Should a prospective Nanny ask questions at the interview also?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:While some families may take issue w/this, I personally think it is a wonderful idea as well as a smart one.

Any family eager to have you as their nanny will appreciate that you have the common sense to ask them about themselves. After all, you are working in their home & will be around them who in the beginning will be complete strangers to you.

By requesting references, if a family has nothing to hide & has kept a good relationship w/their previous caregivers, they should have no hesitation in giving you what you request.

I have had some families even volunteer info to me which has always boded well for me in the beginning. It showed me that I would be working for fair + sensible employers.

You can say this word to somebody don't know you they probably do believe you .not me and I me fair and sensible!!does not apply who I know and I work the word that can this is the way who describe them liars,stealing, somebody's husband,Sneaky,manipulators, rude, fake, lazy,?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:While some families may take issue w/this, I personally think it is a wonderful idea as well as a smart one.

Any family eager to have you as their nanny will appreciate that you have the common sense to ask them about themselves. After all, you are working in their home & will be around them who in the beginning will be complete strangers to you.

By requesting references, if a family has nothing to hide & has kept a good relationship w/their previous caregivers, they should have no hesitation in giving you what you request.

I have had some families even volunteer info to me which has always boded well for me in the beginning. It showed me that I would be working for fair + sensible employers.

i'm not sure what you're talking about she simply come and askeding us 2 question that's why all this going on for pass for weeks. How many more question did she have to ask. I know you can afford it but you rely on us.it's going to be very difficult to help you. let's get this straight once for all.we have to pay her overtime plus increase her hourly rate.she's hard-working and honest we been watching the footage together drinking wine so that's us our Proof. keep in mind we recording her without telling her that's illegal and audiotape i'm always nervous if she saw us we going to get in trouble. we violate the law for employee privacy act.we have to think that way instead of trying to be hard on her and make excuses not to pay more. The children's connect with her we have seen that??when my son happy we so happy to see him. why am bringing an excuse to blame her to destroy her experience . I'm not sure if that work fair. i'm sure she will find a better family to treat her really nice and fair to pay her for her hard work.our children they love her we seen it all come on! I am not sure the fair describe our Contactor ..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:While some families may take issue w/this, I personally think it is a wonderful idea as well as a smart one.

Any family eager to have you as their nanny will appreciate that you have the common sense to ask them about themselves. After all, you are working in their home & will be around them who in the beginning will be complete strangers to you.

By requesting references, if a family has nothing to hide & has kept a good relationship w/their previous caregivers, they should have no hesitation in giving you what you request.

I have had some families even volunteer info to me which has always boded well for me in the beginning. It showed me that I would be working for fair + sensible employers.

i'm not sure what you're talking about she simply come and askeding us 2 question that's why all this going on for pass for weeks. How many more question did she have to ask. I know you can afford it but you rely on us.it's going to be very difficult to help you. let's get this straight once for all.we have to pay her overtime plus increase her hourly rate.she's hard-working and honest we been watching the footage together drinking wine so that's us our Proof. keep in mind we recording her without telling her that's illegal and audiotape i'm always nervous if she saw us we going to get in trouble. we violate the law for employee privacy act.we have to think that way instead of trying to be hard on her and make excuses not to pay more. The children's connect with her we have seen that??when my son happy we so happy to see him. why am bringing an excuse to blame her to destroy her experience . I'm not sure if that work fair. i'm sure she will find a better family to treat her really nice and fair to pay her for her hard work.our children they love her we seen it all come on! I am not sure the fair describe our Contactor ..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:While some families may take issue w/this, I personally think it is a wonderful idea as well as a smart one.

Any family eager to have you as their nanny will appreciate that you have the common sense to ask them about themselves. After all, you are working in their home & will be around them who in the beginning will be complete strangers to you.

By requesting references, if a family has nothing to hide & has kept a good relationship w/their previous caregivers, they should have no hesitation in giving you what you request.

I have had some families even volunteer info to me which has always boded well for me in the beginning. It showed me that I would be working for fair + sensible employers.

i'm not sure what you're talking about she simply come and askeding us 2 question that's why all this going on for pass for weeks. How many more question did she have to ask. I know you can afford it but you rely on us.it's going to be very difficult to help you. let's get this straight once for all.we have to pay her overtime plus increase her hourly rate.she's hard-working and honest we been watching the footage together drinking wine so that's us our Proof. keep in mind we recording her without telling her that's illegal and audiotape i'm always nervous if she saw us we going to get in trouble. we violate the law for employee privacy act.we have to think that way instead of trying to be hard on her and make excuses not to pay more. The children's connect with her we have seen that??when my son happy we so happy to see him. why am bringing an excuse to blame her to destroy her experience . I'm not sure if that work fair. i'm sure she will find a better family to treat her really nice and fair to pay her for her hard work.our children they love her we seen it all come on! I am not sure the fair describe our Contactor ..

[Anonymous]

Experienced nanny here. I ask roughly 10 questions

I ask logistical questions like hours, start date, end date expectancy, guaranteed hours, contract, etc.

Then I ask questions like

- He/she have any health concerns or allergies?
- What type of nanny do they envision?
- What are their parental philosophies?
- Can baby take a bottle?
- Houskeeping expectations?
- How would we communicate? Log baby's day?
- Any pet care ( if they have one)?
- Do they need a nanny to drive?
- Are they comfortable with me taking their child out for walks and age appropriate activities.
- Do they have a nanny cam?

There are a few more I have tailored to a specific family. I want to make sure it's a good fit on my end, so it's only right I ask questions. If I were an employer, I would be turned off if a prospective nanny never asked questions. I would assume it was lack of interest.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Experienced nanny here. I ask roughly 10 questions

I ask logistical questions like hours, start date, end date expectancy, guaranteed hours, contract, etc.

Then I ask questions like

- He/she have any health concerns or allergies?
- What type of nanny do they envision?
- What are their parental philosophies?
- Can baby take a bottle?
- Houskeeping expectations?
- How would we communicate? Log baby's day?
- Any pet care ( if they have one)?
- Do they need a nanny to drive?
- Are they comfortable with me taking their child out for walks and age appropriate activities.
- Do they have a nanny cam?

There are a few more I have tailored to a specific family. I want to make sure it's a good fit on my end, so it's only right I ask questions. If I were an employer, I would be turned off if a prospective nanny never asked questions. I would assume it was lack of interest.

I forgot to add that I will ask why the previously relationship ended if they had a nanny. I do not ask for references.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would not be put off if you asked for references. Asking for a background check would be a little unusual, but do the placement agencies do this before accepting families as clients? If so, that makes sense to me. If not, then yes, I would agree and just assume you had a bad prior experience. As long as you were nice about how you ask, rather than acting entitled and like it's beneath you to work with us, then I'd be happy to do it.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes I ask questions. However I don't ask for references from them and I don't do a background check.

You should do both to protect yourself as well as a credit check.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes I ask questions. However I don't ask for references from them and I don't do a background check.

You should do both to protect yourself as well as a credit check.

Yes, a credit check on unknown potential employers is an indication if you should expect to be paid on time and in full. Parent employers are different than an established business with a good credit history.