| Your domestic staff - the people who keep your | | | | in caring for designer bathroom accessories, to your |
| yacht or villa ready for you, the crew members, | | | | housekeeper in the UAE, the best agencies will |
| drivers, nannies and other support staff who make | | | | intuitively find the right people for your exclusive |
| your international lifestyle easier and more enjoyable. | | | | international lifestyle. |
| You trust them to look after you, your family and | | | | Choosing the perfect yacht crew agency |
| your guests every day. In many cases, they're part | | | | It's the same for your yacht staff. On a long cruise, |
| of the family, so it's imperative to make the right | | | | or a weekend in the Channel Islands, interpersonal |
| choice. | | | | chemistry has to be perfectly matched to the skills |
| The benefits of using good domestic staff agencies | | | | you need from your yacht crew. Your crew agency |
| With so much at stake, finding the right domestic | | | | must have a perfect understanding of your needs - |
| staff agencies is the key to hiring the staff you need | | | | from a cook to a captain, they'll need to have the |
| for long or short-term appointments wherever you | | | | experience, knowledge and contacts you need |
| are in the world. What should you be looking for in an | | | | wherever in the world your voyaging takes you. |
| agency? Here are a few ideas: | | | | Educated Nannies - only the best for your |
| - Great reputation | | | | international childcare needs |
| - Local experience and international capability - from | | | | Whether you're at home in London, skiing in Gstaad |
| Antigua to the Côte d'Azur, they'll know their | | | | or cruising the Aegean, it takes a special kind of |
| way around your world and have detailed local | | | | person to look after your children the way you want. |
| recruitment knowledge. | | | | Nowhere is it more important to make the right |
| - A solid reputation | | | | choices than when matching your children's needs |
| - Excellent references | | | | with a suitable nanny. As a busy person with an |
| - A wide range of high quality domestic staff | | | | international lifestyle, you expect the highest |
| - Friendly, helpful; service | | | | standards of education, bearing, etiquette and |
| - High calibre staff From the temporary chauffeur | | | | personality. Only a select few domestic staff |
| who drives you up to the Hotel de Paris during | | | | recruitment firms will meet your standards - the |
| Monaco Grand Prix week, and a valet who specialise | | | | challenge lies in finding them. |