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News & Views > Child Care & Family Articles and Resources > Babysitter and Nanny Hiring Resources > How to Interview a Nanny

How to Interview a Nanny

Check out this guide with helpful tips on interviewing nannies.

Care.com Editorial Team   |  Tuesday, Aug 30, 2011  |   6 Comments
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You're hiring for a very important job -- someone to take care of your most prized possession. Beyond meeting the general requirements, your caregiver must be a personality match with your family and ultimately someone you can trust. Finding the best person for the job is no easy task. We're here to help.

Get tips on the interview process, including a complete checklist of questions to ask, in this guide.

How to Interview a Nanny

 


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Shashank
This is a nice article
Posted: October 07, 2011 at 6:20 PM
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Jodi R.
I really enjoyed this article! I wish that I would have found it when hiring my first nanny! I think sometimes parents get lucky and just find the right person but this is highly unlikely! I recommend doing all of these steps without skipping a single one!
Posted: October 28, 2011 at 11:36 PM
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Alexis G.
Great article but at the end it says you cannot ask their religion, race,sex or if they've been arrested but that's not true. Religion, race may not be important to you but the sex and previous arrests will definitely be on the top of my lists. Those questions are not allowed for employers with over 15 workers.
Posted: November 07, 2011 at 8:30 PM
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Uchenna N.
This is really helpful!!
Posted: December 03, 2011 at 7:03 AM
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Daniela G.
This is great. However, I would like to know how do you reject the other sitters that you had in your top 3 after interviewing ? Do you keep them as on call sitters? Can you do that? Do you tell them why you chose someone else?
What is appropriate?
Posted: May 02, 2012 at 3:06 PM
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Gaylord K.
yes I am and looked it up first before there your name was nicholas
Posted: May 05, 2012 at 7:02 PM
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