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[quote=Anonymous]19:01 The point that several employers are making is that you don't get a better nanny for $2-$4 more, you get an equal or more often a weaker nanny. I saw the same thing when I was interviewing. Many of the candidates asking for higher amounts had far fewer qualifications and/or good responses to questions than candidates who were asking in the $15 range. I also interviewed a few less experienced candidates that were looking for $12 but had better responses than the ones claiming to be the best. By less experience, I mean 2 years instead of 5-7 years not first time nanny job or just one year of experience.

I have a good amount of work experience hiring employees at different levels. I've learned never to just take what is on a resume as fact. I've learned that you need to conduct a thorough interview, make sure the candidate did what they actually claimed on the resume, question job history red flags, and verify that references are legit. The candidates asking for higher salaries had quite a few issues backing up what they put on a paper. A few were clearly fake. A few didn't realize that being in your early 20s with a community college degree, some short stints at preschools and some babysitting experience isn't the threshold for a high paying nanny job. A few that did have long job histories and job experience really couldn't hide their bitterness at former employers when they were drawn into a longer conversation. If you problems with most of your employers, chances are you are the problem. Interviewing for a nanny was an eye opening experience. I can see how MBs who don't have any hiring experience would fall for some of the candidates out there.

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