Results of Polls

If you do offer references for your family, when in the process do you do this?

  • We provide references only after we are certain that we want to match (47%, 15 Votes)
  • We proactively offer references early in the process (31%, 10 Votes)
  • Other (please describe below) (13%, 4 Votes)
  • (9%, 3 Votes)

Total Voters: 32

Start Date: May 20, 2011 @ 9:06 am
End Date: No Expiry

Do you offer references for your family to your au pair candidates?

  • Yes (33%, 24 Votes)
  • Yes if we are asked to (32%, 23 Votes)
  • No (31%, 22 Votes)
  • Other (please describe below) (3%, 2 Votes)
  • (1%, 1 Votes)

Total Voters: 72

Start Date: May 20, 2011 @ 9:04 am
End Date: No Expiry

How important is it to you to talk with an au pair applicant's references?

  • Very important- we won't match without doing this (29%, 31 Votes)
  • We know it's a good idea but we don't get around to it (25%, 27 Votes)
  • Somwhat important -- we will contact them if we have questions, or enough tim (22%, 24 Votes)
  • Less important -- we rely on other sources of information (22%, 24 Votes)
  • Other options (please describe below) (2%, 2 Votes)

Total Voters: 108

Start Date: May 20, 2011 @ 9:02 am
End Date: No Expiry

What is your "information strategy"?

  • WYSIWYG -- the plain truth, with a slight positive gloss (73%, 95 Votes)
  • We Dare You To Match With Us (17%, 22 Votes)
  • We're a Super Happy, Easy, Disney Kind of Family-- at first (10%, 13 Votes)

Total Voters: 131

Start Date: May 16, 2011 @ 8:47 pm
End Date: No Expiry

How many emails do you typically exchange before speaking with the au pair?

  • One – we introduce ourselves and ask to set up an interview (41%, 61 Votes)
  • Two – we ask in the initial email if the au pair is interested and/or /or wait to see her responses to our questions before asking for an interview (34%, 51 Votes)
  • Three or more (21%, 32 Votes)
  • None – we skip email and our initial contact is by phone (4%, 5 Votes)

Total Voters: 149

Start Date: May 16, 2011 @ 8:41 pm
End Date: No Expiry

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