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[quote=Anonymous]I'm not a nanny, I'm a mom who has hired two nannies, one just a month ago.

A couple things to think about:

1) I prefer to get nannies based on recommendations from their previous families. So, make sure you have your last family posting listings for you. I've gotten both my nannies from ads that their previous families posted on neighborhood listservs.

2) This is a TOUGH time to be looking for a nannying job. Nannies who stay with their families for years and then are looking for new job when the youngest kid is going off to school, ie, the best, most in-demand nannies, are all looking for jobs NOW. I would imagine the market is way tougher from July-October than it is any other time.

3) For interviews - I will say, I think it's really hard to figure out who is a good nanny based on an interview, but for me, I love the nannies that glow when talking about their previous charges. I think some of the best interviews are ones where I am actually struggling to get the nanny to answer any question about themselves because they just want to talk about the kids they've nannied for and how amazing they are.

I will say, I would be thrown by the pictures. I wouldn't recommend sharing those. I mean, do these kids parents know that you're using their pictures to try and get jobs? That wouldn't strike me as very professional, and I'd be worried about your boundaries. Talk about the kids and what fun you had, some of the best activities you did, but don't show pictures.

Hope that helps![/quote]

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