Domestic Employee Resume Tips & Guidelines
Build The Perfect Resume To Get Hired By a Family in a Private Household!
Whether you are building your first resume to apply for a position as a nanny, house manager, private chef, or personal assistant, or if you want to update your resume to reflect your most recent domestic employment, we have the tools necessary for you to land your dream job.
Read our resume tips and download our free resume guide below.
Resume Tips From Our Founder, Alison
Begin with your most recent work experience at the top.
State “private family” “family office” or “private estate” where a company name would be in a corporate resume.
Include for each job:
The job title you held while employed by the family.
Location (city, state).
Start & end dates (month & year).
Whether the position was full-time, part-time, or temporary.
Metrics (ex: Number of children, ages of children, square footage of home, number of staff you worked alongside).
Specific details of your most relevant work experience in private households (ex: accomplishments, projects managed).
The reason for leaving each role.
Explain any gaps in employment.
Ensure that each reference provided is in relation to a position listed on your resume.
If you were internally promoted while working for a family, make each position it’s own job title beneath that employer.
Highlight the “big picture” of who you are (corporate experience, domestic experience, part-time jobs, interests, hobbies, skills).
Your resume can be more than one page (the more detail the better)!