Where to look for high quality nanny jobs???

[Anonymous]

Where is the best place to look for a nanny job if you don't have a license....I'm planning on getting on by the end of summer but don't have it at he moment. I usually advertise on Craigslist but I'm looking for a job that will be a little bit more high quality. I've herd of nannies finding well paying jobs even though they don't drive by question is just where to look.

[Anonymous]

Also I forgot to mention I'm also interested in looking in New York

[Anonymous]

An Agency. But you need to learn to sell yourself, not settle and come across as professional if you want quality jobs

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:An Agency. But you need to learn to sell yourself, not settle and come across as professional if you want quality jobs

Get someone to help you with editing your applications for grammar, spelling, and word choice. Based on how you have typed out this question, I wouldn't hire you to watch my children. Personally, I would want someone who seems to have a very good grasp on the English language, comes across as intelligent, and also professional.

Try Care.com and Sittercity.com. There are a lot of low-paying positions listed there but if you weed through the bad ones there are good positions as well. You can try an agency but with no license, they may not accept you.

[Anonymous]

Based on how you have typed out this question, I wouldn't hire you to watch my children.

I think she has a point. If someone contacted me about watching my kids and their email had misspellings or grammar mistakes, I wouldn't respond. It feels disrespectful and sloppy. Not a good first impression.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:to pp: : roll: Give her a break. Those mistakes look like fast typing or perhaps phone typing rather than someone who doesn't speak English. Perhaps proofreading would help her but your criticism wasn't constructive. You are just being a "mean girl" with too much time on your hands.

My advice was constructive. I gave her a tip for her applications and also gave her some websites to check out. You, on the other hand, gave no advice.

[Anonymous]

[quote=Anonymous][quote]Based on how you have typed out this question, I wouldn't hire you to watch my children. [/quote]

I think she has a point. If someone contacted me about watching my kids and their email had misspellings or grammar mistakes, I wouldn't respond. It feels disrespectful and sloppy. Not a good first impression.[/quote]

Again I'm typing this on my phone on a anonymous forum. I didn't realize people on here are spell checking and proof reading my stuff all because I ask a question of course I would spell check and proof read my ad before it was put up. All parents who have responded to my ads have more than likely ended up hiring me or the spot. When I asked my current employer why she chose me (out of 10 other applicants) she said it was because when she read my ad she was impressed with my three paragraph description on my experience, work history, college courses, what I do with children and etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Where is the best place to look for a nanny job if you don't have a license....I'm planning on getting on by the end of summer but don't have it at he moment. I usually advertise on Craigslist but I'm looking for a job that will be a little bit more high quality. I've herd of nannies finding well paying jobs even though they don't drive by question is just where to look.

Here's a tip. Troll. Nannies are not licensed. Maybe you have some kind of certificate but there is no licensing procedure to be a nanny. In fact, there are no requirements or experience necessary to call yourself a nanny.

[Anonymous]

Ummmmmm how am I a troll...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where is the best place to look for a nanny job if you don't have a license....I'm planning on getting on by the end of summer but don't have it at he moment. I usually advertise on Craigslist but I'm looking for a job that will be a little bit more high quality. I've herd of nannies finding well paying jobs even though they don't drive by question is just where to look.

Here's a tip. Troll. Nannies are not licensed. Maybe you have some kind of certificate but there is no licensing procedure to be a nanny. In fact, there are no requirements or experience necessary to call yourself a nanny.

See, I took her saying that as meaning she did not have her DL (see later in OPs post where it says "finding well paying jobs even though they don't drive") . Seems like she might not have ever had one, but sometimes when people move to a new state, they want you to get a new one for your current state instead of previous state DL (each state is different with how much time they allow you to use your old DL before you need to get a new one). Most agencies want you to have one since most families they are helping require one. Now the only problem I see with never having had one before is that quite a few parents don't want a new driver driving their kids around, but want someone that has a few years of driving with a clear record.