Free · The Red-Flags Checklist
You already like her. That’s exactly when to slow down.
Twenty warning signs to check before you offer the job, across the CV, the interview, the references and the practical details. Keep it open on the reference call.
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What’s inside
Twenty red flags, in the order you’ll meet them.
Each one is specific enough to act on. Not “trust your gut”, but what to actually listen for, and when it means stop.
- 01
The application & CV
4 red flagsA run of three-to-six-month jobs, with no context.
- 02
The interview
4 red flagsNothing good to say about any previous employer.
- 03
Reference checks
9 red flagsA long pause before “would you rehire them?”
- 04
Logistics & availability
3 red flagsSalary expectations that only surface at the offer.
Why it matters
The hire that goes wrong rarely looks wrong at the start. It looks like someone you liked.
Most of us hire on instinct, then spend months explaining away the things we noticed in week one. This is the short list worth acting on, so you can stop second-guessing everything else.
- You’re hiring a live-in nanny or household helper
- You haven’t made the offer yet
- You’re hiring through an agency, a referral or on your own
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Who made it
Four decades of household help. One short list.
I’ve spent close to four decades around household help, on three continents, and run a team of three of my own. This is the list I wish every first-time employer had before the interview.
Alexandra
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