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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]I can't imagine leaving my baby with a person who wasn't worthy of being left with my baby. I found candidates at the $17 to $20 range who, regardless of experience, just weren't people I wanted helping to raise her. I also found candidates at the $15 price point who were worthy of the job and then some. There just isn't a consistent correlation between rates and quality in the nanny field.

If my child grows up to conduct herself like the nanny we hired at $15/hour, I will be very pleased. That's more than I can say about some $17-$20 nannies.[/quote]

This was our experience as well. The candidate that we really clicked with was $12 an hour. She's been with us for several years so her salary is at $16 now.

The candidates that were asking for $18-$20 weren't nannies that I would hire anyway. They ones asking for the higher rates were either young 20 somethings with very little experience and a high opinion of themselves, 1-2 nannies with a lot of experience but very poor english and no ability to communicate why they were asking for rates that high, or ones that just didn't very spectacular. It really surprised me because my assumption going into the hiring process was that the candidates asking for a higher rate would have something that would distinguish or they would at least do better than candidates asking for a lower rate. [/quote]

Both posters above reflect my experience in hiring a nanny.  I saw a range of candidates (all legal in the US, all with 15+ years of experience, all with own transportation, etc...) and they each gave me their wage requirements.  I got the rates in advance, but was flexible within a fairly wide range as I was more concerned w/ experience and fit than cost (though I couldn't go over $20/hr.)  All of them quoted themselves within a $12-20 per hour range.  (We didn't interview anyone who quoted less, though we received lots of applications.)

Each nanny handled the negotiations and rate discussions very differently - some were really uncomfortable talking about it and negotiating.  Some were very professional, polished and skilled negotiators.

The two we narrowed it down to, and the one to which we offered the job, were the candidates because of their experience and their "fit" with us and the babies.  Our final two candidates quoted rates that were more than $6/hr different.

There was no point at which the hourly rate accurately reflected the quality of the candidate we were interviewing.   One of the nannies I interviewed was at the very high end of the range, and on paper seemed utterly ideal,  but in person she seemed completely uninterested in her profession - she was all about the negotiations, and said very clearly that the family or kids involved didn't matter to her as she could handle anything if the compensation was right.

I think that with a hire so personal in nature the right match of family and nanny is about much more than just money (for everyone involved).  I'm not discounting the importance of being well/fairly paid, I'm just saying that it's only one factor, and there are several other at least equally important issues to consider when hiring or accepting a position. [/quote]

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