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Photos and Your Job Search

Pictures are an important part of your job search. They help personalize your written information, they help potential employers feel a connection to you before they meet you, and they help agencies and parents remember you out of the many other caregivers they’re looking at. There are two types of pictures that are helpful: headshots and activity pictures. A headshot is a close-up, clear picture of, you guessed it, your face. A great headshot doesn’t have to be an expensive, formal … [Read more...]

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How to Describe Yourself In Your Nanny Job Hunt

It’s important when creating your job search materials, filling out applications and answering help wanted ads to be able to accurately describe the type of caregiver you are. That’s not an easy task! One of the best ways of doing this is to use common terms to describe yourself. Are you crafty, active, holistic, funny? Don’t just stop with one word. Connect words to create phrases. Are you educationally focused or whole child centered? And use generally recognizable titles, situations … [Read more...]

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Getting Started with a Job Search Strategy

I’ve been fielding some questions on the facebook nanny job seekers page about ways to find a job. it occurred to me that a good starting place for that new group and the new job seekers LinkedIn group was to talk about a search strategy. First, what is a job search strategy? It’s exactly what it sounds like, a plan of action for finding a job. Long gone are the days when we could just sit back and watch the job offers roll in. (Don’t you miss the good 'ol days?) We have to work to … [Read more...]

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How To Ask For a Reference Letter When You Quit Your Job

Reference letters are a key element in a successful nanny job search. Even if your employer loves you and is willing to say so in a phone interview, there’s no replacing the impact of a great letter in a great search portfolio. But getting the letter is often a bit more work than you might think. When To Ask It’s a good idea to let the news that you’re quitting sink in for a few days before asking for a reference letter. Remember you’re delivering bad news to your employers … [Read more...]

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The Nanny Job Search Portfolio The Secret to Landing the Interview and Winning The Job The choice is yours; are you going to take an innovative job search approach and position yourself for success or are you going to take the “business as usual” path? Nudge, nudge, I’d go with the first one. The hard truth is that in today’s nanny job market being a great nanny just isn’t enough to get you a great job. You have to somehow get the attention of the agencies and parents that … [Read more...]

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