Care.com profile: Betreuung, Haushaltshilfe, Tiersitter & mehr

Make the most of your Care.com profile to land a top job

Your profile is up and now you’re waiting for some action. When you’re looking for a child care job online, your profile is your first chance to make an impression—so make it count. If you’re struggling to land your next care job, take control of your success by updating your Care.com profile.

“By just utilizing a few applications on Care.com, you can really build out your online personality, which is the best way for potential clients to see all the great things you can bring to them as a caregiver,” says Martha Fan, Care.com’s senior director of global operations.

Here, Fan offers some tips to help you make the most of your profile.

1. Beef up your info

Employers want to get to know you through your profile. “You’ve got to go beyond just saying ‘I like kids’ or ‘I babysit for my niece’,” says Fan. Be specific about your years of experience and how long you have worked in each position. “People like to see that you view babysitting as your profession,” Fan adds. Be as detailed as possible in what your duties were and show that you have built loyalty with your past or current families. Also, be sure to review your profile regularly and update it as needed, especially your availability chart.

2. Say cheese

People want to see photos of who might be taking care of their kids or loved ones, says Fan. “It brings your profile to life and helps people feel like they know you already,” says Fan. If you don’t already have a photo on your profile, be sure to post one that gives a respectable representation of yourself.

3. Highlight your skills

Are you currently taking classes? Have you taught school in the past? Do you have a nursing degree? Be sure to make any training you have very clear in your profile; people like to see that you have skills and experiences that you can bring to the job. 

If you’re not already CPR certified, consider looking into a certification course. “It’s a basic skill that can really make you stand out from other candidates,” says Fan.

4. Personalize your application

When you apply to a job posting, you have an option to send a message. Use it! Be sure to personalize the message for that particular job posting, so it doesn’t feel like a mass mailing, suggests Fan.

5. Ask for reviews

Build up your reputation on Care.com by encouraging present and past employers to leave reviews of your services on your profile. You can also request past employers not on our site to leave a review through the link found in the Review section of your account. 

6. Promote yourself

An option called “Promote My Services” allows you to share your services with potential employers across all of your social networks. The option also gives you tips on how to put a link to your Care.com profile on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook. “This tool lets you get the word out about your services without having to duplicate efforts,” Fan says. And you can now connect to Care.com with Facebook. Your profile and job post will appear on Facebook, giving your more exposure. To find these options, go to the “Promote My Services” section of your account.

7. Run a background check

Even though a family can run a background check on Care.com, you can also run your own first. “It’s just one more step that your potential employer doesn’t have to do,” says Fan. Being proactive and helpful from the start can go a long way in landing your next child care job.

8. Add additional profiles

Create profiles for not only nanny jobs, but housekeeping and tutoring as well. It’s a great way to get different positions and capture the attention of more families on the site. It’s easy to do and located under “My Profile and Settings.”

9. Strive to reach CarePro status

On the “My Care.com Page,” which you can get to by clicking “Home” in the top right corner, you will see your current caregiver status (Newcomer, Careforce or CarePro). In order to stand out more, we suggest you strive to reach CarePro status, and this page will show you what you need to do to accomplish that.     

10. Become a premium member

The main benefit of investing in a premium membership is being able to reach out to families before they reach out to the rest of Care.com. Members are also able to see who has viewed their account, and get listed higher in the search results.

Read next: Explore the Benefits of Being a Care.com Premium Provider

8 tips for writing a must-read Care.com profile

The bio section of your profile on Care.com can be your biggest selling point — or end up costing you a job. But when you sit down to fill it in, it’s easy to get hit with a big case of writer’s block.

Here are eight simple tips to help you through the process.

1. Start on the right foot

Families and companies looking for caregivers don’t have a lot of time to spend reading through every detail of your profile. You have to sell yourself in a brief glance. This means that the first sentence is the key to avoid getting overlooked.

There could be dozens of applicants for one position. Make your opening catchy and interesting, so you draw the reader in and they want to learn more about you. It should sum up your abilities in one thought. Then the rest of the bio section can add more details.

For example, you could start by saying: “I have been a housekeeper for over 10 years” or “The last child I looked after called me the best babysitter he ever had!”

2. Talk about successes

What better way to show how great you are then to give a quick example of one time you really shined. In a sentence or two mention how you once tutored a boy who was flunking math and, after you showed him new skills, became an A+ student. Or brag about how you worked to develop a nanny campwith your employer last summer.

“Marketing yourself is the name of the game. If you aren’t going to market yourself, who else will?” asks career expert Abby Kohut.

3. Say why

It’s great that you’re creative and organized. Why should people care?

“Always picture an employer saying, ‘Yeah, so what?’,” suggests Anita Bruzzese, author “45 Things You Do That Drive Your Boss Crazy.” “They want to know that your experience or skills will directly help them in some way.”

Mention you’re creative, but say that you love coming up with new outdoor games for kids, like taking a penny walk.

4. Reflect your personality

“Your profile should be a reflection of your personality, as well as your skill-set,” says Kohut.

It’s a representation of your job qualities and also you as a person. Are you bubbly and cheerful? Are you organized and disciplined? Allow your profile to be an introduction to your character. You want to find an employer who is a good fit.

5. Check out the competition

Look at the profiles of other caregivers in your area. If you were a family, who would you hire? Which ones have bios that stand out? Check out the bios of caregivers in other areas of the country for creative inspiration.

6. Set yourself apart

There may be 20 other babysitters in your area who say they’re dependable, experienced and love kids. If families are scrolling through all of these profiles, why should they stop and look at you?

“Your profile should explain not what you do, but why you are the best at what you do,” shares Kohut.

Delete descriptions that don’t mean anything (like saying you’re a ‘people person’ or ‘energetic’). Focus on specifics about what makes you unique.

7. Be brief

No, we’re not saying write a sentence and call it a day. But people also don’t have time to read an eight-paragraph profile. “A concise profile is much better than a rambling one,” says Bruzzese.