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  • Business Support of 2022: The Lucrative Year for New Starters

    • 8 Nov 2022
    • Evie Courtier in association with Bain and Gray

    The resilience of the business support industry, why now is the time to find a role in the business support landscape

  • Starting a New Venture: The Ins and Outs of Job Resignation

    • 28 Oct 2022
    • Evie Courtier

    A guide on how to professionally resign from your current job role.

  • The Possible Career Development Prospects for a Secretary

    • 27 Jun 2022
    • Auria Heanley, Oriel Partners in association with SecsintheCity

    In this article, Oriel Partners explain the possible career paths for candidates in Secretary jobs and how their skills could be applied to other business support roles.

  • Private PA Jobs Guide

    Private PA Job Description: The Comprehensive Private PA Jobs Guide

    • 3 Mar 2022
    • Joshua Boynton

    What is the reality of working in a Private PA Job? Find out more about the roles and responsibilities of a Private PA and how can you bag yourself such a sought-after position.

  • The Art of Concentration

    • 23 Jun 2021
    • ILSPA

    In their latest guest post for the SecsintheCity blog, the Institute of Legal Secretaries and PAs provides top tips and expert advice on how to stay concentrated on your workload.

  • Setting and Maintaining Healthy Home Working Boundaries

    • 28 May 2021
    • Suzy Sanders

    In her latest guest post for SecsintheCity, Suzy Sanders, Founder of Alchemy Virtual Assistance, reveals her secrets for setting and maintaining healthy home working boundaries.

  • How to build your own personal brand with the PA Way founder Skevi Constantinou

    • 15 Apr 2021

    We recently caught up with Skevi Constantinou, founder of the PA Way, to ask her advice on how PAs and EAs can begin to build their own personal brand.

  • Self-Employed as a Virtual Assistant - Is It for Me?

    • 24 Feb 2021
    • Suzy Sanders of Alchemy VA

    In this guest post, Alchemy VA founder Suzy Sanders reveals what it really takes to become a self-employed Virtual Assistant.

  • PAs: How to Optimise Your CV for Covid-19 Job Hunting

    • 28 Oct 2020
    • TopCV

    In this guest article, the experts from TopCV disclose top tips and helpful hints for PAs looking to optimise their CVs for Covid-19 job hunting.

  • An Overview of Legal Practice for Legal Secretaries and PAs

    • 25 Aug 2020
    • Institute of Legal Secretaries and PAs

    In this article, the Institute of Legal Secretaries & PAs provides an overview of some of the most popular legal practice areas among Personal Assistants and Secretaries.

  • The Benefits of Mentoring

    • 2 Jul 2020

    Many office support professionals in the early stages of their careers are actively seeking mentors to help them develop and advance in the world of work. Find out about the benefits of mentoring in this article.

  • Getting the most out of your SecsintheCity job alerts

    • 20 Apr 2020

    There are several steps you can take to get the most out of your SecsintheCity job alerts, so if you’re not being sent enough jobs or feel that the jobs you are receiving aren’t quite right, you can help us to help you by adhering to the advice in this article.

  • Time Better Spent: Using Your Extra Time To Boost Your Career

    • 27 Mar 2020

    Working from home can free up time for personal and professional development. Discover tips for how EAs and PAs can use their extra time to boost their career.

  • Working from home as an Executive Assistant: Is it possible?

    • 19 Mar 2020
    • Ethan Cumming & Ellena Ingles

    Is it possible to work from home as an Executive Assistant? For those in a homeworking EA role, remote EA Ellena Ingles offers her advice on how to be successful when working from home.

  • Office Manager CV Tips

    • 18 Mar 2020
    • Ethan Cumming

    Applying for Office Manager jobs? In this career guide, we give some top tips on how to write your Office Manager CV to maximise your chances of success.

  • PA Skills

    Top PA Skills

    • 21 Jan 2020
    • Ethan Cummings

    Want to know how to make the most out of your Personal Assistant career? We share a list of all the top PA skills employers are seeking.

  • Executive Assistant CV

    Executive Assistant CV Tips

    • 6 Jan 2020
    • Ethan Cumming

    Need some help writing your EA CV? In this blog post, we give some essential tips on how to perfect your Executive Assistant CV.

  • Business Support CV Gaps

    How best to describe CV gaps in your employment history

    • 17 Dec 2018
    • Emily Bain

    It is perfectly possible to apply for a role with career gaps in your Business Support CV and still be considered the best person for the role. Here is how you do it...

  • Private PA CV

    How to Write a Standout CV for a Role as a Private PA

    • 10 Jul 2018
    • Rikki Wimmer

    If you want your Private PA CV to stand out from the crowd, read our article to find out how to showcase your Private PA skills and experience to impress future employers.

  • The Dos and Don'ts of Covering Letters

    • 20 Jan 2018

    When applying for a new job, it is crucial that candidates take advantage of every opportunity available to them in order to show their value to the prospective employer. Writing an effective covering letter is an essential part of this process.