au pair applications

Matching With An Au Pair: What Kinds Of Photos Really Help an Application?

by cv harquail September 7, 2016
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As I’ve been writing the forthcoming ebook of AuPairMom’s Secrets for Interviewing Au Pairs I’ve been thinking a lot about the many small details in applications that seem to make a big difference to Host Families. The CameraReadyAuPair, below, must have been reading my mind, because she’s asking some of the same questions I’ve been […]

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Au Pair Applications: When you can’t show children’s photos

by cv harquail November 28, 2015
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or… When social media policies and Au Pair application expectations collide… Au Pair Agencies tell Au Pair applicants to include in their  materials some pictures of themselves caring for children. We host parents like to see these photos, because they help to confirm for us that the applicant has some childcare experience. The photos let us […]

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Reading the Tea Leaves to Find Your Perfect Au Pair

by cv harquail March 26, 2015
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I am driving myself crazy with thinking through this matching process, but this current fabulous AP kind of messes with all my algorithms and criteria. Maybe it’s just a one-time thing to get someone like this. … Maybe we are all just reading tea leaves and astrological forecasts.  I wish I knew that were the […]

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How Should Au Pair Candidates Choose An Au Pair Agency?

by cv harquail December 8, 2014
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Here’s something we’ve never talked about: How Should Au Pairs who want to come to the USA choose the agencies to represent them?   (note: let’s only do US Agencies in this post– I’ll do another one for ‘international’ agencies) We Host Parents know that there are a few differences in Au Pair Agencies that […]

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My Au Pair Application Isn’t Completely True. What should I do?

by cv harquail October 8, 2013
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We host parents absolutely depend on an au pair’s application to get an accurate and complete representation of that au pair’s background.   Part of the reason why we use Au Pair Agencies rather than websites or Craig’s List is to have a professional (usually, a field person hired by an Agency) interview the au […]

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How can an Au Pair candidate hasten a match?

by cv harquail January 11, 2011
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Yesterday we got this email from an au pair candidate who is very excited about finding a family. She asks: How could I be selected as an au pair as soon as possible? I offered her a little advice, and I’d love to hear what you all might suggest… Hi I’m Shannon from (Southeast Asia), […]

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