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  • PA of the Week: Shirley Purchese

    • 11 Dec 2015

    Shirley is On-Shore PA & Advisor at Rio Tinto. She was a finalist at the SecsintheCity PA of the Year Awards.

  • PA of the Week: Eleanor Sharpe

    • 4 Dec 2015

    Eleanor is a Senior Personal Assistant at OFGEM and was a finalist in the 2015 SecsintheCity PA of the Year awards.

  • Significant increase in PA jobs within the PR industry

    • 11 Nov 2015

    SecsintheCity saw a significant increase in demand for PAs within the PR sector in October with over 760 live roles last month (a 206% increase).

  • PA of the Week: Vivien Mensah

    • 6 Nov 2015

    Vivien is EA to Executive Vice President Europe at Astra Zeneca.

  • Increase in demand for PAs within Fashion, Beauty and Travel & Tourism sectors.

    • 21 Sep 2015

    In the last month the sharpest increase in hiring has been within the Beauty, Fashion and Travel & Tourism industries.

  • The Growing Trend: “Start-Ups”

    The Growing Trend: “Start-Ups”

    • 15 Apr 2015
    • Jessica Robson

    Whilst it is easier and cheaper to set up a new business these days, it also means that there is an overspill of budding entrepreneurs, hungry for their own taste of success

  • Interview with Sheila Lyburn: winner of PA of the Year

    • 30 Nov 2015

    Sheila Lyburn is PA to the CEO at Peter Vardy Limited. She recently won PA of the Year at the SecsintheCity PA of the Year awards.

  • We caught up with Helen Rees: Social Media PA of the Year winner

    • 26 Nov 2015

    PA Helen Rees talks to us about her role at Marwell Zoo and how it feels to be a winner of the PA of the Year awards.

  • Interview with Jules Clark: Legal PA of the Year winner

    • 25 Nov 2015

    Jules won our Legal PA of the Year category at this year’s PA of the Year Awards. We caught up with Jules after the event to ask her some questions.

  • Private Individual PA jobs on the increase

    • 7 Oct 2015

    September saw a 30% increase in demand for PA’s within the Private Individual PA sector. We currently have over 100 jobs in this sector currently being advertised on SecsintheCity.

  • Raising your game into Management

    Raising your game into Management

    • 12 Jun 2015
    • Global PA Association

    We invite you to join us on 25th June at our popular PA Masterclass 'Raising your Game into Management' PA Masterclass.

  • What Private PAs should Expect when interviewing in the US

    • 10 Nov 2014
    • NYCA in association with Rosie Evans

    In this article we ask Erica First, Programming Chair of New York Celebrity Assistants, her top tips for Private PA job interviews in the US.

  • Make your working LIFE easier...

    • 15 Oct 2014
    • LCCI PA Club

    ...by building contacts with the best in the business at LCCI LIFE

  • 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.

  • How outstanding PAs can shape CEOs of the future

    • 19 Aug 2014
    • Rosie Evans in association with Adam Fidler

    In this article, Adam Fidler, a PA Trainer and guest speaker, shares his experience of working for future CEOs and how those in PA jobs can set an example to their bosses.

  • The rise of the EA - Nurturing an executive mindset

    • 6 Aug 2014

    As the true value and connectivity of the EA in an organisation becomes more apparent, Career Moves Group explore the need for professional recognition for EAs, and look into the tools required to nurture an executive mindset and 'Rise of the EA'.

  • "Don’t give up the job search over Christmas" says Aspira

    • 4 Dec 2012
    • Ellen Shearman

    Professionals often tend to slow down their job search in the run up to the holidays on the assumption that no one is hiring over this period. Don't be one of them!

  • The PA’s guide to managing increased legislation

    • 29 Nov 2012
    • Caroline Rhodes, DMJ Legal

    Legal professionals working within financial services say the uncertainty surrounding regulatory changes and the instability of the euro are their biggest challenges today.

  • What PAs and Secretaries say about the sector's recruitment process

    • 28 Nov 2012
    • Robert Walters

    75% of secretarial specialists are turned off by a long hiring process, according to recruitment specialists Robert Walters.