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Get
Paid to Work for the Wealthy
As
a butler, you will have a distinguished and honorable career
serving wealthy individuals and families.

Like
famous butlers of film and literature, you will have a sophisticated career
that offers many rewards. Professional butlers typically earn $50,000
to $100,000 or more per year, plus health insurance, room and board, and
use of a luxury car.
A
career as a butler offers you variety, challenge, and the
opportunity to use many skills. Butlers (sometimes known as a household
managers) are respected as the head of the household
staff. As a butler at a family estate, you will be responsible for
ensuring everything runs smoothly.
You
may live in (at your employer's home), or live out. While most butlers
work in private homes, some are employed by luxury hotels and corporations.
Others work independently as consultants to wealthy families or
corporations (e.g. advising on staff performance at restaurants, hotels
and cruise ships).
If
becoming a butler sounds like the career of your dreams, Butlers
& Household Managers, 21st Century Professionals is
for you! In this e-book you will discover how you can get started
and succeed in this rewarding career.
The
author of this guide has helped many successful butlers develop their skills
and get hired. Author Steven M. Ferry worked in personal service
in England and was trained as a traditional British butler before working
as a butler in the United States. An expert in household management who
is recognized worldwide, Professor Ferry is Chairman of the
International Institute of Modern
Butlers.
In
this e-book he shares insider tips and expert advice on how
you can break into a new and rewarding career as a butler or household
manager. With the information in this guide, and the opportunity to practice,
you will be prepared to carry out the duties of a professional butler.
This guide also offers invaluable information for anyone who wants to employ
a butler.

The
guide covers topics of vital importance to anyone who wants to become
a butler, including:
How
to Be a Butler or Household Manager
This
part of the guide gives specific instructions for carrying out each part
of the job. Specific responsibilities will vary depending on whether your
employer has other staff such as personal assistants to handle some of
these matters.
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Managing
Household Staff
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How
to find good staff (including how to write a job description)
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Supervising
the housekeeper and cleaning (includes advice on cleaning various materials
including furniture, floors, ceramics, gold, and books)
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Running
an efficient kitchen
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Supervising
contractors, suppliers, and services (such as home renovations, landscaping,
and catering)
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Hiring
temporary staff
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Disciplining
and dismissing staff
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Taking
Care of the Household
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Ensuring
safety and security in the house
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What
to keep records of
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Making
an inventory
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Purchasing
supplies and arranging for delivery
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Keeping
household accounts
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Reception
and Looking After Guests
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Answering
the door
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Answering
the telephone
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Preparing
for overnight guests
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Maintaining
a visitor's book
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Orchestrating
Fine Eating Experiences
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Types
of meal service
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Meals
to remember (breakfast, luncheon, English afternoon tea, dinner)
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Organizing
a formal dinner or banquet (including planning the event, seating arrangements,
table settings, and supervising wait staff)
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How
to serve as a toastmaster
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Organizing
other social events (dinner at a restaurant, champagne receptions, large
outdoor parties, etc.)

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Providing
Valet Services
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Duties
to be performed in the morning
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Preparing
clothing for the following day
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Packing
a suitcase
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Purchasing
clothing
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Closet
organizing
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Care
of clothes after they have been worn
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Other
Skills Butlers Need to Know
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Taking
care of silver (cleaning, storage, and purchase)
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Offering
and lighting cigars
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Maintaining
the bar and wine cellar
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Flower
arrangement
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Driving
and caring for luxury cars
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Organizing
a household move
Career
Advice for the Beginning Butler
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Tools
of the trade you will need to do the job
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The
hiring process (includes a sample resume)
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Dos
and don'ts for job interviews
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Where
to start once you arrive on duty
PLUS
you will discover
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A
good butler's basic attributes
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How
to handle difficult situations butlers may encounter
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Advice
on personal etiquette and professionalism
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How
to serve as a bodyguard
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The
role of a personal assistant
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A
guide for employers on how to manage and compensate a butler
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And
more!
Sample
Forms and Checklist
This
guide offers many sample forms and checklists you can use as a butler.
These samples could take years to develop without this guide. They include:
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Essentials
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Checklist
of actions for assuming a new position
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Sample
list of information to keep in a Butler's Book or Household Manager's
Book
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Checklist
of tools of the trade (items that butlers need to do their job)
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Household
and Travel
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Checklists
on seasonal arrival and departure from a house
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Sample
form for names and phone numbers of suppliers and services
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Sample
form for ordering and taking delivery of merchandise
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Sample
format for bills paid ledger
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Sample
phone
memo
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Guest
room checklist
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Checklist
for moving house
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Checklist
for hiring limousine service
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Equipment
checklist for caring for a wardrobe
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Sample
form for clothing sizes
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Checklist
for packing a suitcase
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Checklist
for booking travel and traveling with the employer
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Meals
and Events
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Checklist
for the morning tea or coffee tray
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Breakfast
buffet checklist
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Checklist
of items needed for a full English afternoon tea
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Checklist
for preparing for a less formal lunch or dinner
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Sample
form for menu details (including key ingredients and points of interest)
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Checklists
for organizing a formal dinner party (including staff and material
needed)
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Sample
list of items needed to stock a bar for 100 guests
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Checklists
for planning a large function including:
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Booking
a hotel
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Hiring
a caterer
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Hiring
casual agency staff
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Uniforms
and linens
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Valet
service
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Printing
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Hiring
a marquee
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Hiring
a security firm
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Engaging
entertainment
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Other
services
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Checklist
for a champagne reception
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Checklist
for a theater-supper party
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Checklist
for a B-B-Q and list of items needed
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Checklist
for an outdoor event such as a picnic
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Checklist
for booking a restaurant for dinner
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Checklist
for preparing for Christmas
You can have all this and more
for an incredible price. People pay thousands of dollars for butler training
programs. Butlers
& Household Managers, 21st Century Professionals contains
some of the best career advice you could get from other sources, plus
much more.
You
have this valuable insider information delivered directly to your computer
within minutes. Having the guide on your computer allows you to
print as many copies of the forms and checklists as you want whenever
you want.
This
book has sold for up to $70 U.S. plus shipping and is used as the text for the author's $2,000 butler
training certification program. SPECIAL OFFER:
If you buy the guide today,
Wednesday, January 07, 2009 you can have this
valuable insider information for the incredible price of only $19.97.
You can earn back the price of the guide your first day on the job. But
of course this guide can help you get hired as a butler or household manager
much more quickly.
If
you believe you deserve to have the career of your dreams, this
guide is for you. It gives you what you need to know to become a butler or household manager.
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FabJob.com is featured in Woman's World Magazine ("Land Your Dream Job" article, April 2007).
"I have read and enjoyed
this book and can heartily recommend it, both as an introduction to household
management and as a super reference guide to refer back to again and again.
Employers and employees alike need this book!"
- Clive McGonigal
The Butler Bureau, UK
"This book has a great
deal of information for those seeking to employ a household manager. By
drawing on his own training as a traditional British butler, Ferry discusses
everything from proper butler etiquette to special tools of his trade."
- Tampa Bay Magazine,
Florida, USA
"Thank you so much for
writing such an informative and easy-to-understand book. As Ms. Pamela
Spruce at the Australian Butler Training School kept on informing us, the appendices and lists of things to do
are extremely detailed. They will be of great use in a property manager
position. Thank you for putting together such a great book."
- Phillip Manfredi
Australia
"This book is written
by a real butler for those involved in or interested in private service
today. Steven Ferry conveys intimate knowledge of the skills and mindset
needed to give great service.
The result
of his efforts confirms his objective to impart to the employee the 'basics
of butling and running a household successfully'; and to the employer,
advice on 'everything you need to know about what your butler or household
manager could and should be doing and how to manage him or her.'
Mixing the
history of butlers with detailed instructions on everything from serving,
to packing, to afternoon tea and much more in compact prose, is interesting
and not stuffy. His advice for specific situations like dealing with unexpected
overnight guests in the boss' bedroom was amusing and not far fetched."
- Mr. Werner Leutert
Vice Chairman and Membership Secretary, International Guild of Professional
Butlers
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