How To Be A Personal Assistant

Learning how to be a personal assistant is a bit different than training for other jobs. One reason for this is because the job duties are so diverse. There is no degree or diploma you will need for the position of personal assistant. The best way to learn is on the job. One good thing about this career field is that there are many areas in which you can work. You can work for celebrities, executives, busy families and many other types of clients. Although your job duties will vary from client to client there are some universal duties a personal assistant carries out.

You will usually be the manager of the household, which means answering and making phone calls, handling mail, scheduling appointments and handling errands as dictated by your employer. Of course the duties of a celebrity assistant will be different from the duties of a finance executive assistant. Unless you choose to do this, you should specify that your job duties are not to include childcare, cooking or cleaning because there are other professionals who can be hired for these tasks. Also handling too many things at once may negatively affect your job performance and leave you feeling stressed and overworked.

If you think you have what it takes to be a personal assistant, the first step is to decide what kind of employer you want to work for and tailor your application package and resume to their needs. You can start your own business and work as a self-employed independent contractor, or you can sign with an agency that places assistants with clients. These agencies are good because they can evaluate your skills, give you career advice and help you find a job based on what you can do and what is available.

When you learn how to be a personal assistant you will find a world of opportunities to explore. The best thing to do is start with temporary assignments to build up your resume and work your way up to high paying jobs with high profile clients. The more experience you have and the more testimonials your previous clients give you the better your chances of landing your dream job. Becoming a personal assistant is a lifestyle change, but one that many find worth every minute.

Personal Assistant News:

Booker Park pastor honored in Stuart during Youth Success Day
ALEX BOERNER/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS RJ Singleton hugs Assistant State Attorney Pam Roebuck after telling his personal story during the "Youth Success Day" event Tuesday afternoon at Veterans Memorial Park in Stuart...


DealBook: At Perelman Trial, an Assistant's Work Is Scrutinized
Donald Drapkin called his personal assistant, Nancy Link, who testified in his lawsuit against Ronald O. Perelman, a "miracle worker" who has helped him run his life...


Sage Adds New Personal Assistant Tool to Sage Timberline Office - MarketWatch (press release)

Sage Adds New Personal Assistant Tool to Sage Timberline Office
MarketWatch (press release)
BEAVERTON, OR, Jan 25, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Sage North America today announced the release of Sage Timberline Office MyAssistant, a unique personal assistant tool that monitors critical project and property information and delivers automatic .

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Personal asst.-author on the real JFK Jr.
Personal assistant offers insider's look at John F. Kennedy Jr., aka "John John," aka "The Prince of Camelot"..


FYI Food | Thirst for knowledge leads KC tea entrepreneurs to Asia
Silver Needle King and Jasmine Snow Dragon sound as exotic as their origins.Kansas City tea merchants Zehua Shang and Paula Winchester have each traveled to mountainside farms in Asia where these premium loose leaf teas grow...


Dangerous Lad wins Big A feature
Dangerous Lad, the 3-2 favorite, beat Personal Assistant by 4¼ lengths on Friday in the $51,000 allowance feature for 3-year-olds at muddy Aqueduct...


Local Hero in right place at right time to save a life
By Scott Stanfield - Comox Valley Record Published: January 31, 2012 11:00 AM Updated: January 31, 2012 11:16 AM Steve White happened to be in the right place at the right time on a fateful day last year at Vanier Secondary School...


Occupy D.C. protesters sleep under 'Tent of Dreams,' defy no-camping rules
Occupy D.C. protesters spent Monday night huddled under the celestial sweep of a blue tarp they had erected in McPherson Square, talking, singing and, yes, sleeping - in defiance of rules that prohibit overnight camping in the park...


Starwood Perks Up Loyalty Program - Wall Street Journal

Starwood Perks Up Loyalty Program
Wall Street Journal
Starwood on Wednesday is enhancing its loyalty program by adding features for frequent travelers, such as rolling 24-hour check-in and check-out times and personal travel assistants, dubbed "ambassadors," company executives said.

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Changes ahead for foreign exchange students
The U.S. State Department is proposing what it calls "significant and controversial" changes to a foreign exchange program that has been exploited by unscrupulous labor brokers and organized criminals in the sex industry, said an internal memo obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press...


Dangerous Lad wins Big A feature
NEW YORK (AP) EUR” Dangerous Lad, the 3-2 favorite, beat..


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