What a little bird said about Au Pairs

by cv harquail July 26, 2009

Anyone with room in her room at #Blogher09? I Found a roomie, but am still getting requests from folks off waitlist. How can we help? # #blogHer09 Anyone going who writes about business, strategy, management? Love my ‘domestic’ blog but my scholarly blog needs community too # @ShiploadofWilco sign me up # @modite Super cute […]

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Unhappy Complainer who won’t make friends: Can this relationship be saved?

by cv harquail July 21, 2009
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It’s funny how sometimes, when it’s your situation, the whole thing seems complex. Then when someone else reads it, the answer is clear. Or not. Do we ever really know whether a new au pair (or host family) is just struggling to get adjusted, or instead if it’s a lost cause? Check out the description […]

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Finding Good Au Pair Candidates: Best Practices for each system

by cv harquail July 21, 2009
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How about we sort out our advice to each other, based on the kind of system that our agencies/sites use? I’ve set up 3 posts, one each for: Finding Good Au Pair Candidates 1: Best Practices for the "1 at a time" system Finding Good Au Pair Candidates 2: Best Practices for the "they give […]

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Finding Good Au Pair Candidates 3: Best Practices for the “Searching their whole data base” system

by cv harquail July 21, 2009
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No! Not the needle in the haystack image! Okay, here’s something different. These girls are all delicious, all delightful, all of them clever smart and kind. But really, with all those cute photos and similar profiles, how do you find the one(s) who are right for you?

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Finding Good Au Pair Candidates 2: Best Practices for the “they give me a group to look at” system

by cv harquail July 21, 2009
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Okay, so you’ve set your basic preferences and sent them to the agency. The agency’s computers churn a bit, and out come 4 recommended candidates, right into your online family folder. Now what? How can you make this process really work well for you?

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Finding Good Au Pair Candidates 1: Best Practices for the “1 at a time” system

by cv harquail July 21, 2009
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How do you manage the process of interviewing candidates one at a time? What can you do to make sure that the candidates you are sent are a pretty good match to begin with, so that you don’t have to weed out girls who surely wouldn’t fit with your family?

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Interviewing Au Pair Candidates: One at a time, or a few at once?

by cv harquail July 20, 2009
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The process for interviewing, selecting, and matching with an au pair candidate differs for each agency. Some send you one candidate at a time, some select a handful of candidates for you to consider simultaneously, and others let you have pretty much free run of their data base. But, if you had a choice, would […]

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What a little bird said about Au Pairs

by cv harquail July 19, 2009

RT @CravingBalance: Women to Jack Welch: We don’t separate work and life, and we don’t want what you think we want. New paradigm. # RT @TheMamaBee: via @TimeforMom & @momadvice 9 ideas for date nights for broke parents with no babysitter http://tr.im/sgXx Really sweet . # Size Matters! RT @lesmckeown: < 50 emps? Business success=your […]

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Auto Insurance: Is your AP on your policy?

by cv harquail July 17, 2009
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Here’s a quick question from the suggestion box: Do you put your au pair on your auto insurance policy? For me, this one is a no-brainer. If your au pair drives your car(s), she should be on your policy. It’s not just the law, it’s a good idea. h As younger and less experienced drivers, […]

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Medical Care for your Au Pair: Your responsibility?

by cv harquail July 16, 2009
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What happens when your Au Pair gets sick and needs some medical care? We already know that as good host parents we need to provide them with reasonable ‘sick time’ off and not dock their pay (although I think it’s fine to reschedule their hours in the same week). But what about the cost of […]

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