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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it's best practice to check refs before meeting. It's always going to be a risk inviting a complete stranger from care.com over to my house but at least calling refs and hearing how wonderful you are makes me feel a little better.[/quote]

This might be the best practice for you, but not for the nanny.
I would never risk exhausting a reference because some some stranger needed reassurance before inviting me over.
No way.  It is customary to offer a reference after the first interview.[/quote][/quote]

Most references, if positive, are more than happy to take 20 minutes and discuss their experiences with their former nanny, whom they are helping find another job. They totally understand the process of finding a good person to care for their children.  We interviewed 6 candidates and all the references were reachable, real (not fake friends posing as former families), and answered a wide gamut of questions we had. [/quote]

That's not what this post is about.  My references are happy to sing my praises.  I just won't allow people I have never met to call them.
Imagine that you're a nanny and you are looking for a new job.  You are in contact with 5 families, but haven't met them.  They want to speak with your reference prior to meeting.  I give my former employer's contact info to 5 people.  She spends almost 2 hours on the phone talking with everyone.
I then meet all these families and decide that I am only interested in 1 of the jobs.
Say I don't get that one job.  The process starts over and I have to make my reference spend more time on the phone with people.
She would very quickly get tired of it.
References are for AFTER you've had an in-person interview. [/quote]

+1000000000[/quote]
This is really important for parents to understand. [/quote]

I agree completely.  References are the very last thing. [/quote]

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