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Jan 21, 2016

How To Get Promoted at Work

Have you ever wondered what your boss really thinks while greeting you in the elevator? You’re not alone! But to get to that answer, it is not advisable to go and ask him directly. The following tips can help you to read his thoughts and use the information to climb a few steps higher on the corporate ladder. Bosses will look at your profile Every time you post something on Facebook, ask yourself would you like that post to be seen by your boss. Be careful with the information you share on social networks. You would not like your ...

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Aug 12, 2015

10 Tips for being a Better Executive Assistant

Executive assistant is an established professional with operational and managerial skills. The executive assistant is a role for people with excellent communication skills, advanced computer literacy and the ability to learn new technologies very quickly. Usually, executive assistants work closely with CEOs and senior executives and because of their accountability and proximity to key employees, they are often considered as key elements of the organisation. Answer as soon as possible. This means that you should answer your e-mails, calls, requests right away even if it means that you will only confirm receipt and decide later on. If someone asks ...

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Aug 11, 2015

A PA’s Guide to Confidentiality

As a PA or EA, your ability to handle confidential subjects, issues, emails and documents is essential. And increasingly, PAs are asked in job interviews how they approach the issue of confidentiality. This guide offers insider knowledge that will help you to handle all things confidential with confidence. Confidential emails and digital files The issue of confidentiality is especially pertinent when it comes to handling emails and electronic documents. You’ll probably have access to your manager’s emails, and in most cases, you’re probably the first port-of-call in reading them and responding on their behalf. Here’s how you ...

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Aug 4, 2015

Organise the Perfect Office Christmas Party

Being shouldered with the responsibility of organising your office Christmas party can often be a thankless task and you are under huge pressure to make sure everyone enjoys their one big office day/night out of the year. How you go about organising the food, refreshments and entertainment for a Christmas party will depend on the tastes of the people coming and the organisational culture of the office, but there are some basic rules that you must follow to make the party memorable for all the right reasons and to avoid it being remembered for the wrong reasons. However,with some key skills you ...

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Jun 29, 2015

10 Tips and Tricks for Keeping Your inbox Organised

You know the feeling of frustration when your inbox gets cluttered and you can´t find a thing. If you receive hundreds of e-mails each week, you know how easy your inbox can get messy and how difficult it can be to make it organised again. Here are 10 steps on how to keep your inbox clean and organised: Delete. Delete. Whenever you see an e-mail from an unknown sender, look at the Subject line. If you see unknown and funny characters with no sense at all, the e-mail is spam and you should delete it immediately. Use ...

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Apr 14, 2015

Latest Job Vacancies

*Click through for more PAs career advice* WATCH THIS SPACE – NEW GREAT VACANCIES COMING SOON! click on the job listings for more information Executive Assistant £40-45K | City of London Executive Assistant £45 | London Executive Assistant £40-43K | City of London ...

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Jan 22, 2015

13 Steps to Find your Perfect Job

Throughout the course of our lives we spend a lot of time working (some may say too much!) However this will seem like no time at all if you are doing something you love. All should aim to discover their ideal occupation; life is too short to spend nine hours a day doing something you hate. 8 Questions that will help you to find out what jobs you should try These questions are all about defining your ideal job, not letting your job define your career. Write your answers down to identify what you’d like to do, what you’d ...

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Jan 20, 2015

8 Ways to Promote Yourself Online Effectively

Want to boast a bigger social media footprint? Do these 8 things to boost your social presence. Put yourself out there and promote yourself online today! Become a guest writer Consider becoming a guest writer or contributor for a popular e-zine or blog. Become a guest contributor at PA Privé > contact us > hello at pa-prive dot com. Create Online Profiles Check out > Google profiles, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, etc. Build a positive presence online There are plenty of benefits to new media, if you maintain a positive presence. Your online social networks enable you to build ...

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Jan 15, 2015

Job Search Tips for the Over 40s and 50s

Looking for a job as an experienced 40+ candidate is hard! That news is bad, but the worse news is that many of the job search tips you as an experienced, older candidate are receiving isn’t designed for you. They are designed for new grads or the 25-35 year old crowd. Constantly running up against the “age discrimination” wall could be contributing to being a discouraged job seeker or job search depression. But if you use these tips you just might find that getting a new job after years in a particular field may not be as difficult as you think. ...

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Dec 17, 2014

Prepare for The New Year: How to Resign, Plan Job Search and Know Your Value.

After the festive period, employees tend to take new resolutions which often involve changing job. Here are a few tips on how to resign in a calm, calculated and diplomatic manner. Be clear about why you’re leaving What you need to focus on is being clear about why you’re leaving. If your employers are surprised, angry or emotional, don’t panic; calmly and logically explain your reasons. Be positive As a PA or EA, you know the importance of maintaining good relationships with everyone you meet, and especially everyone you work for. So, when you resign, emphasise the things ...

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