What Kind of Chef is Right for You? How do you decide what kind of chef is right for your home? One size does most definitely not fit all when it comes to food, so it naturally follows that there is a veritable smorgasbord of chefs to prepare it. Some people might require a full…
Pembury Partners Travel Diaries: Dubai We’re currently working on a few roles in Dubai, and it’s a place in which we have some exciting projects planned for the near future. We thought therefore that we’d take a brief closer look at this UAE hotspot. Dubai is the most highly populated city in the UAE (United…
The Importance of Vetting What is vetting? Vetting simply means the procedures we follow in order to verify a candidate’s background. It is a vital part of the recruitment process, helping to determine if they’ll be a good fit for the proposed household, if they have the right skillset, personality and work ethic for the…
King Charles II As you, and indeed the rest of the world, are no doubt aware, 6th May 2023 marks the coronation of King Charles III. Although he became king at the moment of passing of his mother The Queen, this ceremony is his formal crowning. Charles Philip Arthur George was born at Buckingham Palace…
Find Me a Carson! Here at Pembury Partners we often get requests from clients asking, “find me the perfect Carson”, or indeed Mary Poppins, Jeeves or any number of other well-known household staff from books, TV and films. Whilst these characters are of course entirely fictional, we straight away know what they are looking for…
21st Century Housekeeping What does it take to ensure seamless running of the home? We took a look into the modern world of housekeeping in a fully staffed formal 21st century private household. To outsiders, traditional formal housekeeping might appear to be an anachronism. However, this is not the case – it definitely has a place…
Family Assistants One of the most noticeably useful roles on a day-to-day basis for a busy principal is that of the Family Assistant. An UHNW (Ultra High Net Worth) individual will very likely have numerous business and other projects all making demands upon their time, yet like many of us they might also have a…
Benefits of using LinkedIn for Candidates for Private Household Roles From a candidate’s perspective the benefits of using LinkedIn, as part of the process of finding, interviewing for, gaining and progressing within a role in the private household sector, are many and noteworthy. At a basic level, LinkedIn is somewhere where available jobs are often…
Job Focus: PAs The role of the Private Personal Assistant is well known in the business world – assisting CEOs and upper management with many facets of their day-to-day activities. In private households the skills PAs bring in order to facilitate the lives of the principals and their families are essentially the same – they’re…
I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butler We all think we know what a butler is: the traditional, stiff starched fellow perpetually dressed for dinner who expresses himself only by the occasional raising of an eyebrow. In fact, the role has evolved a great deal over the years, and there are many different types of butler…
