Interviews // Stand Out from the Herd
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.
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Workforce Planning and Scheduling
Unreasonable Hospitality
The Fricks Collect: An American Family and the Evolution of Taste in the Gilded Age
The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession
Supportive Accountability: How to Inspire People and Improve Performance
Martha Stewart's Gardening Handbook: The Essential Guide to Designing, Planting, and Growing
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Books
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Wine A Tasting Course: From Grape to Glass
Types Of Wine Glasses
Things Great and Small: Collections Management Policies (American Alliance of Museums)
The Winterthur Guide to Caring for Your Collection (Winterthur Decorative Arts Series)
The Visual Handbook of Building and Remodeling
The Simple Art of Napkin Folding
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Collections
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Things Great and Small: Collections Management Policies (American Alliance of Museums)
The Winterthur Guide to Caring for Your Collection (Winterthur Decorative Arts Series)
For the Love of Books: Designing and Curating a Home Library
Collection Care: An Illustrated Handbook for the Care and Handling of Cultural Objects
Caring for Your Cherished Objects: The Winterthur Guide
Basic Condition Reporting: A Handbook, 5th Edition
Housekeeping
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The Pocket Butler's Guide to Good Housekeeping: Expert Advice on Cleaning, Laundry and Home Maintenance
The Folding Book
Martha Stewart's Homekeeping Handbook
Laundry: The Home Comforts Book of Caring for Clothes and Linens
Home Comforts: The Art and Science of Keeping House
Field Guide to Stains
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The Role of The Estate Manager, Explained
We’re all familiar with the concept of a housekeeper, a private assistant or a caretaker – but just what is an estate manager?
Are Agencies Working for You? // Q&A with Paul Ryan
At one of our monthly Member Talks, Paul Ryan, of Ryan Staffing Group, answered your questions about working with an agency and offered suggestions about how agencies can better serve candidates and EMs trying to place staff. PRO content.
Panel Discussion – How Does One Become an Estate Manager?
There’s no ‘single path’ to becoming an Estate Manager. Here from a panel that transitioned from various backgrounds and get their tips and advice. The panel will be followed by a breakout Q&A / workshop that you’ll automatically be seated in when the discussion ends so that you can add to the conversation.
Q & A / Table Chats – What Is an Estate Manager?
Following the Panel “What is an Estate Manager”, you’ll have a chance to ask the panelists questions and share your thoughts.
You’ll automatically be seated at a table when the discussion ends. You’ll need to move to the appropriate table for the Speaker you’d like to chat with. PRO MEMBER CONTENT
How to Navigate Common Challenges of Working in the Private Sector
Jessica Vann, of Maven Recruiting, shares her experiences with the challenges of landing a position and creating a successful career path in private service. PRO MEMBER CONTENT
Training & Fair Compensation for Estate Managers
Relevant and focused training improves skills, increases productivity, and builds an indispensable network of international subject matter experts. Hot training topics include cybersecurity, crisis management, and digital organization in a virtual world.
Common Mistakes to Avoid in an On-site Interview
This is it, the key moment all the previous steps have been preparing you for. What happens next will be the difference between being offered a dream job or experiencing the nightmare of rejection or even worse, the acceptance of a horrible fit.
Transitioning Between Clients or Principals Successfully
Chris Milu, of MCM Estate Services shares how to successfully transition from one principal to another. It may seem like a bumpy road and a hard time to pull away especially if you served a family for a long time but it can be done.
Monthly Workshop // Setting the Standards for an EM
Part of the ongoing mission of the Estate Management Network is to develop standards and best practices for Estate Managers. We received a wide-range of responses from the workshop participants and invite you to add your thoughts in the form below. PRO MEMBER CONTENT
Make the Most of Online Learning to Boost Your Career
Over the course of the pandemic, millions of people lost their jobs. Even though this is a global crisis, you can also use it to close the gap between where you are now and where you want to be, professionally.
Back to Basics With Polo and Tweed
Regardless of where you are in the world, the standards of service have been influenced by the British. Polo and Tweed offers a thoroughly modern take on household service delivery that can be applied in any setting