Happy Labor Day! We hope your weekend is relaxing, fun, full of smiles and good food!   The summer is coming to an end and families are leaving their vacation properties and returning to the busy city. Children are going back to school and the exciting autumn holidays are on their way. Everything is up and running again and it’s the time of year we can all use some assistance.   So if you’re looking for a nanny for the kids, a private chef, housekeeper, or any other private service position…we have excellent candidates vetted and screened and ready to [ Read the rest…]

It’s time for another episode of In-House With Greenhouse! We are extremely proud to release this episode, which features Alene Mathurin of My Nanny Circle. If you are a nanny or seeking a career in domestic childcare, we strongly recommended that you watch this episode which features a trove of valuable information to help in your career progression. Enjoy!  

In-House With Greenhouse, our new video series, is here and boy are we excited! Tune in to this great interview with Roger Cushwa from Domestic Estate Management Association. He is the President of the New York Tri-State Chapter and gives great information about DEMA. If you have ever wondered how DEMA could benefit you, this will give you all you need to know.  

Have you ever wondered what you should wear while working as a domestic Nanny? What is appropriate and what isn’t? What are the dos and dont’s? This article from MyNannyCircle is a handy guide that should give you a better idea of what you should wear for Nanny work.

You got it! You got the job! Hooray! The first day, you show up on time and it’s wonderful. The next day is even better. The following day is kind of rough, but it’s expected. The fourth day everything comes to a screeching halt. While walking into another room you see your coworkers stealing from the employer. No if, ands, or buts….they are stealing. They look at you and tell you to keep quiet or you will be the first to go. What the heck just happened? What do you do?   1. Do you go to the employer and [ Read the rest…]

We cannot tell you how many people have lost their job because they talked too much. They want to spread all their personal information or they got caught up on the gossip train with other staff at the household or they got too friendly with the employer and said some things that could be deemed inappropriate. Gossiping with other staff will hurt the whole team. No one wants to feel like they are being talked about. No one wants to work in a negative space.   The entire staff, the doorman, and the chauffeur should not know you just got [ Read the rest…]

In life, nothing is guaranteed except death. I believe a lot of candidates feel that when they meet with a staffing company that it automatically guarantees them a job. THIS is not true for many reasons. A staffing company can meet with you and present you to an employer that they feel you are suitable for. They can assist you with your resume, give you interview pointers, help with your presentation, etc. However, they cannot be YOU. If, and I mean if the employer decides to meet you, the only person walking into that interview is you. The energy you [ Read the rest…]

I bet the majority of you thought you were going to see a smokin’ hot housekeeper, chef, butler, or nanny huh? Sorry to lead you on, but this “smokin’” is in reference to the “smoker”; you know the one that smokes cigarettes (Newport, Marlboro, Lucky Strike, etc.). Anyway, we get many clients that call us and request that whatever candidate we send be a non-smoker. We have actually had people that were right for the job, had a great personality and the perfect fit lose out because they smoked. The client will say, “I smelled them as soon as they [ Read the rest…]

As a household staffing employee, your relationship with your placement specialist in an agency is crucial to both parties. YOU need the specialist to find the best job for you; one that has great pay, schedule, and benefits. THEY need you to have all the top qualifications that our clients are looking for; flexibility, long term experience, can live-in, and drive. When the two meet it is a wonderful thing. What is even better is when both conduct themselves in a professional manner. Let’s be honest, everyone can revisit their own professional way of thinking. We will start with the [ Read the rest…]

Fall is gone and Winter is here…… and of Course we are all now in the Holiday Season. Greenhouse Agency would like to wish all a Happy, Fun & Grateful “Thanksgiving Celebration.” Our staff would like to take this opportunity to thank you for calling on us this past year to assist with your Domestic/Household Staffing Needs ore your Search For That Perfect Job! Please remember we are always available to help with any type of “Staff” you could fin yourself needing through this time of year! Should you be a Job-Seeker or thing of making a change, please reach [ Read the rest…]

Even though the internet is a great resource for so many different things, do you ever feel it’s a little impersonal and that people could easily lie when they are online? In most cases, the small lies would not be important, but when a person is trying to hire someone who is going to live in their home and take care of their children, those lies could be a tremendous problem. Background checks and references could only go so far since a background check only shows if the person is a criminal and a reference can easily be faked by [ Read the rest…]