Can I Search Your Database of Candidates Myself?

A natural question, with an answer that explains how we actually work, and why it serves you better.

Families sometimes ask whether they can browse our database of candidates directly, scrolling through profiles to pick someone themselves, the way one might shop a listings site. It is an understandable question, and the answer reveals something important about how a genuine executive search differs from a self-service marketplace.

We do not offer a self-browse database, and that is by design rather than limitation. Our registry, the body of professionals we represent, and the database that organizes it are working tools that allow us to search with precision; they are not a catalog for clients to flip through. The reason is that matching the right professional to a family is skilled work, not a shopping exercise. The value we provide is in understanding what your household genuinely needs, often things you might not think to filter for, and then identifying, vetting, and presenting the few people who truly fit, rather than handing you hundreds of profiles to sort through yourself.

There is also the matter of the professionals' privacy and discretion. The people we represent, many of them currently employed, many serving discerning families, entrust us with their information on the understanding that it is handled professionally and shared only with appropriate families for appropriate roles, not displayed openly to anyone who asks. That discretion is part of why excellent professionals choose to be represented by us, and protecting it is part of how we maintain the caliber of our registry.

What you receive instead is better than a database: a curated, considered presentation. Once we understand your brief, we search, recruit if needed, and vet, and then we present you with a short slate of candidates who genuinely fit, each already interviewed and background-checked, each accompanied by a detailed profile so you can make an informed choice. You are not denied access to good candidates; you are spared the work of sifting, and given instead the few who are right. The narrowing, the hardest and most valuable part, is done for you.

This is the difference between an executive search and a listings service. A marketplace gives you volume and leaves the judgment to you. We give you judgment, and present only what merits your time. For a decision as consequential as who will care for your children or run your home, the curated approach is not only more pleasant; it produces better matches that last. If browsing a database is what you are after, that exists elsewhere. If you would rather be brought the right person, that is precisely what we do. That conviction is the heart of how Nannies + more…® works.