Please do not call refs until you ask the nanny if she’s interested in the job

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Huh? That's not how the real world works. You check revenues before offering a job. Why would someone interview and not want the job?

I frequently respond to a request to interview only to find out later that I don’t want the position. Sometimes I let the family know. We er, given the hostility I’ve gotten previously when I stated that I was no longer interested, sometimes I keep my decision to myself until the family contacts me again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Huh? That's not how the real world works. You check revenues before offering a job. Why would someone interview and not want the job?

You collect information during the interview to determine IF you want the job. You are clueless.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Huh? That's not how the real world works. You check revenues before offering a job. Why would someone interview and not want the job?

It’s how my world works. I have never given references until the position was offered (including details) and I accepted.

[Anonymous]

I am a hiring manager and also a nanny employer.

In both places, references are checked before a formal offer is made. I give the candidate the opportunity to provide or withdraw their references at the interview.

I obtain consent to contact references during the interview. In my place of work, we have a reference consent form. If I plan on moving a nanny forward as a potential candidate, I ask her at the conclusion of an interview if the job sounds like something she would be interested in. If so, I ask for 3 childcare references and let her know I’ll be contacting them.

An tentative offer is -never- offered prior to conducting reference checks. I let the candidate know if we will be moving forward or if I will "be in touch if I need anything else" (which is basically language for you didn’t get the job).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am a hiring manager and also a nanny employer.

In both places, references are checked before a formal offer is made. I give the candidate the opportunity to provide or withdraw their references at the interview.

I obtain consent to contact references during the interview. In my place of work, we have a reference consent form. If I plan on moving a nanny forward as a potential candidate, I ask her at the conclusion of an interview if the job sounds like something she would be interested in. If so, I ask for 3 childcare references and let her know I’ll be contacting them.

An tentative offer is -never- offered prior to conducting reference checks. I let the candidate know if we will be moving forward or if I will "be in touch if I need anything else" (which is basically language for you didn’t get the job).

How many nannies have you had?