How To Know What Interview Questions You Should Ask A Babysitter

How To Know What Interview Questions You Should Ask A Babysitter

What interview questions should I ask a babysitter?

The first interview question I would ask a babysitter is if they have referrals of other parents who they babysat for. And I would ask what age they have experience in babysitting for. I would get as much personal background information as I can. I would certainly ask them if they have any health issues, if they're taking any kind of medications. I would make sure that they are not somebody who takes drugs. Drug tests nowadays are very, very inexpensive, you can go down to the drug store and buy one, so you should ask them if they're willing to participate in a drug test. When they say no, you move onto the next babysitter. But the one's that say yes, follow through with it. So I would also ask them if we can talk to their parents, get some family references, talk to their mother or their father if they're around to talk to. But mostly you're going to get a gut feeling about how they interact with your kids. I never leave a babysitter with my kids the first time without them coming way before the time for you to go out to dinner or the time for you to leave. I know it's more expensive because you're paying them by the hour, but I'd still hang out with them for the first two hours anyway. Just get to know them, you don't always have to be in the room with them, but see how the kids react to the babysitter and vice versa.