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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The nanny market is extremely competitive and most nannies receive multiple offers.

A few thoughts:
-The agency should be the one extending the offer and doing contract negotiations on your behalf. They have protocols in place for situations exactly like this and would have been able to nip it in the bud with clear cut expectations. 
-The nanny may have been caught off guard to hear an offer directly from you because agencies typically handle that.
-If time is of the essence, you are totally within reason to expect a response by X date. Again, the agency should have a policy for how long a candidate has to respond to a job offer. 
-The agency should be experienced enough to know they shouldn't  stop sending you candidates until you have a signed contract with a nanny. If the nanny is clearly pursuing other options, you should be as well.

-Another agency[/quote]

Thank you, this is very helpful perspective for me 
I wasn’t making the offer as opposed to letting her know that we liked her and planned to make an offer. She hasn’t worked for a month so I thought she’d appreciate getting our feedback and we’d both have a plan for next week. I did speak to the agency this morning. They were not aware that she has a different trial next week so they said they’d speak to her and get back to me. Do you think we should try to negotiate with her now or just wait to hear what she thinks after the other trial next week? I know we pay generously and we offered a better package than she expected [/quote]

Yes, I would definitely make her the offer. It sounds like a formal offer hasn't been extended so of course she should continue her job search process until she has a signed contract. I'm a little thrown that the agency didn't know she had another trial and heard that through you. Typically the agency should be following up with you right after the interview, being transparent (and aware) that nanny has another trial, and tell you the best game plan foe moving forward efficiently.[/quote]

Thanks so much. The agency said they didn’t set up the second trial so they didn’t know about it. But apparently she prefers to do five day trials which is a long time! We were ready to make an offer and I went through all of the details with the agency but she said she won’t make a decision until next weekend. We’re offering her 50% more pay than her last position![/quote]

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