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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 ...

Dec 10, 2013 | 1 Comment

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 ...

Dec 10, 2013 | 6 Comments

Dec 10, 2013

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 ...

Dec 10, 2013 | 1 Comment

Nov 11, 2013

14 Steps to Happiness at Work

Do success and satisfaction automatically go hand in hand? Not always. Developing the keys to thrive – not just survive – at your job requires effort, but the payoff is well worth it. According to The Wall Street Journal, happy employees are 36% more motivated, 31% more successful in achieving their goals, and 33% more likely to assist their coworkers when compared with their unhappy counterparts, workplace contentment is an important objective for many companies. It is inevitable that there will be problems in work, as in life. What separates the happy from the frustrated is how we choose to ...

Nov 11, 2013 | 1 Comment

Oct 30, 2013

Returning to Work – 21 Steps for a Smooth Transition

Concerned about getting back in the workforce after a gap in your employment? Returning to work following an absence can often be the most critical component of your recovery. If you’ve not been in work for a while, it’s natural to feel apprehensive about going back. But I have good news for you! there are steps you can take to make it easier. Click here if you need some Personal Assistant CV/PA CV advice. These tips outlines steps you may take to help make your return to work smooth and successful. It provides information on actions you may want ...

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Oct 30, 2013

Apple’s iPad Air  The World’s Thinnest, Lightest Tablet.

Apple’s new iPad Air – everything you need to know. During last week’s Apple announced at a special event in San Francisco on October 22 the new iPad Air. The new tablet is lighter and thinner than the previous generation. It weighs only one pound and improved internals. It features the same 64-bit A7 processor , the same chip as iPhone 5s making it run an amazing 72 times faster than the original iPad. support for MIMO Wi-Fi, improved FaceTime camera and is just 7.5mm thick. *The iPad mini with retina display went on sale on November 1st. But should ...

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Oct 27, 2013

18 Steps To Creating A Positive First Impression In a Job Interview

I know you’ve heard the sayings, “first impressions are lasting impressions” and “you can never re-do a first impression. Like many old expressions, there’s a lot of truth in these phrases. That’s why you should always do your best to make a positive first impression, especially during every step of your job search. Click here if you need some Personal Assistant CV/PA CV advice. Be On Time. If this first impression is to be made at a scheduled meeting—like a job interview, perhaps—it should go without saying that tardiness will not work in your favour. Do whatever ...

Oct 27, 2013 | 1 Comment

Oct 23, 2013

Achieve Better Work-Life Balance

In today’s busy world, prioritising between your work and your personal life can be a huge challenge. Is spending every possible minute on your work the best thing for your business? Is it the best thing for your life? What about work life balance? It seems logical that the more you put into work, the more you will get out of it, right? However, eventually, we all know that this leads to burn out, and can actually have a negative effect on your business and even worse, your life and those around you. See here for more on a healthy work life balance. ...

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Oct 21, 2013

10 things you have to keep in mind when hiring the staff for your event

The success of any event depends on the staff and their interaction with your audience. Your employees are the face of your event and will build, as well as strengthen, relationships with your customers. That’s why it’s important to pay careful attention to who you hire. The staff who execute your event interact with the attendees throughout the event. These interactions will set the tone and have a major impact on the final impressions and could determine the success of your event. Check out our PA Privé careers page for personal assistant jobs, London PA jobs and more. ...

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Oct 16, 2013

8 Different Types of Bosses – Where Does Your Boss Fits in?

Bosses come in many varieties, all with unique strengths and weaknesses. Here are some of the most common types of bosses. Do you recognise yourself, or someone you know? Check out our PA Privé careers page for personal assistant jobs, London PA jobs and more. The Friend This type of boss wants to be liked, and usually avoids conflict. She/He is likely to let problems or incorrect behavior drag on until is forced to deal with it. The Miracle Fun, supportive, capable, and inspiring, this type of boss is truly an employee’s dream come true. He does what he ...

Oct 16, 2013 | 1 Comment