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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I found my wonderful full-time nanny job through care.com as well as several part-time, one-time, and weekends jobs over the last two years.  I have never once had an interview with prospective employers where I was not offered the job.  So my interviewing skills are good.  I have never not gotten the in person interview after the initial telephone interview either.  However, I am answering, on average, one job posting a day and they go off into the ether and I never hear from the employers. So from my response (or perhaps profile) I am not getting the results I want.

What am I doing wrong?  How do I make my profile or email response to an ad more appealing?

TIA[/quote]

Your profile needs to clearly state your expectations (on the books, guaranteed hours, don't list perks), your experience (nothing detailed, just 10 years experience: 3 live-in positions, 2 live-out positions and occasional babysitting with 8 families, no need to list part-time vs. full-time at that point) and your certifications/abilities (list each one: sewing, CPR/First Aid/AED, CNA, etc).  Apply for each position with the expectation that the family won't check your profile, but if they do, nbd.  Tailor your contact to what they are seeking (infant and kindergartener in ad, you respond that you have worked with both ages, ask reasonable questions like what activities the kindergartener has after school and whether they would prefer the infant stay home except for pick up/drop off), and provide the relevant specifics that you generalized in the profile, but make sure they're relevant (don't provide information about making baby food from scratch if the youngest is 2).  When they know you read the ad, they are more likely to respond, even with a "no thanks, we're not interested."  I know it's frustrating, I get responses less than 30% of the time, but these are what I've found gets more responses.[/quote]

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