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Resume Tips & Guidelines

Build the resume that gets you hired by a family in a private household.

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Whether you're building your first resume for a role as a nanny, house manager, private chef, or personal assistant, or updating an existing resume to reflect your most recent domestic experience, the guidance below will help you present your background the way families in this industry expect to see it.

Read through the tips below, then apply them to your own resume before uploading it to your profile.

From Our Founder

Resume Tips From Alison

  • Begin with your most recent work experience at the top.
  • State "private family," "family office," or "private estate" where a company name would appear on a corporate resume.
  • For each job, include:
    • The job title you held while employed by the family.
    • Location (city, state).
    • Start and end dates (month and year).
    • Whether the position was full-time, part-time, or temporary.
    • Metrics: the number of children and their ages, the square footage of the home, and the number of staff you worked alongside.
    • Specific details of your most relevant work in private households, including accomplishments and projects you managed.
    • Your reason for leaving each role.
  • Explain any gaps in your employment history.
  • Make sure each reference you provide corresponds to a position listed on your resume.
  • If you were promoted internally while working for a family, list each position as its own entry under that employer.
  • Highlight the full picture of who you are: corporate experience, domestic experience, part-time work, interests, hobbies, and skills.
  • Your resume can run longer than one page. More relevant detail works in your favor here.

One note on family names: the tip above about using "private family" or "family office" applies to a resume you're sharing publicly or with other agencies. On the resume you upload to your My Household Managed profile, it's fine, and actually helpful, to include the family's real name. It helps us match your experience to your references and letters of recommendation. We mark the family's name as private before ever sharing your resume with a prospective family.

Want a second set of eyes on your resume? We recommend Personal Touch Career Services for professional resume consulting.

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