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07.21.08, 11:50 AM General Topics
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How did you find your nanny? Word of mouth? Craig's list? Agency? [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 07.21.08, 11:50 AM Flag
 

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General Topics 07.21.08, 11:51 AM Flag
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I have found people using Irish Echo, Craigs List, Word of Mouth, and an agency. My best experience was with agency, worst Craigs list, but I do not believe the source determined success/failure, it was more bout the individual. One word of caution, do not believe everything you hear in a referral from another partent. People feel guilty when they fire their nannies and do not always give the full story. You have to ask very pointed questions - would you hire this person again, what are her weaknesses, is she punctual, does she take direction or prefer it her way, how many times called in sick. The more specific the better. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.21.08, 11:54 AM Flag
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I find the comments of the previous poster incredibly helpful ! In our case, we hired our nanny from CL (we had just moved here, did not have friends with children). It worked out very well and we are very happy. We interviewed quite extensively (about 20 persons), to get a sense of the "distribution" of candidates -- and what to expect!! It really paid off -- and we learned a lot from this search. GL !! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.21.08, 12:00 PM Flag
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We tried Craig's List but the women that showed up at our door were quite creepy. In the end we just hired a good friend of ours who wanted to earn some extra money. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.21.08, 12:06 PM Flag
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