Thursday, March 31, 2011

How to find domestic staff


To find house staff is not very easy ! Finding the good employee might take up to 3 or 6 months. As an employer, if you are planning on hiring yourself, do not forget that all your efforts will leave traces, especially emails. On top of this, you will face an impressive pile of resumes and most of them do not even relate to what you are looking for. Many non-qualified job hunters apply to those positions hoping to score a bigger job at some point. It is then important to plan your search carefully.  No phone numbers or addresses can be visible on a site! Keep your anonymity.

- If you ask for references, you will eliminate a part of the non-qualified applications.
- Ask clearly: if you are looking for an internal or external employee, a couple, etc. The clearer your demand,  the better the answers.
- No appointments without a resume: always ask for a resume first! Do not waste your time or the job hunter’s.
-No waste of time: if after a few minutes you realize that this not going to work out, do not expand on the position, conditions, etc.  
- During initial meeting, you need to listen and hear your candidate. It is his responsibility to explain his background and defend his skills.
If you would prefer to use recruitment agencies, you can certainly go to Staff-at-one.com, they can post your ad for free and maintain your anonymity. If you prefer to be guaranteed of success, there are agencies in London (MarshallHarber…) who can cater to your needs.

Monday, March 28, 2011

Personal Assistant & Business Intelligence


As the personal assistant to a renowned businessman, I am often found confronted by the business world and even of the usage of what is referred to as Business Intelligence. This working world is so sophisticated that the most immediate decisions are made following equations and ratios argued via analysis softwares (the Business Intelligence). 

Friday, March 25, 2011

One of the assistant’s role

The news and actuality reminds us every day of how the show business industry is filled with drug-related issues. Renowned personalities are often found on the front page of magazines after being arrested or admitting a drug or alcohol problem. The assistant’s role in this industry is essential. In fact, the assistant acts as bodyguard and counsellor. Not related to show business, the Assistant can be a witness and help find a way to avoid illegal actions.
The notoriety represents a flaw for most public personalities; it brings envy and builds relations that will reveal to be negative on the brand image of the celebrity. Take your own notoriety in charge may be extremely difficult and the outside help of an independent assistant in the show business has already helped a great amount of famous personalities.
One of the difficulties remains for the assistant to infiltrate the problems of his employer. Certain famous personalities hire an assistant and not only delegate the administration of their schedule and travels, but also allow them to be their ‘right arm’, thus allowing a better orientation of the possible scenarios. However, sometimes the celebrities do not allow for a different point of view, thinking that their status provides them with ultimate knowledge.
Some producers, especially in the United States, understand the necessity of calling on the services of a PA or private secretary in order to keep a consistency in notoriety and to not fall in excess, as much for the person and for the brand they represent.

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Find a good-paying job


Whether you have a diploma or not, it is still complicated to find a good-paying job that fits your ambitions. The classifieds for recruitment agencies usually advertise tons of positions for competent employees with the experience necessary to work in an enterprise as an analyst, commercial strategist or other qualifications, promising you a great salary on top of other perks. The problem is, you don’t have the experience or you don’t have the necessary knowledge. On the other hand, you are very resourceful, reliable and your knowledge is not limited to your diploma. You have natural experience and your personality is your strength!
So why not turn to another field? Forget the agencies, stop focusing on ads that only fits your profile but aren’t constructive. Turn yourself to another market and, like the saying says, turn to God instead of the angels.
Did you know that the United States count 9,94 millions of millionaires? This represents 41% of millionaires in the world! France represents 9% of the number of millionaires. Far behind is Italy (6%), Great-Britain (5%), Germany (5%), Canada (4%) and China (3%) but in front is Japan (10%) source: lemonde.fr and right now, the number of millionaires tends to rise.
It is then obvious that the possibility of finding employment from which you can drain resources exists and, you know it full well, you are the best and it would be a shame to ignore your services in this world!

Thursday, March 17, 2011

become the assistant of a famous personality


One can’t dream, to become the assistant of Madonna or other famous individual, whether French or English, is not easy. I had the opportunity of reading many books apparently revealing the secrets to do so but really, these are all a waste. To become the assistant of a famous personality demands a lot of patience but also a great knowledge of the show business industry.

Becoming Cabin Personnel on a private yacht or luxury boat

To work on board of a private Yacht is not impossible for who desires to! If the sea world is essentially masculine (there aren’t many female captains in the industry), the positions assumed inside the yacht are mostly administered by female workers. There aren’t many Chief Stewards, except on vessels of 50m and more.