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Latest post on 13 January 2011 - 19:55

I've been looking for a nanny for my 2 month old son for the last 6 weeks...and its been a nightmare. I generally select candidates based on personal recommendations in the Classifieds on EW or via emails from friends who know of a family leaving and recommend their nanny. The first nanny I interviewed showed up at my house, went through the interview, was pleasant and engaging and then at the end of the interview tells me that she wants to find a a family that live in Jumeirah because that's where all her friends live. Why she didnt' tell me that when she found out my address wasn't in Jumeirah is a mystery. Then there were a few who didn't show up at all. A couple of them never asked anything about my family or my son but were interested in how many days off they were going to get, how often I'd fly them home ect Fed up with the whole process, I went through an agency (Nannies Dubai) and the first candidate I selected called me up and asked for an interview on the same day. I agreed and about 15 min before the scheduled time for the interview, she texts to say that she has a cough /cold and can't make it... odd since when I spoke to her 2 hours before, she was in fine form and keen to meet me... This isn't just a moan, I wanted to know if there are other mothers out there who have had similar difficulties.... I am asking for my nanny to look after my child, no housekeeping or cleaning. She has her own room + bathroom. And we are offering a starting salary of AED 1,800 which I understand to be a good market rate. Would be interested in any thoughts others may have...anything I should do differently??

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