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A Journal guide
Private service is one of the few careers with no clear way in. Posts are rarely advertised, pay is not discussed, and the same title means different jobs in different countries. These articles set out the roles, the pay and the contracts in Italy and Switzerland, with every figure sourced and dated.
They are written for both sides of the interview: the people looking for a position, and the families who hire.
What to write down before the interview, the questions about the work and about discretion that show you who someone is, the questions you must not ask, how to take up references, and how the trial day and the trial period work in Italy and Switzerland.
Pay for butlers, house managers, chefs, nannies, chauffeurs and couples in Italy and Switzerland, set against Monaco, France and London, with the legal minimums, gross and net, and what a package includes.
The Academy guide that goes with these articles, and the service that does the work for you.
Guide with CV templates
Roles, pay, contracts, CVs and interviews for a career in private households in Europe, from a couple who do the work.
For house managers, estate managers, butlers, chefs and couples: guides from the Academy now, and the Liorènne Register as it opens, country by country.
For professionals
