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Myriam Balerio is the founder and writer of PA Privé. After kick starting her career as a PA and finding success as an assistant, Myriam later trained in digital and online marketing and has since combined the two disciplines in creating PA Privé, the platform through which she provides sage advice for those in the assistant profession and a network for like-mined PAs and EAs to connect. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Myriam has lived in London for over 10 years and currently lives in London with her husband and French bulldog.

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Dec 10, 2013
Popular Outlook Tips & Tricks to Improve Productivity

Popular Outlook Tips & Tricks to Improve Productivity

Outlook offers some powerful features for managing your e-mail, meetings, and contacts. The problem is, it offers so much that learning to use it all efficiently can take time. Some options are buried several menus deep. Others just aren’t as intuitive as they should be. Below is an outline of Outlook tips that will assist you in maximising productivity:   Click here for our guide on how to improve communication skills    Public Holidays. If you don’t want to miss public holidays, Outlook can automatically add them to your calendar and it has nearly 100 different locations to choose from. To enable this, simply ...

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Optimizing your Linkedin Profile

  Click through if you need advice with personal assistant interview questions or PA interview questions.  Create a custom profile URL/ Vanity URL Usually, your unique LinkedIn URL will contain gibberish letters and numbers. Change it to your full name – if that’s taken, try recognizable iterations of your name. The goal is to get a URL that is immediately identified as yours.    Upload profile picture Use a high resolution profile picture with a simple background.    Optimize Your Headline Adding keywords to your headline that you want to be associated with can improve your searchability within LinkedIn and beyond.    Your Name ...

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Dec 10, 2013

How to Be Optimistic in Through Times

Life certainly has its fair share of ups and downs, but if you tend to focus too much on the negative, it can affect everything you do. A recent Harvard study found that optimists have lower blood pressure levels, heart disease rates and more.  If you’re on the look out for a job, check out  our PA Privé careers page for personal assistant jobs, London PA jobs and more.     Our attitude toward life determines life’s attitude towards us. ~Earl Nightingale   Always remember the life you have got is the only one and the time which once passed away will never ...

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Dec 10, 2013
Essentials for a Happy and Fulfilling Career

Essentials for a Happy and Fulfilling Career

A career is something that you create, rather than a pre-existing role that you step into. Finding a fulfilling career can be one of life’s most important tasks..Some of the benefits can be the feeling that you are not really working, you have more energy, you feel that your time is well spent and that you are contributing to society and your personal development.This can also benefit family and friends who spend time with you.    Click here for our guide on how to stay positive through tough times.    So how do find out what will make you fulfilled ?   ...

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Dec 10, 2013
Best Apps for Organizing and Planning

Best Apps for Organizing and Planning

Thanks to online tools and mobile apps, it has never been easier to organise all aspects of your business life. Here are some of the business apps that can help.    And remember, if you’re on the look out for a job, check out  our PA Privé careers page for personal assistant jobs, London PA jobs and more.  Apps for your to do lists    ReQall An easy-to-use organiser with to-do lists, voice input, reminder alerts and automatic filing of notes, using keywords. It also converts voice into text and stores it. For Blackberry, iPhone, Android (beta)    Organise your finances ...

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Dec 10, 2013
14 Tips for a More Motivated Workforce

14 Tips for a More Motivated Workforce

   Click here for our guide on how to stay positive through tough times.    Having a tailored engagement strategy ensures employees are motivated to deliver results for themselves and for the Organization. Study found that nothing engages workers more than making progress in meaningful work. Numerous surveys have shown that only a third of UK workers feel engaged with their job, a figure which places us ninth for engagement levels out of the twelve largest economies. Experts believe this contributes directly to lower levels of productivity in the UK, where output per worker is 15% lower than the rest of ...

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Nov 18, 2013
Top 13 Corporate Christmas Party Themes

Top 13 Corporate Christmas Party Themes

It’s almost time for the Christmas office party. Selecting activities for a company Christmas party might be the most difficult aspect of party planning. You will have to create a solid plan in advance. At least a month before the occasion, you need to decide on the theme.     Check out  our PA Privé careers page for personal assistant jobs, London PA jobs and more.     Depending on the scale of the event, there are many suitable corporate Christmas party themes. Some of the most popular company Christmas party ideas include:    Ugliest Christmas Jumper Everyone owns that one ugly Christmas ...

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Nov 15, 2013
12 Safety Tips for The Office Christmas Party

12 Safety Tips for The Office Christmas Party

As most office Christmas parties are company sponsored events, employers are responsible for the health, safety and welfare of their staff during the party – as well as making sure they have a great time.  It is worth remembering that employers are responsible for the conduct of their employees at all work related events, both on-site and off-site in addition to unplanned and spontaneous events that may occur. Christmas parties generally have a positive impact on morale and team spirit and it is an opportunity for an employer to thank employees for all of their hard work during the year. However, ...

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Nov 15, 2013
Gift Giving Guideline for The Office

Gift Giving Guideline for The Office

Gift-giving occasions are endless – and endlessly challenging. We don’t want them to be too lavish – or too inexpensive. We don’t want to buy something too personal, and definitely not something impersonal. Should you give all your co-workers a present? What do you do when the boss gives you a present? What is an appropriate gift for a colleague and for the boss? Do you need to reciprocate when a co-worker or boss gives you a present? When and how should you present your gifts to co-workers and bosses?   Click through for advice on how to negotiate salary.   ...

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Nov 13, 2013
14 Top Tips for Corporate Gift Giving this Christmas

14 Top Tips for Corporate Gift Giving this Christmas

There are a few guidelines you can follow for help in deciding if you will be giving a gift and what to give. The tips below will help you in choosing appropriate gifts in business for anyone from clients, associates, coworkers and for your boss. Check  Out> Gift Giving Guideline for The Office     Click through for advice on how to negotiate salary.     Why Give a Corporate Gift? To promote good will within your company To strengthen relationships To demonstrate gratitude to special Build and maintain business relationships Show appreciation As an incentive to encourage or motivate ...

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