{"id":1036,"date":"2016-04-14T07:00:37","date_gmt":"2016-04-14T11:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.qcdesignschool.com\/blog\/?p=1036"},"modified":"2016-04-14T07:00:37","modified_gmt":"2016-04-14T11:00:37","slug":"professional-organizers-work-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qcdesignschool.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/professional-organizers-work-start","title":{"rendered":"Professional Organizers: Where Does Your Work Start?"},"content":{"rendered":"As a professional organizer, you love details, processes, and bringing order to people\u2019s living and working spaces. You\u2019re a huge fan of making lists and following step-by-step methods\u2014that\u2019s what got you so excited about a new job in this field in the first place.\n\nIn this role, you\u2019re a problem solver and a people person. Figuring out how you can best help your client based on their needs and coming up with a plan before the actual organizing begins are both essential parts of your job. Just because a space is organized does not mean your work is done\u2014old habits die hard, and your client may want to keep in touch with you for support down the road.\n\nSo where does the work begin? We&#8217;ve laid some helpful steps out in a tidy list (one of your favorite formats)!\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qcdesignschool.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/professional-organizers-work-start\/#1_Get_to_Know_Your_Client\" >1. Get to Know Your Client<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qcdesignschool.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/professional-organizers-work-start\/#2_Come_Up_With_a_Plan\" >2. Come Up With a Plan<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qcdesignschool.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/professional-organizers-work-start\/#3_Get_to_Work\" >3. Get to Work!<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qcdesignschool.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/professional-organizers-work-start\/#4_Ongoing_Process\" >4. Ongoing Process<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Get_to_Know_Your_Client\"><\/span>1. Get to Know Your Client<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\nWho is your client, what is their life like day-to-day, and why have they hired you?\n\nThese are three important questions to keep in mind as you get to know the person you\u2019ll be working for. Your client could be a busy professional or a stay-at-home parent. Either way, they want to take control of their space and improve their lives.\n\nClients who seek out the services of professional organizers are looking for someone who has the skills they lack. They cannot tackle the messy situations in their home or office alone, so they need you!\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1041\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Get-to-Know-Client_ed.jpg\" alt=\"Professional organizer meeting with a client\" \/>\n\nGet a very clear idea of what your client need by asking many questions, seeing their space for yourself, and understanding any vision they may have before getting to work.\n\nBefore going into a job, consider <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qcdesignschool.com\/2015\/12\/what-clients-look-for-in-a-professional-organizer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">what clients look for in a professional organizer<\/a>. Be confident in your training and experience to provide them with the solutions they need.\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Come_Up_With_a_Plan\"><\/span>2. Come Up With a Plan<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\nNow that you know who your client is and what they need, you can come up with a plan to create order, eliminate messes, and improve the lives of the people living and working in the space!\n\nYour first order of business should be to take the time to walk around their space, whether it be a home or office, and make careful notes for yourself.\n\nThen, create a list of tasks, and a schedule to help you manage your time and prioritize effectively. For a better understanding of your duties and working conditions, take a look at our previous post on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qcdesignschool.com\/2017\/01\/organizing-101-become-professional-organizer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">job description of a professional organizer<\/a>.\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Get_to_Work\"><\/span>3. Get to Work!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\nNow it\u2019s time to put your plans into action.\n\nOne of the first things you\u2019ll do is likely work with your client to purge the space of items they absolutely do not need. How therapeutic!\n<div style=\"overflow: auto;\">\n<div class=\"half-1\">\n\n<b>Are you organizing a home? Here are some potential tasks to get you started:<\/b>\n<ul>\n \t<li>Find storage areas in a children\u2019s playroom for toys and books<\/li>\n \t<li>Organize an attic, basement or garage<\/li>\n \t<li>Create a filing system for paperwork in a home office<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<b>In the case of organizing an office, you will be addressing different needs, such as:<\/b>\n<ul>\n \t<li>The space of the office and whether each employee has an acceptable surface to work on<\/li>\n \t<li>Inventory issues and paper management within an office<\/li>\n \t<li>Throwing away unnecessary documents and files<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"half-2\">\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1046\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Organizer-Work_ed.jpg\" alt=\"Hanging pictures in the living room\" \/>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nThen, you\u2019ll put some organizational systems in place to help them maintain order going forward.\n\nKeep in mind that your expertise is hugely beneficial to your clients, so allow them time to understand your methods and ask questions in order to learn.\n\nMeet with the client as many times as their specific situation requires. As a professional organizer, you tailor your working hours to the client\u2019s needs, and this means making yourself available depending on the work that needs to be done.\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Ongoing_Process\"><\/span>4. Ongoing Process<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\nOld habits die hard\u2014especially messy habits that took years to develop!\n\nJust because you\u2019ve brought order and structure to a client\u2019s home or workplace does not mean your work is done.\n\nAs time goes by, hopefully the client will adopt some new, tidier habits, but they still may get in touch with you for help, especially if they go through a major life change. Moving to a new house, starting a new job, or having children all come with a whole host of new organizational challenges! This is why it is so important to maintain strong relationships with your clients during a job\u2014if they feel as though you care about them and their needs, they will trust you and seek out your expertise down the road.\n\nOf course, not every client will be easy. Figuring out some strategies for working with <a href=\"\/2016\/03\/tough-organizing-clients-work\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tough organizing clients<\/a> can help you build a strong relationship, even if at first it seems there\u2019s no hope!\n<h3 align=\"center\"><i>Do you love creating order out of chaos? Do you consider yourself a people person? A career as a professional organizer may be a perfect fit! Learn more about QC Design School\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qcdesignschool.com\/online-courses\/professional-organizing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Professional Organizing Course<\/a>.<\/i><\/h3>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Any professional organizer is a problem solver and a people person\u2014so where should their work begin?","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":5086,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,1,4],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[513],"class_list":{"0":"post-1036","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-design-tips","8":"category-uncategorized","9":"category-your-design-career"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.7 (Yoast SEO v26.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Professional Organizers: Where Does Your Work Start? 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