No, I would not hire that person.

She sounds quite immature to me.

That answer was very rude and very unprofessional. Also, a selfie that is risque to use as a Care.com profile pic is just clueless to me.

I would opt for an older nanny OP. 18-19 yr olds are much too young to really care for children. They just do not have the maturity and life experience needed to take on such responsibility.

Oh, and to the nasty commenter;
"“On the internet,” says the iconic New Yorker cartoon, “nobody knows you’re a dog.” It’s a joke, but it’s also a problem. More venom than ever before is flowing from behind the cloak of anonymity, where people remain entirely unaccountable for their words and deeds...Anonymity, in some cases a key civil liberty, also enables society’s worst actors. The loudest, most obnoxious, most toxic voices are able to drown out the rest of us"

http://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2014/11/11/anonymous-trolls-are-destroying-online-games-heres-how-to-stop-them/?tid=sm_fb

OP here. It is not relevant what i asked. If you think it is you are off track.

My 17 yr old would never speak that way to a prospective employer, and she knows how to dress for work. So no, you shouldn't interview this person.

Did you ask a stupid question?

Anonymous wrote:I would not consider her. Neither the attitude of the selfie or the "duh" would make a favorable impression on me and combined it's an easy no for me.

There are far too many smart, appropriate, teenagers to hire from to waste your time on this one.

Exactly. This is the stage where the nanny is supposed to be making a good first impression. If the best she can do is a risque selfie and "duh" then don't waste your time.

I would not interview her.

sorry, this is PP. I meant I would NOT interview her

The Duh is rude. I would interview her and I would tell her why.

Speaking as as nanny that started my career at this age I would pass. There are plenty of 18 and 19 year olds that are able to conduct themselves more professionally.

Sure, it's possible she's a great caregiver and just needs a little polish.

It's equally possible she will be flaky and irresponsible.

You don't need to interview every nanny you speak with Don't feel badly about skipping over her if your gut is telling you to pass.Pick from the other applicants and meet with them.

If she is the best of the applicant pool, and you are having concerns, you may want to think about changing your job description/ wage to attract applicants with a little more maturity and experience.

Good luck.

It wouldn't hurt to interview her. Maybe I'm just one who goes for the under dog and tries to help though.

I would not consider her. Neither the attitude of the selfie or the "duh" would make a favorable impression on me and combined it's an easy no for me.

There are far too many smart, appropriate, teenagers to hire from to waste your time on this one.

OP here--sorry headline should really have been "would you interview this person"

No. You do not hire her. She's a moron.

No. Age is fine, especially if you are home. Attitude, no.

So--I need someone to watch my little one during the day while I work from home in another part of the house. Only folks I can find for this seem to be young-18 and 19 year-olds. That's okay with me, but one person I just corresponded with responded to a question I asked her with with "Duh, of course I can do that". I was a little taken aback. I guess I don't hang around teenagers these days so I'm not used to the way they speak, but I guess I was a little miffed. Am I wrong to dismiss her out-of-hand for such a thing? Would you go ahead and interview her?

Other thing I just thought I'd comment on is that she's got a selfie as her Care.com photo that looks like it was taken for a boyfriend (a little bit risque of an outfit) but whatever. All things I guess I can overlook if she's a good nanny...