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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sit down with your partner and make a list of what you want your child's day to look like. Then consider what you would ask of someone to make sure that this is accomplished. Consider if you want someone who works collaboratively with you to establish schedules, plan meals, set up classes etc. or if you prefer to take the lead and dictate the specifics. 
Then ask questions based on these answers, including the usual:
-What are you looking for in a nanny job?
-What is your approach to discipline?
-What is your plan to combat the monotony/boredom of the infant stage?
-What do you think are the most important things for a X month old baby?
[b]-Tell me about a time you had a conflict with your previous employer and how it was resolved?[/b]
-What do you like to do in your free time?
-Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

Draw from your experiences interviewing, and treat potential candidates professionally. [/quote]

So cliche. Don't ask this you will never get an honest answer. See "what superhero would you be and why" etc. [/quote]

Yes, it is cliche, but it's relevant. Or don't nannies want to be treated like other professionals?[/quote]

Well, let’s see.  Kept my mouth shut=door mat, not capable.  Made sure I was heard before parents decided=too intent on her way.  And my favorite: Left the family due to refusal to pay=too concerned about money.[/quote]

I've asked a variant of this question to nanny candidates and been asked this in job interviews myself too. Though I'd maybe broaden it to any type of job-related conflict/issue (so it could be an issue with the older kids misbehaving too). That way nannies don't feel like they're being asked to trash-talk a previous employer.

As with most open-ended questions, this should be more to get a detailed example from the nanny's experience and to understand her communication style, not to get the "correct" answer. The "good" responses I've heard are specific examples of a nanny going through a good-faith effort of telling her employer the issue rather than assuming it's something they should know, explaining her rationale/thinking, and being open to the employer's thinking or concerns. Same thing that a nanny should expect of an employer in terms of open communication. And of course it's best if the nanny can pick an example where both sides have differing but reasonable POVs and things worked out fairly well, as opposed to one where it's super clear-cut that one party was wrong and unreasonable.[/quote]

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