Alright folks, let's talk about interview skills. I've spent years working in higher education and successfully recruiting a number of very talented applicants. Never in a million years, would I have imagined how painful it would be to interview a potential Nanny for Baby B.
A little bit of background here. With a pandemic and all of the concerns that come along with babies and Covid, we have decided to keep Baby B at home for 2021. We still have to work, so we need help! We also have a neighbor friend that had their 1st baby today (yay) and we have decided on a nanny share. Everyone wins! Both families feel comfortable with limited exposure all while the babies will have baby to baby interaction AND we get to split the cost!
Fast forward to the search: We have experienced no show's for interviews, 1/2 answered questions and answers like, "I don't know how I do, I just do" or "no, I don't agree to taxes, I would like to be paid under the table". 1. paying a nanny or a day care, does help with tax claims. This request is a hard pass, no! 2. All of these applicants know that both families are expecting our first babies... I don't know, I just do it, is NOT a comforting response, LOL!
There is light at the end of the tunnel! After all the messages back and forth and interview... fingers crossed for a positive future update. Hopefully, we have a good lead and it I will have good news to report soon enough!
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