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Staffing Intelligence.
Role guides, compensation benchmarks, hiring strategy, and operational insight for families, principals, and private service professionals.
What is an Estate Manager?
An estate manager oversees property, staff, and operations across one or more residences. Here is what the role covers and when it makes sense to hire one.
Working for a High Net-Worth Family: What’s It Really Like?
Working for a High Net-Worth Family: What’s It Really like and how can you find a position in a HNW household? Find out what working for a HNW family actually entails as well as the advantages and disadvantages.
“Meet Our Partners”: Megan Metzger Consulting
One of our guiding values is to always be learning and to find areas of improvement in order to promote continued growth and development. Megan has been a huge value-add to our business and has helped to promote the continued growth of My Household Managed.
What Makes a Great Household Employee?
Technical skills are the starting point. Here is what separates a capable household employee from one a principal keeps for years.
What Should I Give My Household Staff for the Holidays?
Want to know what’s the best holiday gift for your household staff? We asked some of the best nannies, housekeepers and private household employees across Chicago and reveal the answer here on the My Household Managed blog.
Maternity Leave for Nannies
Are you a nanny and expecting your own baby? Do you employ a nanny who is pregnant? If you’re unsure of what to do when it comes to maternity leave for nannies, here are our top tips to make sure you get it right and retain high-quality household staff.
What Household Duties Can a Nanny or House Manager Help With?
Understanding what each role covers helps you hire correctly and avoid scope creep. Here is what a nanny, house manager, housekeeper, and family assistant each handle in a private home.
How to Set Healthy Boundaries at Work
Without an HR department by your side, it is easy to get accidentally carried away into people-pleasing behavior. After all, saying “yes” to impromptu trips with the children or late-night hours for the family may not seem worrisome, but without boundaries, where do you draw the line?
Yearly Bonuses, Raises, and Holiday Pay for Your Nanny or other Household Employee
Want to know if you should expect to receive a raise or a bonus this year? Thinking about offering a bonus or a raise to your nanny or household employee? Here we answer common questions surrounding this topic.
Benefits of Legal Pay for Household Employees
For household employees like nannies, housekeepers, household managers (and more), there are many benefits to being paid “on the books” or through a payroll system.
Tips for a First Round Zoom Interview
Preparing for a Zoom interview for a nanny, house manager, or private household role? Expert tips on presentation, compensation, and making the right impression — from a private service staffing agency.
How To Make a Great Impression During Your First Week at a New Job
Are you starting a new job soon or looking for tips on how to make a great first impression at a new job in a private household? Learn best practices to becoming an irreplaceable employee.
Steps We Take to Give You the Ultimate Peace of Mind
At My Household Managed we pride ourselves on the quality of candidates that we present to families. Using Scout References allows us to ensure that we have done our due diligence with our candidates and their services align with our values of attention to detail and integrity.
Things You Are Not Allowed To Ask A Candidate During an Interview
In the United States, it is illegal for an employer to discriminate against a job applicant because of race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), age, national origin, or disability.
Chicagoland Fall Fun - Our 5 Top Favorite Fall Spots!
One of the most fun parts about fall in Chicago and its surrounding areas are the fall festivals and farms opening up! There are tons of fun activities going on throughout the end of October for both parents and kids to enjoy.
Attitude is Everything: Why Every Part of The Job Search Process Could Make or Break Your Chances at Employment
Your qualifications get you in the door. How you conduct yourself throughout the search process determines whether you get the role. Here is what agencies and families observe from the first application onward.
How to Make Sure Your Nanny Feels Valued
National Nanny Recognition Week is September 18-24, 2022. Here are a few ways to show your household employee that you care and make them feel valued.
Should You Pay Your Nanny to Sleep? Here’s How to Have Successful Overnights With Your Nanny.
Overnight nanny pay follows specific legal requirements. Here is how to structure sleep hours, compensation, and expectations before the arrangement begins.