Interview woes :(

[Monday 2 Friday Mama]

Usually I do a lot of my pre-screening via e-mail or through a phone conversation. I usually start the conversation (or e-mail) with a little bit of information about the fabulous me and the program I run (LOL) I then ask them a few open ended questions. Things like: are you looking for full or part time, what hours do you need a caregiver for, I let them know where I'm located and ask if this is a convenient location to either their own home or en route to their work. I also ask if their child has any allergies, or any special needs that I as a caregiver should know about. Again - this helps me assess whether or not I'm potentially a good fit. The last thing that I ask about is when are they planning on returning to work, what do they do for a living, and that sort of thing. It sounds like a lot, and it is. I finally reached a spot where I was really sick of working all day, and then forfeiting my own "down" time to interview families. If I'm going to farm out my own family, delay my own dinner, put together an information bundle, and clean my house like a crazy woman - all the things we do to make a good impression on a prospective client - I want to be sure that I have a fighting chance at getting the job.