Nanny interviews can be a bit of a nightmare. Knowing how to pitch your interview is an art, needing a fine balance between friendliness and professionalism. Follow these tips and your nanny interviews needn’t cause you sleepless nights.
1. Make a list of the questions that you want to ask. It’s no good wishing you’d asked something after the event.
2. Decide whether you need to conduct your nanny interviews in person or whether you’re happy with doing it over the phone. Don’t forget that if you want to meet them in person you’ll have to pay their travelling expenses from wherever they are now.
3. Clearly state what duties your nanny will be expected to do. Most will do some housework, shopping for groceries and meal cooking as well as caring for your children and their clothes.
4. If your nanny will need to drive, make sure that she has a valid driving licence, without any previous convictions that could, (a) compromise the safety of your children or (b) cause your insurance premium to be increased.
5. Don’t forget to ask for details of previous employers so that you can get references.
6. Tell the nanny you’re interviewing what background checks you intend to carry out.
7. Decide what the maximum salary is that you’re prepared to pay and agree a rate with the nanny.
If all this sounds a bit tedious, particularly if you intend to carry out a number of nanny interviews then there is an alternative.
nannies4hire keep an online database of nannies looking for work. At a glance you can see whether a nanny is prepared to relocate to your area and what duties she is prepared to undertake. You can also see salary requirements, qualifications, experience, whether the nanny has a driving licence, whether she can swim, what nationality she is and what language she speaks as well as whether she smokes.
nannies4hire provides sample interview questions and a sample reference check form to registered members. Certain levels of membership include a criminal history search, sex offender search, driving record search and social security number trace.
If you don’t choose the package which includes the checks listed above, nannies4hire can put you in touch with an agency who will do it all for you for a fee.
Although you’ll still have to carry out the nanny interviews yourself nannies4hire will make your search for the right nanny so much easier.
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