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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think what is more telling  is that this family can't decide between  the career nanny and the one with less than half her experience.

Doesn't say much for those 20 years.[/quote]

Exactly this. In this industry numerical experience isn't all that important. I would give a young nanny her first job if she seemed like a mature, sweet, smart woman over some old "career nanny" my kids won't even like.[/quote]

OP you didn't say anything about how either woman struck you, how much you liked them, anything specific. If the nanny with 20yrs experience didn't blow your socks off...why not? And what was it about the younger, short-term nanny that makes her comparable for you? Was she much warmer, easier to talk to, more up on current practices and recommendations? On paper there is no obvious answer to your question because it is too subjective.

It's kind of like choosing your PCP - a doctor may have decades of experience, but if they don't listen to you and communicate well, that experience won't count for much. This is a personal job and you have a lot of time still; if neither of these women wowed you, keep interviewing.[/quote]

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