsibilities and you need to be honest about your abilities? How long have you had a driver’s license? Do you have an international driver’s license? Have you ever been in a car accident? (If yes, discuss it) Would you be comfortable driving kids in the car with children? Have you ever used a GPS? Do you have experience driving in heavy traffic?
Are you OK driving long distances to travel?
Household and Chores
On a scale of 1-10, where 1 is super messy and 10 is as clean as a museum, what is your cleanliness score?
Would you have a problem joining a very messy or very neat household? 
What does your room and closet look like at home?
Do you have a maid or housekeeper at your house?
Who does your laundry?
Do you have/had any chores? If so, what were they?
How often do you go grocery shopping, if ever? How often do you help clean up your home now?

Food and Diet
Are you a vegetarian or do you have any other dietary restrictions/requests?
What are your 3 favorite foods? 
What are 3 foods you dislike?
Do you ever go on diets?
Are you open to trying new foods and sharing foods from your country with our family?
What type of cook are you?
a. I am very creative (give me five ingredients and I will come up with a meal)
b. I follow recipes and have committed several recipes to memory
c. I know how to cook pasta, eggs and simple meats
d. I prefer to make prepackaged food (frozen lasagna, chicken nuggets, pizza, etc.)
If you know how to cook, what types of meals are you able to prepare?
What are some of your favorite recipes?
Do you have a dishwasher and microwave at your house? Do you have any dietary restrictions? Is there any type of food you don’t eat?

School and Work Experience
Do or did you study any specialties in school?
Did you receive any academic achievement awards?
Have you ever had to repeat a class or grade in school for failing or under achievement?
Have you ever had a paid part/full time job?
What type of job(s) have you had recently?
Have you ever worked 45 hours per week?
Have you ever tutored children?
Have you ever been a leader of any kind of group, team, sports or otherwise?
Au Pair Life
Do you wish to be fully integrated in our family's life or do you prefer to have more space and time for yourself?
Are you willing to accompany us on our holiday and take care of the children during this period of time?
Imagine you are given two hours to play with the children. How would you keep them occupied?
Do you feel comfortable taking on responsibility in a childcare situation?
What types of experience do you have resolving problems with children, like bickering and fighting?
How would you handle situations in which the children disobeyed you?
Do you understand that working with children is hard and tiring work? How much time do you spend on the internet/computer? How do you feel about waking up early to help us get the children off to school? Do you cook and how often? What kinds of things would you cook for the children’s dinner? What do you think your day will be like with the children? What will you do with them?
Social
What do you like to do with your friends?
★What did you do this past weekend? Walk me through your activities, including what time you woke up and went to bed?
What did you do to celebrate your last birthday?
How often do you drink alcohol?
What types of alcohol do you drink?
Do you know the legal drinking age in USA is age 21?
Do you have a boyfriend/girlfriend? 
- If no, are you interested in dating in America?
- If so, do you date men or women?
- If yes, will they be supportive during your stay as an au pair and do you think you will both be able to cope with the situation of being separated?
Do your friends support your idea of becoming an au pair?
When (not if) you get homesick, how will you deal with this?
Would you consider yourself an independent person or do you prefer being part of a team?
Are you comfortable being alone?
What are activities do you enjoy doing by yourself?
Which activities do you like to do in a group?
Can you give an example of an obstacle you had to overcome and how you went about doing so?
do you have peircings or tatoos? What is your biggest strength/weakness?
Physical
Do you have any medical conditions? (Asthma, allergies, etc.)
Have you ever seen a doctor for a recurring condition?
Have you ever been to a psychiatrist/psychologist/therapist? 
Have you suffered from Anorexia or Bulimia, and if so how long ago?
Do you have any tattoos or body piercings? If so, how many and where are they located?
If you have a tattoo, what is it and does it have special meaning to you?
Do you smoke? If so, how often?
Is anyone in your immediate family sick (cancer, heart issues or other recurring illness)?

Other
What types of hobbies do you have? 
Do you like to read and what is the last book that you read?
Do you play video/computer games? Is so, which games?
Does your household own any video game consoles? If so, which ones?
How are your swimming skills?
Do you consider yourself athletic?
Do you exercise? If so what types of exercise do you do, where and how often?
Have you ever been a member of a sports team?
Are you a tidy and organized person?
Financial
Do you have your own bank account or credit card?
Do you keep a budget and manage your money or do you live payday to payday?
Have you ever had to save for a large purchase, and if so what did you buy?
If you had an unexpected emergency, how would you pay for it?

Travel and Living 
Have you ever been to the United States?
If you have visited the USA, what stood out to you about our culture?
What are the things you wish to do and see in our country?
Would you prefer an urban, suburban, or rural community? What type of area do you currently live in?
Do you know anyone in the United States?
Are you expecting your family/friends to visit you while you are at our home?
What is the one place that you'd love to visit in the world?
Are you flexible? If we run little late from work, do you mind?
Final
After you return home, what plans do you have for your future?
Is there anything important we need to know about you or something else you would like to share with us? Te pytania dostałam od host rodziny. Dużo przyszłych au pair może dostać te pytania wcześniej.
Mam nadzieję, że komuś kiedyś te pytania się przydadzą :) Paula

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