Episode 89: Essential Standards and Expectations for Hiring Private Chefs

The Private Chef Podcast - Serving the 1%

Joining us today is the founder of Hudson Staffing, Carmen Garcia. In this episode, Carmen talks about the standards and expectations in the private service industry, particularly in hiring private chefs. We discuss the importance of reference checking and meeting candidates in person, the shift in the job market for chefs, key personality traits needed for success, and the interview process, including the questions that should not be asked during an interview. Carmen also introduces the Agency League, a platform she co-founded to provide education, training, and networking opportunities for candidates in private service positions.
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Time Stamps
[00:00:38] Reference checking process in agencies.
[00:06:22] Chef job market shift
[00:08:49] Longevity with families
[00:13:01] Personality differences in job roles
[00:18:27] Private chef job market insights
[00:21:56] Professional boundaries in private service
[00:26:58] Asking about candidates' children
[00:29:25] Matching lifestyle expectations with clients
[00:31:26] Expectations with increasing salary
[00:37:01] Private service job complexities
[00:39:17] The Agency League
[00:43:36] Building trust through networking
[00:45:31] The importance of candidate care
Sound Bites
"Being prepared to have those two to three references that can be contacted before a trial is offered definitely before an offer is made."
"Meeting in person just offers that other extra step of the vetting process."
"There's just something about actually meeting somebody in person or shaking their hand and seeing their entire body language, which is a long chunk of how this person will be inside somebody's home."
"Asking your age, your religion, your race, if you have children, your marital status. These are questions that shouldn't be asked."

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