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[quote=Anonymous]I know as a nanny there is  lot of pressure to be a perfect applicant. Families don't exactly reward candor about previous bad experiences or mistakes or even areas where the nanny knows she needs to grow. Some families ask what you feel your weaknesses are are or an example of how you have made a mistake and learned from it. Applicants are coached to skirt this question by sharing something that is both trivial and has a ready solution. The family is more likely to focus on the negative than to take the applicant as a whole person because they can't gauge how much any one negative will impact them in the future.Therefore, its become common practice to keep your faults hidden.

I have learned a ton form the mistakes I have made. In my last position, a heated discussion got out of hand and I almost walked out. It took us two days to repair all of our sour words. Then I worked for them another two years and we were very happy. If I were to share that lesson learned, no one would hire me. They would prefer the applicant who says they have no faults and no serious mistakes to speak of. I don't think it is possible to admit you have faults and still get a job.  OP, your nanny is not going to be 100% forthcoming so you will need to develop problem solving skills in anticipation problems will arise in any relationship.[/quote]

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