You don’t need more candidates
From hand picked selections of well matched candidates, to problem resolution, consulting and long term retention planning, The Grocery Store x The Anti-Agency, brings forward a wealth of knowledge and expertise to get you and your team set up for success.
You need the right one…
Recruitment and Private Staff Consulting Services
Staffing in private service is rarely just about filling a role. Every household, office, and creative team has its own pace and rhythm. Finding the right person takes more than a resume match.
This work is taken seriously because the people involved deserve that. The approach is human centered and historically informed, which means thinking carefully about what fair, dignified working relationships actually look like, for everyone at the table. The difference isn't perfection. It's giving a damn: about the placement, the people, and what comes after.
Some engagements are as simple as connecting a great candidate with a ready team. Others involve untangling structure, clarifying expectations, or helping you build something from scratch. Whatever the scope, every engagement is approached with care, honesty, and a real commitment to getting it right, for the long term. Career matchmaking here is about building, supporting, and sustaining lasting infrastructure within the home, the office, and the broader creative ecosystem of your life.
If you’re considering working together to find the right person, the resources below are a great place to start. Or, skip ahead and schedule a call.
Direct, one on one support from the start. You’ll work directly with me throughout the entire hiring process, with each search personally overseen to ensure a seamless experience.
In depth consultation focused on your lifestyle, preferences, travel rhythms, and expectations, allowing for a thoughtful understanding before any formal steps are taken.
A service agreement and engagement fee to formally initiate the search.
Discreet position marketing and candidate review, with careful vetting and consideration at every stage.
A curated candidate presentation, sharing only a small selection of individuals who are exceptionally well suited to your needs.
Flexible interview and trial process, allowing you to move at your own pace and arrange short trial periods to ensure comfort and compatibility.
Offer and compensation support, including guidance on crafting a competitive offer and navigating negotiations with care.
A commitment to discretion, confidentiality, and attention to detail, throughout every stage of the process.
The Search Process
Commitment to Confidentiality
Clients trust us with access to the highly personal environments; homes, family life, daily routines, longterm investment projects, and so much more. Maintaining confidentiality is central to how the work is carried out here, from initial conversations through placement and beyond.
Our dedication to absolute confidentiality is designed to support long term relationships with families, principals, and organizations that expect discretion, judgment, and stability.
Information is never shared without consent.
Client provided Non-Disclosure Agreements are always welcome.
Questions and Answers
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For the full list of placements we commonly manage, please hop over to Explore All Roles. Special requests are always welcome.
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Timelines can range from one week to several months, shaped by the client’s preferred pace, role scope, and the availability of suitable candidates. Feasibility around timing, compensation, and expectations is addressed openly and early in the process.
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Candidates are most often introduced through referrals, including from prior placements and established industry relationships. Searches draw from private professional communities and select associations connected to private service, administrative, and creative roles.
When appropriate, opportunities are marketed discreetly through a curated selection of publications. Ongoing conversations with new talent allow the pool to remain broad, current, and carefully vetted.
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Clients pay employees directly. Payroll is not handled in house. For domestic roles, providers such as Gusto are available, while family offices & larger estates typically manage payroll internally, or through a CPA.
Many of our leading candidates have experience in managing and setting up payroll systems. If this is something you are needing, we are happy to present you with candidates who bring that skillset.
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Candidates are assessed with care and industry intelligence informed by years of experience and long standing relationships within private service. The process begins with open and interactive meetings to get a strong intuitive sense of each candidate, prior to beginning the full vetting procedure. Many candidates we present have been observed through industry interaction for years prior to ever being put forward for an opportunity with a hiring party, others we source and meet for the first time just before presentation.
Beyond initial screening, our vetting process reflects a rigorous front to back standard of care. Each candidate we place is evaluated through a comprehensive process that includes:
Screening through nationwide criminal and sex offender registries, covering up to 100 years of records
Verification of legal authorization to work in the United States
Proficiency testing in role specific technologies and systems
Evaluation of language skills when applicable
Comprehensive reference reviews including conversational reference checks and leading technology assisted validation of references
We offer additional securities procedures upon request, provided through partnership with an industry leading securities consultant.
This approach allows us to present candidates who meet the highest standards of professionalism, discretion, and suitability for private households. We understand the unique needs of our clients, with safety and security being of primary importance with any new hire.
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Long term placement is the priority. Should a candidate turn out to not be the right fit, we do offer alternative candidates at no extra cost within the first 90 days following placement.
Support continues well beyond this guarantee period however, with ongoing guidance around performance, structure, and long term success throughout the life of each placement. Our doors are always open and our process is designed to support lasting career placements.
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Yes. Credits for future placement fees are offered when an introduction results in a successful placement. Referrals can be made here.
We know someone you should meet.
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