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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have posted a bunch about turn-around situations.  Our current AP was nearly in rematch back in Oct, and he is now one of our best ever.  The main characteristics that I look for in an AP are demonstrated ability to hear and act on constructive feedback, eagerness to do an excellent job in all areas, and genuine curiosity about trying new things.  Those three characteristics, in our experience, prime an AP for excellence.

If a candidate is open to feedback, I'll help make him or her excellent for our family.  I'm a professor, and I am used to teaching and coaching students towards excellence, so if an AP lets me and is open to my guidance, I will help him or her really master our job.  If a candidate wants to be really great, then he or she is going to put forth whatever effort is needed to become excellent.  That, combined with the openness to feedback and guidance, bode well for an AP.  And someone who is curious will take advantage of all the opportunities - social, family-centered, educational, travel-related, food related, you name it - that the year presents.  We want an AP who loves being here, loves the experience of being an AP, can't wait to see and do and try, and throws him or herself into the job.  We will do everything in our power to help our AP have the best year of his or her life, in return for him or her doing everything possible to be the best AP possible for our family.

It has worked most of the time over the past nine years.  Next year is the last one, and I'm really hoping we hit the jackpot yet again![/quote]

we're only on our 2nd au pair. first ended in her going home after 3 months - which was a totally surprise to us because we thought we screened so well and she just seemed like a great fit for us.

our 2nd au pair is wonderful! and i think largely because of all of the points you raised. and i think we just got lucky with finding her.

my question is how do you screen for that? do you have a series of questions? or things you look out for during the interviews?[/quote]

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