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PA of The Month: Sonia Polacci

Sonia Polacci is PA to the Owner and Fashion Stylist at a Cashmere company, which is developing new business projects in UK. She has worked across a range of industries which include Travel, Hospitality, and now Public Relations. How did you arrive at your position? Before reaching my current position, I worked as a PA in Tourism environment for more than fifteen years, first for a Tour Operator and then for a Travel Agency both with worldwide destinations. Even if this kind of job was a continuous challenge with unexpected events always on the agenda, I wanted to enhance ...

Jun 26, 2014 | Comments Off

Jun 25, 2014

PA PRIVE NETWORK EVENING |TUESDAY 29TH JULY | LONDON

PA privé is delighted to invite you to an exclusive second networking evening. The event will be held at the Exclusive 5* Montcalm at The Brewery London City Hotel on Tuesday 29th July 2014 at 18.30hs REGISTER HERE Our evening’s line-up includes We are delighted to welcome trainer and international conference speaker Mark Perl*, who will give a talk on the importance of perfecting your Linkedin profile and how to achieve it. C.V. Surgery area for career, CV and job advice hosted by Tate, specialists in the recruitment of office professionals. The Montcalm London City will have a goody bag ready for all PAs that ...

Jun 25, 2014 | 5 Comments

Jun 23, 2014

12 Ways to Get People to Answer Your E-mails.

We all get a lot of email. If you want someone to respond quickly, don’t write a note that requires more than a few seconds to read. Yet some simple techniques can help massively improve your ability to get people to take action on your important emails. And they will appreciate it, too. Common reasons why people don’t reply email. Waiting on someone else to get more information and then reply. Too busy to reply. Forgetting to reply the mail. Deleted the email accidentally in their mobile. Can’t be bothered to reply. The mail you sent went to their junk email ...

Jun 23, 2014 | 11 Comments

Jun 19, 2014

How to Organise a Perfect Meeting

Organising and leading a meeting is an art in itself. It requires the right skills, a thorough preparation and a clear vision of the objectives you want to achieve. Meetings are vital for management and communication. Properly run meetings save time, increase motivation, productivity, and solve problems. Meetings create new ideas and initiatives. Meetings are better than telephone conferences because only 38% of the meaning and feeling is carried in the way that things are said. The other 55% of the meaning and feeling is carried in facial expression and non-verbal signals. That’s why meetings are so useful. ...

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Jun 18, 2014

The 15 Toughest Job Interview Questions

Being prepared is half the battle. Let’s face it; no one likes being interviewed and the job interview process. We know that some interview questions can be tough. To offer guidance on dealing with incredibly tough questions during a job interview, we present the following outstanding responses to 15 tough interview questions. 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. Question #1 What did you not like about your last employer? What the employer wants to know: The interviewer has asked you to say ...

Jun 18, 2014 | 1 Comment

Jun 12, 2014

11 Simple Tips to Stay Healthy at the Office

Do you ever feel too tired to exercise after a long day at work? Do you end up craving sweets and junk food after a stressful day? Are you frustrated by feeling as though you simply can’t stay healthy and fit because you sit at a desk too much? Sitting too much, even if you are active outside of work hours, has been linked to increased health problems. See here for more on a healthy work life balance. Consider these 11 tips for staying healthy at work. Eat Breakfast! If you are hungry, you are much more likely ...

Jun 12, 2014 | 1 Comment

Jun 11, 2014

How to Plan a Successful Business Travel Itinerary for Your Boss

A well-planned itinerary enables a traveler to make the best possible use of time abroad. Although travel time is expensive, care must be taken not to overload the schedule. Two or three definite appointments, confirmed well in advance and spaced comfortably throughout one day, are more productive and enjoyable than a crowded agenda that forces the business person to rush from one meeting to the next before business is really concluded. See here for more on booking a Top Hotel or a table at one of the Top Restaurants. The itinerary always goes on top with the information listed below, followed by ...

Jun 11, 2014 | 1 Comment

Jun 10, 2014

The Ultimate 17 Working PA Fashion Must-haves to Wear in The Office

Summer finally feels like it’s arrived. We’ve waited for summer to arrive for what seems like an eternity, but the season is already on its way out and there’s no better time to think ahead by adding a lighter touch to your Spring –Summer wardrobe. Check out the fashion spring/summer 2014 office wear essentials we pull out for you to wear in the office this summer. Check out more of our office attire tips. Give your office repertoire a boost with our round-up of the most fabulous office styling essentials… Tropical florals Bring the jungle into the city with ...

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Jun 8, 2014

Another Exciting Year of Tech Innovation – Google Glass

We believe Google Glass can be very useful for Personal Assistants, particularly because the devices can provide real-time information and are able to pull up data, images and more on a heads-up display and companies could use it basically as an information appliance. Google is launching a new “Glass at Work” program to try to build interest in the business community about the possibilities of using Google Glass in workplaces. Now Google wants to encourage and grow that nascent trend with its new “Glass at Work” program which is designed to help businesses learn more how Glass might be integrated in useful ways ...

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Jun 6, 2014

Off the Beaten (but beautifully clean) Track

Historically, Singapore has been a hub for visitors passing through it’s airport on the way to Australia, Indonesia or other south east Asian destinations. It is also home to some of the world’s most impressive shopping malls and is well known for it’s largely consumerist society filled with savvy shoppers and bloated expats. However, over the last few years the quirkiness so apparent in other cities is becoming prevalent (and hugely popular) in Singapore. The iconic Portobello Road and Camden markets of London and the street food style restaurants of Brooklyn, are exploding with gusto and incredible success on the ...

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