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J’adore rapport – working with a new manager

Posted on January 30, 2013 by admin

. Congratulations you got the job, you’ve worked your notice, you have bought a few outfits and now you are sitting at your desk ready to face the challenges of a new role. Hopefully you would have been interviewed by your new manager so you will have gained some understanding of what they are like and what they require from you. Nevertheless it can be a daunting prospect working with a total stranger, especially as a PA/EA because we do … click to continue

How to negotiate when planning an event

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Practically Perfect PA

Pin It As we all know being an assistant means that our super organised skills are second to none. Fact! We are the most organised profession there is available to the working world and our skills can be transferable to many different tasks, including managing an event from start to finish. Like most assistants I’ve organised quite a few in my time and have felt quite comfortable managing all aspects of the event, for example I know how to … click to continue

The Bribery Act – what do assistants need to know?

Posted on March 16, 2012 by admin

Last week I went along to Confex 2012, for those that don’t know Confex is a large exhibition aimed predominately at event organisers. During this year’s event the powers that be put on a PA day which along with the exhibition including specific training sessions for PAs. Although I have already attended a training course on Financial Crime through work I thought I’d refresh my memory and go along to a session on the Bribery Act and how it specifically affects Assistants. … click to continue

Gatekeeping: what does it actually mean?

Posted on March 12, 2012 by admin

Pin It According to Wikipedia the word ‘gatekeeper’ is a person that controls access to something or more recently an individual who decides whether a given message will be distributed to a wider audience. The term ‘gatekeeper’ is used in association with PAs/ EAs frequently, you will see it in job applications, CVs, articles relating to the industry and everything in between, but what does it actually mean to us? In an attempt to answer this question I first did … click to continue

Maintaining a good relationship with your manager

Posted on March 2, 2012 by admin

Pin It I was recently asked what I thought was the most important aspect of being an executive assistant, having scoured my brain for a smart answer I simply said ‘maintaining a good relationship with your manager’. I’m still not 100% sure if it is the most important part of being an EA but having thought about it keeping and maintaining a good relationship with your manager makes the life of an EA a lot easier. As PAs /EAs we … click to continue

Gatekeeping

Posted on February 28, 2012 by admin

Man vs. Woman

Posted on February 1, 2012 by admin

I was at lunch with a fellow EA a few weeks ago and as usual we were discussing our jobs and having a bit of a grumble about our work. My friend was having a particularly bad time with her boss, who just happened to be female. Their relationship had become so terrible that my friend went so far as to say she “would never work for a woman again”! Coming from a ‘women’s lib’ sort of background I was quite … click to continue

Personal Assistant Super Powers!

Posted on December 22, 2011 by admin

Every PA / EA has a set of skills that enable them to do their job well, senior staff might not notice these unique attributes but we should and more importantly we should know how to use them to the best of our abilities. Assistants are the superheroes of the office, possessing extraordinary superhuman powers, their skills can go unnoticed until there comes a time when they are called upon to help protect their colleagues! So what type of powers … click to continue

Interview Questions and Answers for PAs, EAs and Administrators Part 2

Posted on December 7, 2011 by admin

In my previous blog I looked at some of the common questions interviewers ask and the answers I would give if I had an interview, the examples are personal to me but hopefully will help you think about how you structure your answers. Here is part 2… 1. Can you tell me a problem you have had to deal with? You should refer back to your core PA/EA skills for this one. This question is asking you to demonstrate which … click to continue

Interview Questions and Answers for PAs, EAs and Administrators

Posted on December 5, 2011 by admin

Over the last few years I’ve changed employers a number of times and so have had to face quite a few interviews. After finishing university in 2003 I was lucky because there were plenty of jobs available in London. I went for one interview at a global accountancy firm and had a full-time permanent role as a team administrator straight away. However, this just isn’t the case anymore. I decided to leave my previous employee in June 2010 but was … click to continue

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