Screening the caregivers (Chicago Sun-Times)

Lisa Morrell, a management consultant, went online to find two babysitters for her 4-year-old daughter, Krista, and now considers the sitters part of her family. “When I posted the job, I wrote in detail what I expected, and I learned to search by criteria, such as whether the sitter knew CPR, liked animals and had good references,” said Morrell, a single mom. “It shortcut the interview process …