Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Ways to Recruit a Nanny

Many people these days do not take risk of leaving their children alone when they go out for work. They would like to hire nannies or babysitters who would take care of their children. Nanny care is hence required a lot now a days. However, parents find it difficult to find a nanny. Before hiring a nanny, parents need to determine as to what level of assistance they require, they need to do screening, background checking, and estimate a family budget for the recruitment. There are many ways of finding a nanny and some of them are mentioned here.

Nanny Referral Agencies:
The parents need the assistance of professionals for hiring a nanny. Nanny referral agencies are such organizations that help people in finding a nanny based on their requirement. A nanny agency at first collects some retainer, the money that is not refundable. It may vary from $50 to $250. Then it conducts an interview for the family as to know their requirements. Based on that, it starts advertising showing the conditions applicable, and conducts pre screening for the selected candidates.

Then the candidates are referred to the parents for an interview. The parents are also given some tips on interviewing the person. Then the agency collects the feedback from the family and conducts background search of the selected candidate.

The fees is collected when the nanny starts working. Also client and nanny satisfaction is received and checked within 1-4 weeks.

By Internet:
Instead of finding a nanny through the agencies, it is more easier to find one using internet. Many web-based nanny referral services are in new entry in the market. These are a bit less expensive than the agencies.

A pool of non-screened nanny candidates are recruited by web-based nanny referral agencies. They provide the information of existing current pool of candidates on the website. The information is analyzed by the families and they screen the candidates according to their requirement. Then they can order the web-based agencies for background check of the candidate. Finally the final agreement is crafted.

Recruiting on Own:
When parents feel to recruit a nanny on their own, they have certain steps. First is to advertise that you need a nanny with specific requirements mentioned. Newspaper is the most commonly used way for advertisement. However, the conditions that one needs, should be mentioned in detail. Next telephonic screening should be done to get the names and address of candidates.

Later interview should be conducted in a neutral place such as a coffee shop instead of home. The candidate should be watched carefully and check how the person is interacting with the children. Then the references are checked and a work agreement is confirmed. Also make sure that all the information regarding taxes, salary, working hours, insurance etc. should be made clear before agreement.

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