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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]MB here.  When I was hiring if any reference seemed even the least bit fishy or felt odd, I moved on to another candidate. I didn't feel comfortable giving someone the benefit of the doubt when it came to my kids. Just something to think about. [/quote]

OP here. Thank you. This was my first inclination too. Unfortunately, where I live (big city but not DC/NY/SF/LA) the market for professional nannies seems to be smaller, and many of the candidates I've seen with 5+ years nanny experience (which is our minimum bar) have had something weird on their resume: one could not provide her TWO most recent references, one had 5 years experience but never nannied for a family for more than 6 months, etc. So that's why I'm even spending any time looking into these issues before moving onto other candidates.

Nanny #1 does have 3 other glowing references of FT work from within the last 6 or so years, but she provided a full list of work history and reference letters going back 10+ years. I almost didn't call this particular reference thinking it was a temp situation, but now am glad I did! (Though still undecided about what to do with this information.)[/quote]

MB here.  I would probably not hire either candidate, but then, we had a couple candidates fake references so I am extra careful.  I might consider nanny 1, as it sounds as though she has had other jobs since the one that's concerning?  If so perhaps that was a one-off, a difficult family, something like that.  I would be curious what the families she worked for afterwards have to say--did they check that reference?

I do think you sound overly rigid in your requirements.  Our best nanny ever had never nannied full-time before she worked for us.  You may want to be flexible about 5 years experience.  You could be missing some gems.  [/quote]

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