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  • Social Media PA's

    • 31 Aug 2016
    • Grace Tedstone, Tiger Recruitment

    Social media is a large part of our personal lives, but has now become a significant part of our working lives too. Find out how personal assistant roles can include social media and what a social media PA role includes.

  • Choosing the right Recruitment Agency for you

    Choosing the right Recruitment Agency for you

    • 29 Jul 2016
    • Bain and Gray

    As the candidate, you must make sure that you are registered with the right recruitment agency for you. But how do you ensure that you have chosen well? Bain and Gray explain..

  • How do you make the transition from being a PA to an EA?

    • 22 Jun 2016
    • Abigail Jones in association with SecsintheCity

    This article explores the differences between Personal and Executive Assistants and how you can transition from a PA job into an EA role.

  • London’s Finance Industry – a PAs point of view

    London’s Finance Industry – a PAs point of view

    • 20 May 2016
    • Tiger Recruitment

    Banking & Finance is one of the most sought after industries for PAs working in the City.Tiger Recruitment had a brief chat with a PA who has been working in the industry for 8 years.

  • Leadership is Not Just for Directors

    • 3 May 2016
    • Ruth Hughes, Australasian Recruitment Company

    Many people are under the impression that being a leader is about having “Manager” or “Director” within their job title, but the skills involved in great leadership also make you a great employee and a role model within your company and will ultimately lead to career progression if you apply them to your working life.

  • How can networking help with your job search?

    • 21 Mar 2016
    • Bain and Gray

    Networking has become a crucial aspect of business development, whether it is for sharing information or gaining professional contacts. So how can networking help you and your job search?

  • Top job searching tips from Anderson Hoare

    • 17 Feb 2016
    • Chloe Brassey, Anderson Hoare

    Now that January is well and truly over, it’s the perfect time to reflect on getting the most out of your job. Perhaps you’re looking for more of a challenge, returning back to work or need more of a work life balance – whatever you need; here are some top tips to help get you on the right track.

  • Top Ten Interview Tips for a PA role with Bain and Gray

    • 1 Feb 2016
    • Bain and Gray

    Preparing before any interview can make all the difference to the end result. We have teamed up with Bain and Gray to put together our top ten interview tips in order to achieve the best outcome on the big day, and you can read more about how to flourish in your PA job interview on our blog.

  • Junior PA Job Search Tips

    Job Search Tips for Junior PAs

    • 8 Dec 2015
    • Rosie Evans in association with Tiger Recruitment

    Looking for your first PA role can be overwhelming, so read these job searching tips for Junior PAs from Tiger Recruitment.

  • What does your online brand say about you?

    • 27 Oct 2015
    • Rosie Evans

    When you’re looking for a new job do you take any notice of your online brand? Many recruiters will search for candidates online when shortlisting for an interview and what they see, or don’t see, online can sometimes be a deciding factor in their decision.

  • Temporary PA jobs on SecsintheCity

    The upside of temporary roles: why work as an Temp PA?

    • 16 Dec 2022
    • Tay Associates

    Long gone are the days of being ‘just a temp’. Read this article to find out the benefits of working in temporary PA jobs and how temporary roles can improve your longer term career options.

  • Are you employable?

    • 15 Aug 2017
    • Institute of Legal Secretaries and PAs (ILSPA)

    Find out whether you have the employability skills required for a particular career

  • How to write a good Legal Secretarial CV

    How to write a good legal secretarial CV

    • 2 Aug 2017
    • Institute of Legal Secretaries and PAs (ILSPA)

    Find out how to make your legal secretarial CV stand out from other candidates and help you attain your dream Legal Secretary job.

  • How to deal with disappointment

    • 5 Sep 2016

    Sometimes, even with all your perfect planning, things don’t go to plan, which can be infuriating, disappointing and stressful in equal measures. Sometimes it was an instance where the failure lies entirely with you, and sometimes, it was totally out of your control. Either way, dealing with the subsequent feelings are entirely your problem.

  • The Power of Profile: How important is a professional headshot for a Personal Assistant?

    • 4 Mar 2015
    • Jennifer Corcoran

    We live in a visual world with a strong social media presence so we are often judged online before we meet people face to face. It is therefore vitally important for us all to make the most of this first impression where an instant perception is formed in seconds.

  • Top tips to kick start your career

    Top tips to kick start your career

    • 23 Feb 2015

    Recently graduated and actively job seeking? These key career tips from Corinne Mills, MD of Personal Career Management will help you succeed in your job search.

  • Ten Ways to improve productivity for Personal Assistants

    • 13 Feb 2015
    • Tianna Powell

    Staying productive at work can be a challenge and feeling unsatisfied with your day’s accomplishments can be a sinking experience. Over the last year I have been experimenting with techniques to improve productivity and would like to share today.

  • Organising your EA job search

    • 8 Jan 2015
    • Lula Walmsley, Bain and Gray

    If you’re finding that your search for a new EA role is dragging, and you need to up the ante a notch then perhaps you need to systemise your search a bit better.

  • Moving business support jobs

    Don't be a Job-hopper!

    • 14 Oct 2014
    • Rosie Evans in association with Bain and Gray

    Read about the impact of moving between multiple business support roles and how you can find new challenges in your current role to help you stay in the PA/EA role for longer.

  • SecsintheCity Free CV Clinic comes to office* 2014

    • 2 Sep 2014

    We'll be running a FREE CV Clinic for PAs, EAs and Secretarial professionals at office* 2014 so save the date and come see us at stand 2033 if you're ready to start planning your next move.