Placement for Household & Private Service Professionals
The Starkey International Institute for Household Management is deeply committed to meeting the needs of industry Service Professionals and their Employers.

Mission Statement

“Create and serve a world-class Private Service industry in which Estate Management, Household Management, the Personal Assistant, Butlering, and Private Chef Service are viewed as art forms, where continuing education and growth are valued and standards of professionalism are recognized, honored, and fortified.”

History and Philosophy
Starkey began as Starkey & Associates, Inc. in January 1981, offering housekeeping and placement services. In November 1989, Starkey International Institute for Household Management was created in response to marketplace requests for trained and skilled professionals. Since its first class offering in January of 1990, the Institute has benefited from the presence of old-world European and American Butlers, experienced service professionals, and Household and Estate Managers from the United States and abroad.

Our curriculum teaches private service expertise; and an organizational structure which supports the management of complex homes and lifestyles. The curriculum is creative, interactive, and transformational in style and is a method conceptual and hands-on education that teaches the Household Manager and Personal Assistant to identify and to attend to the specific needs or Service Standards of the Principal and household.

The Private Service Management profession in America is in its adolescence but growing rapidly. Our response from the marketplace assures us that we are in the midst of a service explosion and the need for Private Service Management and service experts will continue to grow. It is essential that Private Service Management emerges into the American marketplace as a clearly defined, skilled, and respected profession. The future of this specialized Service Management offers the coveted revitalization of graciousness, etiquette, and a “Service Expertise” in the heart of fine homes and estates across the United States.

The success of the Starkey International Institute is based on the commitment to redefine the time-honored service profession in terms of the modern, upscale American service and quality-of-life expectations.

Starkey's Placement Expertise in Identifying the Right Candidate for You.

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Our Placement Consultants work with Employers to position Service Professionals for success. Our team will work with you to establish:

• How Starkey’s Service Management System and Management Tools will benefit you.
• The Evaluations Tools essential in hand picking the right Service Professionals for you.
• Identification of your individualized Service Preferences and Expectations.
• The Number of Staff, their Abilities, and appropriate Position Descriptions for you.
• What to expect from Starkey Certified Graduate.

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