January 12th, 2012 at 12:38 am
When checking references on a candidate, know who your talking to. Google the address of the reference, Google the reference, IE: your given a name, phone & address, Your told the Nanny earned $1,000.00 per week, worked with other staff in a large Suburban House with a swimming pool, tennis court, gazebo etc. After doing a bit of Google, you find the house is a tiny row house, in an industrial area & the reference works as a taxi driver….duh, something isn’t right. When interviewing, see what your kids think. Note your “pets” reaction to the candidate. Kids and dogs have a natural instinct. True professional, seasoned candidates will NOT wear flashy jewelery, have tattoos, smell from heavy perfume or be dressed for a “Saturday Night Out.”
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That hits the traget dead center! Great answer!
Glen, you are so right on the natural instinct when it come to Kids and pets.
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Thank you for the compliment. It is appreciated. Would be grateful, if you can pass on relevant info from your rss reader. There’s another blog, about “checking out the REFERENCE, a Candidate may list.” I’m trying to get accross, checking a job-seeker’s reference is one thing. Knowing as much as possible about the REFERENCE, them selves is equally important. In other words; we never really know who we’re talking to on the other end of the phone.
Be sure, you’re talking a “legitimate, bonafide reference,” who in this business, will be a person or family who’s wealthy and can afford to hire Domestic/Household Staff.
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Thanks for your comment. Utilizing the technology available, it’s become easy to verify the authenticity of a reference. After all, you never know who your truly talking to, when checking a reference.
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