Domestic Household Staffing Blog

We share tips, resources, and industry best practices for domestic staff and private household employers.

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What Are the Benefits of Using an Agency to Help Me Hire Domestic Staff?

If you’re a family or high-net worth individual looking to hire employees for your private household, you may be wondering what the advantages of using an expert agency like My Household Managed are. To help you make an informed decision about working with an agency, we’ve listed how it can benefit you when looking to hire a nanny, housekeeper, house manager or other domestic employee.

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5 Unique Interview Questions You Should Ask When Hiring for a Role in a Private Household

What if there was a way to get an impressive but honest answer during an interview? At My Household Managed, we have compiled a list of 5 unique questions to ask domestic staff so that you can get to the heart of what truly matters to the candidates in your job search, without the fluff or rehearsed answers.

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A Day in the Life of a Household Employee: House Manager/Nanny in Evanston

In this series we reach out to a Chicago House Manager/Nanny from Evanston that has made a career of working in private households.

The goal of the β€œDay in the Life of a Household Employee” blog series is to give anonymous candidates a chance to share their experience in order to provide awareness & education for anyone curious about beginning or expanding their career in the field of private domestic service.

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How to Get a Promotion If You’re a Nanny or Household Employee

If you’ve got a nannying or housekeeper job that you love and are considering how to get a promotion, read our advice on where to get started as we discuss what type of promotion you can get as a nanny or housekeeper, how to get your promotion, and how much of a raise you can get if you get promoted.

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Meet Our Partners: β€œYour AJency”

Authenticity and a personalized approach are a few of our core values. Anna and her team at YourAjency assist us in connecting with our community in order to promote awareness, education, and understanding of our brand and mission statement. Anna works hard to promote the continued growth of My Household Managed.

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A Day in the Life of a Household Employee: Nanny/ Household Manager

In this series we reach out to a Chicago Nanny/House Manager that has made a career of working in private households.

The goal of the β€œDay in the Life of a Household Employee” blog series is to give anonymous candidates a chance to share their experience in order to provide awareness & education for anyone curious about beginning or expanding their career in the field of private domestic service.

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A Day in the Life of a Household Employee: Chicago Housekeeper

In this series we reach out to a Chicago Housekeeper that has made a career of working in private households.

The goal of the β€œDay in the Life of a Household Employee” blog series is to give anonymous candidates a chance to share their experience in order to provide awareness & education for anyone curious about beginning or expanding their career in the field of private domestic service.

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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.

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β€œMeet 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.

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