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Nanny Interview Questions
We're in the process of trying to find someone to watch M for a few hours after school. Since we want him to still get to go to the pool and get his tutoring, a lot of the person's time would be spent driving and/or waiting for him, but there would also be about an hour or two that they would be interacting with him more like a typical nanny.
I've got all the basic interview questions, along with reference, background, and driving record checks, but what would you want to know of someone before you trust them with your child? I will ask about how they would handle an emergency, but I feel like that's just a canned question that may bring a canned response.
If you were me, what would you ask?
Re: Nanny Interview Questions
I'd ask some canned questions. You never know what they might reveal.
How to handle emergencies?
How to handle bad behavior/refusal to obey?
I would give them some hypothetical situations that could arise, and ask how they'd deal, rather than ask a generic emergency question.
I'd also ask them, in past jobs, what kinds of challenging situations have arisen and ask them how they'd evaluate their response to that situation.
I do have discipline questions on the list, as well as whether or not she'd enforce our rules and stick to our guidelines. It just all seems like...not enough...to really get a feel on whether the person is really trustworthy.
I'm notoriously bad at first impressions, so I'm hoping the fact that we've e-mailed back and forth with a few candidates and are doing a phone interview followed by at least one in-person meeting with M before making any decisions will be enough for me to get a more accurate feel for the person's true qualities.
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I bet this is Groomz' idea of a great nanny:
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you could aways check www.isawyournanny.com
Thanks, everyone. We have a few interviews lined up for tomorrow, so we'll see how it goes.
Groomz, I wonder if Alice is available. I least I know she wouldn't run off and try to indoctronate my kid or anything.
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