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Career Guide: Personal Assistant

Career Guide: Personal Assistant

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  • About the Editor
    • Presents extensive knowledge of the organization in which a Personal Assistant work.
    • Provide administrative, secretarial, and general support to chances of getting a job as a personal assistant.
    • A best practice guide career guide for everyone wanting to work as Secretary, PA, Office Manager and Executive Assistant.

A personal assistant (PA), sometimes called an executive secretary or personal/private secretary, works closely with senior managerial or directorial staff to provide administrative support, usually on a one-to-one basis. PAs help managers to make the best use of their time by dealing with secretarial and administrative tasks. Administrative office work is usually part of a personal assistant’s job. By keeping the office organized and functioning fluidly, you allow your boss to be more productive during her day. These tasks may include filing, preparing correspondence, answering telephones, making photocopies and ordering office supplies. Additionally, the personal assistant may arrange meetings; secure the location for the meeting, such as a conference room or restaurant; and prepare any materials that are needed for the meeting. Personal assistants help their bosses with aspects of their personal life, such as planning social functions. You may be designated the party organizer for an anniversary dinner, a holiday party or some other sort of celebration. This may require you to find a venue, interview caterers, plan the menu, compile the guest list, design the invitations and arrange for valet parking at the event.


About the Guide


This Career Guide provides guidance to people facing a variety of career challenges. These challenges may include dealing with redundancy, seeking a new job, changing careers, returning to work after a career break, building new skills, personal and professional development, going for promotion, and setting up a business. The common aim of the career guide, whatever the particular situation of the individual being guided, is normally to help that individual gain control of their career and, to some extent, their life. This comprehensive resource has been developed to provide you with a road map for your particular area of interest to shape the career as Personal Assistant. Whether you are looking for that entry-level position, growing in your respective field, or making a career transition, the means to accomplish your goals are within this resource. The Career Guide looks at what a personal assistant is, the roles and responsibilities they carry out and the essential qualities needed to succeed.