Candidate Registration

Looking for private household vacancies
in the UK Countryside?

Are you already based in the UK countryside and searching for your next position?

Are you relocating from London, or perhaps you are returning from working overseas?

Shire & Wold Staffing is a leading UK countryside private household and luxury hospitality recruitment agency. Whether you're looking for the latest private household vacancies or a new and exciting career within the luxury hospitality sector, we are confident we’re the agency for you.

Q&As

Firstly, you need to send us a copy of your CV. If it is not up-to-date, please just put a note in the message box so we are aware before we arrange to speak.

Once we have a copy of your CV- whether you have sent it for a specific position or you are open to any new roles, the appropriate member of the team will get in contact to invite you to undertake a consultant interview. This will either by via video call or face-to-face.

At point of registration you will need to send us supporting documents, which include copy of your passport or residence card, settlement status, references, photo for your CV and completed Shire & Wold Staffing registration form. Please note we conform to the GDPR act ( find details) and will not share any of your documents without your consent.

Unless otherwise advised we may contact your references. As a matter of practice, we tend to only contact permitted references once you are at interview stage with a client.

Please note, we undertake in- house and out-house references. This means you may be contacted by the referencing company Referoo, who support us with reference checking. Your consultant may also follow up for a verbal references with your prior employer.

If you are already registered and have been out of contact for a while, please either send your updated CV via the website or direct to the consultant you registered with.

The process will ultimately be dependent on each individual family, household or business. We understand that both private household and luxury hospitality are fast moving sectors, so always try to keep in regular contact with our clients to ensure that the process is moving as quickly as possible.

  • Registration of CV
  • Submission of CV ( if discussed and deemed suitable)
  • Feedback to candidate, either it is not moving forward, there is a delay or they want to move forward to next step.
  • Initial interview: via video call or face to face
  • Second interview: if this is needed this is usually face to face
  • Trial: this is usually always required ( and encouraged for both parties). Trial period could be from half a day to 3 days on average
  • Offer of position: Your consultant will work with you to ensure that he offer provided is as detailed as possible and they have secured the best salary and package offer for you.

You will usually receive a formal offer of employment (via letter or email via the recruiter) with proposed salary and start date. On acceptance of offer you will then be issued an employment contract.

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