Pembury Partners Travel Diaries: Qatar If you’re a follower of football (or, as our American friends call it, soccer) you’ll be sure to know that the world cup is once again almost upon us. Exciting times lie ahead for many, as the biggest competition in one of the world’s favourite sports gets underway in Qatar.…
Job Focus: Performance Chef As you’re undoubtedly aware, the World Cup starts soon. Football (or soccer, for our American friends) is a massive international business which at its grass-meets-boots level involves pitting teams of highly trained athletes against each other. Behind these teams are many, many supporting actors – coaches and management, of course, but to…
Job Focus: Executive Housekeeper A large home or estate with many and varied staff is a diverse organisation and a place of employment for many people. It can be seen as a living, breathing machine with the function of providing a home for the principals and their family. With this in mind, one of the…
Job Focus: Governess / Governor There has been a noticeable uptick recently in the number of people looking for a governess (or the male equivalent – a governor) to join their household staff. However, it has come to our attention that many people don’t know what the job entails – either they think it’s an…
Pembury Partners Travel Diaries: The French Riviera Mentioning the French Riviera conjures up images of crystal blue water (it’s not known as the Côte d’Azur for nothing), fantastically glamorous beach resorts, grand casinos and the well-heeled at play. Dig a little deeper and you’ll find historic cities, art, museums, wonderful architecture, parks, hills and picturesque…
City vs. Rural Working We have placed household staff into roles in many countries around the world, into widely varying positions and every type of home, family, entourage and estate conceivable. Taking the huge number of variables into consideration there’s still one either/or factor that often seems to apply: is the role city based or…
Working in Europe post-Brexit Whether the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union was the right thing to do is still a hot topic of debate. Whichever side of the fence you fall on, the reality of the situation means that the rules surrounding living and working in Europe have changed. If you work in…
The Queen Akin to the rest of the United Kingdom – and indeed the world – we at Pembury Partners were deeply saddened to learn of The Queen’s passing. We therefore thought it might be appropriate to suspend our usual blogging activities and instead prepare a small tribute. Queen Elizabeth II – or to give…
Job Focus: Household Manager A large and perfectly appointed home is undoubtedly a wonderful thing to own, it’s where you’re able to spend time with your family and entertain friends. However, the responsibilities of keeping the house as you envision, administering to the reams of paperwork it generates and managing the staff you’ve hired to…
The Executive Search Process: How We Place Household Staff Here at Pembury Partners we place the very best candidates into positions in the world’s finest households and estates. Many people think of this simply as the business of recruitment, but what we do is, in fact, Executive Search. This requires a different approach and is…
