Motivation Related Questions （考察她是否有动力做得长久）
* Why you want to work in Singapore?
* Why you want to transfer? (For transfer maid)
* Why you want to work as a domestic helper?
* Do you need to remit money back home monthly? How much? (If yes, it could mean she needs money and may therefore be more motivated and focused to work)
* Do you need to support your family financially? Roughly how long do they depend on your salary?
Skills and Experience
* What can you cook? Can you tell us how to prepare XXX? (depends on what she replied)
* What could you do if you think my child need to be scolded and punished?
* How do you keep a child safe and not injured?
* Can you demonstrate how do you carry a bedridden person?
* How do you shower a child/elderly? Step by step.
* Have you calm a crying child/fussy elderly? How?
(a) For Experienced Maid
* What do you do in your previous employer's house? (To know her experience in details)
* What are the things that your employer did that pleased you or made you sad/angry?
* How many people are there in your previous employer's house and who are they? (to check whether she has the skill to take care of baby or elderly)
* What will you do if my child cries non-stop and I am not around?
* Have you made baby sleep at night?
* Did you stay in the night to do night feed or change diaper?
* What time do you wake up? What time do you sleep? (eg I need you to wake up at six in the morning to prepare breakfast for my kid? Is 6am too early for you? （如果家庭有特别需要的话，看她是否愿意早起或者晚睡）
* How do you make a child eat if she refuses?
* Have you done toileting training? Toilet training are days of shit and urine that need FDW to clean up.
* Why did you leave your last job? Not that they won't tell you if something was wrong with them
* Why did you do in your previous employment? How many kids did you take care of, what were your duties, how many people did you live with, how big was the house you had to clean, what time did you have to wake up when you worked for them, etc. Find out is she overloaded or not well tasked.
(b) For New Maid
* Do you need to do housework at home? (If she has never do any housework before, I do not think she is qualified to work as a domestic helper)
* Do you have children at home? (Whether she has taken care of children before)
* Do you like kid and are you willing to learn how to take care of kid? (This question is for single maid who probably may have zero experience in taking care of kid)
* What do you learn in SIP? (see what she remembers - safety, her rights, how to run for help, etc)
* Do you have sibling? Where are they? (Sometimes, if their parents fall sick and she is the only child, she may need to return home to take care of parents)
* Do you have boy friend, when do you plan to get married?
* What's your husband working as?
* What are you most concerned/worried about back home? (find out is it money or have no burden at home)
* What are the food you can eat?
* How long do you take to shower? (some FDWs especially those with long hair can spend a lot of time grooming. Some may not shower or wash hair daily.)?
* What will you do if child beat you?
* Do you beat, shout or scold the child if he is naughty or doesn't listen to you?
* Have you been to Singapore? What do you like about Singapore? Do you have any friends/family in Singapore? To gauge interest level, as well as kind of “support” she has in Singapore.
* How often do you need to call home? This helps to establish boundaries.
If I give you off days, what would you do? Understand maid's interest/personality, may not be true.
Questions to test how sincere/keen is maid (her working mentality):
* Does or Can employer keep your passport?" Listen to what she says. Her uneasiness is a sign that she shouldn't be employed. A maid who ask for too much 'rights' is very hard to manage or work with. Yes, she's a human but that is not an excuse to deliver shabby work or be a compulsive liar.
* Do you have a mobile? How often do you use? How much do you spend each month?
Mobile phone is a work distraction for FDWs. Most FDWs cannot multi-task. Her distraction may cause your child to be hurt, fire (cooking) or something destroyed (eg ironing your branded clothes).
不过现在有经验的，特别是菲律宾的都有自己的手机，那需要在面试时讲好她自己负责自己手机的花费，不能用家里的wifi。工作时间不可以用手机
Find out how lenient was her ex-employer. Listen and see through hidden words - is FDW here for pleasure or work for an income. Is she showing resistance of you keeping her mobile phone during the day?
Huasing Association 1999 - 2013