Looking for a private staffing job is about setting yourself apart from the field. That is a cliché and this article is about clichés and avoiding them. So, oops. It’s a competitive labour market out there and the objective is always differentiation. A sure way to fail in setting yourself apart …
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The Emergence of Professional Primary Residence Property Management is Poised to Change the Way We Live & Love
Whether for the purposes of asset preservation or lifestyle enhancement (or both) the idea of retaining a highly trained provider of professional property management services for the home one lives in is now coming of age. Referred to simply as PRM, this rapidly growing home service is destined to positively …
Read More »Traditional Butler Schools vs Online Butler Training
What do Oxford University, Harvard business school and the most prestigious hotel management schools in the world have in common? They all offer distant learning programs. It has been a hot topic for many years: can you be trained as a butler with a distant learning program? Immediately, the conservative …
Read More »Butler Training: Fast Track To A Private Service Career?
Is it really essential to enrol in a butler training programme to ‘become’ a butler? The slight misunderstanding is that being a butler is not a job, but a lifestyle. So, what training can make you change your lifestyle? That is a big goal to live up to. Let us …
Read More »Online Butler Training With The Butler School
Have You Ever Wanted to train as butler but could never afford the large fees charged by the butler schools? This exclusive online butler course by the School For Butlers & Hospitality will allow you to learn all the skills needed to become a world-class butler working who works in …
Read More »Being a Butler: Then & Now
Imagine the Butler as you often see portrayed on Television or in the movies. The scenery from the 1800’s or the early 1900 decades, being a Butler was always very serious – Dressed in a waistcoat with grey striped trousers and a bow-tie – Usually one from the older generation …
Read More »Wine Management The Butler’s Way
Keeping a good wine logistical system like a private Butler does demands a specific set of skills. In a wine cellar or in a wine cooler unit, a proper wine management system is appropriate. Actually, it is a necessity, a must and an economical and protective way of keeping your …
Read More »Avec – After Dinner Treats
Nothing is smoother after a nice dinner than a little after-dinner treat. In Scandinavia, we often use the phrase «avec», meaning «with». It’s a French word, and just means that you should enjoy a little glass after dinner, «le petit verre». We have seen it on television and in various …
Read More »A Private Chef’s Journey: A Single Step Towards A Thousand Miles
Occasionally, a story begins with its ending. This story ends with an emphatic “Oui!” The question that prompted the response? “When you look back on your career, would you still make the choice to become a private chef?” So, you have the question and its answer, but that is not …
Read More »How To ‘Manage By Wandering Around’ as a Butler
A Butler needs to know a lot about the household he or she is working in. The Butler needs to know the entire house; from the household maintenance programmes, through to the daily duties of the house and domestic staff working within its walls. Many UHNW households have an estate …
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