{"id":105,"date":"2010-09-23T11:42:08","date_gmt":"2010-09-23T18:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.enannysource.com\/blog\/?p=105"},"modified":"2014-01-28T05:50:25","modified_gmt":"2014-01-28T13:50:25","slug":"how-do-i-pick-nannies-to-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.enannysource.com\/blog\/index.php\/2010\/09\/23\/how-do-i-pick-nannies-to-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I pick nannies to interview?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dr. Lindsay Heller, <\/em>The Nanny Doctor<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Selecting nanny candidates<\/a> to interview can be a tricky task that requires some skill! Fortunately enannysource.com<\/a> provides you with what you need to know in to focus your nanny search and select only the cream of the crop to interview!\u00a0 The most important step is making sure that you have a clear idea of what you want and what you need in a nanny.\u00a0 After you have determined exactly what you are looking for, it is time to see who fits the bill! Here are some tips for determining who is in and who is out.<\/p>\n

1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Make a list of qualities you can\u2019t live without in a nanny!<\/strong> This is different for every family so it is important that you determine what your list is. Do you want someone with multiples experience? Someone who has been a live-in nanny? Someone who has a degree in child development? Someone that has nanny newborn<\/a> experience?<\/p>\n

2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Make a list of qualities that are absolute deal breakers!<\/strong> Does your nanny need to know how to swim? Do they need to be comfortable around dogs? Does she need to have cared for newborns?<\/p>\n

3)<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Start the nanny screening<\/a> process early.<\/strong> Don\u2019t wait for the in-person interview to ask all of the questions. Start screening candidates via e-mail, then over the phone, or Skype and then in in-person. Only a select few of the potential nanny candidates should make it to the in-person interview.<\/p>\n

4)<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Select only candidates who put their best foot forward!<\/strong> Individuals with strong portfolios, including their resume, cover letter and letters of reference are usually pretty together people themselves. This also goes for e-mail correspondence. If they are great at communicating via e-mail and professional, that will carry through to their day to day nanny work with your family!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Selecting nanny candidates to interview can be a tricky task that requires some skill! Fortunately enannysource.com provides you with what you need to know in to focus your nanny search and select only the cream of the crop to interview! The most important step is making sure that you have a clear idea of what you want and what you need in a nanny. After you have determined exactly what you are looking for, it is time to see who fits the bill! Here are some tips for determining who is in and who is out. Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,17],"tags":[13,5,11,6],"class_list":["post-105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hiringananny","category-newborn-nanny-care","tag-hire-a-nanny","tag-httpwww-enannysource-comnanniesnanny-jobs-now-aspx","tag-nanny-interview","tag-httpwww-enannysource-comfind-a-nannychildcare-nannies-aupairs-aspx"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.enannysource.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.enannysource.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.enannysource.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.enannysource.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.enannysource.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/www.enannysource.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1461,"href":"http:\/\/www.enannysource.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105\/revisions\/1461"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.enannysource.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.enannysource.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.enannysource.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}