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Nanny Background and Reference Checkingby Kathleen Webb, HomeWork Solutions Inc. Personally contact all references. You may obtain forms forms and guidelines for these reference checking interviews online. References from teachers and clergy are encouraged, and are often the only real references the younger candidate may have. Follow up all written references with a telephone call if possible, or better yet try to meet the person informally for coffee to chat. People may be reluctant to admit to concerns on paper, but will sometimes share them 'off the record'.
Families using the services of a professional nanny referral agency are advised to check the candidate's references themselves, even though the agent has already done so. Families recruiting via online services such as 4nannies.com should consider using the professional reference checking services the reputable online services make available to their clients. When talking to a nanny's references, try to obtain a third party reference. This would be someone else known by both the reference and the candidate who you may use as an additional reference. Third party references are invaluable, as they have most likely not been cherry-picked by the candidate and have not been briefed on the reference check ahead of time. When you are satisfied that you have a reasonable chronology of employment and education experience and all references have been checked, it is time to order the professional criminal background investigation. These will cost between $50 - $150 on average. The professional investigation will generally start by verifying the SSN of the applicant. The SSN Trace, obtained from credit bureau records, will provide you with names and addresses associated with the candidate's SSN for the last 7 years. With the SSN trace results in hand, the professional investigator can order criminal records checks in the various jurisdictions. The candidate who has moved often will require more searches, as these records are generally maintained on a county by county basis. You should also validate the data in the SSN trace with the chronology of the candidate's experiences you have already established. |
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