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25 tools for managing social media accounts
Many Assistants are being asked to look after their Executive’s online profiles and their organisation’s social media messaging. It can be a time-consuming task that requires some thought because...
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Technology of the week: PandaDoc
Today’s Technology of the week: PandaDoc. Here are the details: What is PandaDoc? PandaDoc is an all in one platform that helps you streamline your sales process. It allows users to create sales...
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Career development round up for 2018
Welcome to the career development round up for 2018. This year we have written a lot of blog posts dedicated to the career development of our Practically Perfect PA readers! Career development round up...
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Project Manage like a pro
Project management is a key skill for PAs these days. So many organisations are recognising that PAs are natural project managers – we are organised, we structure our work in a way that lends itself...
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Facilitating Group Planning Sessions
Administrators will no doubt at some stage in their careers be the one leading and facilitating a planning session. When you’re that person a lot is at stake – mainly credibility. People, and this...
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Take back your Monday: Top 5 productivity tools
Sometimes it can be hard to find that extra dose of #MondayMotivation, especially when you’re faced with a myriad of emails first thing in the morning and your to-do list becomes longer than your arm....
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The ultimate CV template for PAs
The other day I was looking at the roles for PAs in London and I must say there are loads of exciting opportunities out there for Assistants. I was really impressed with the array of roles and the...
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Why should an Assistant have a mentor?
Over the last few years, I have often written and spoken about the benefits of having a mentor. The relationship really can bring lots of fantastic benefits for both the mentor and the person receiving...
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Supplier of the Month: Travel Counsellors
Travel Counsellors is an award-winning independent travel company that’s seeing increasing growth in its corporate travel division due to clients recognising the benefits of having their own personal...
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5 Books for Executive Assistants
If you have been reading the Practically Perfect PA blog for a while, you will know that I often tell Assistants that they have to read EVERYTHING, which includes emails, reports, the intranet, the...
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25 tools for managing social media accounts
Many Assistants are being asked to look after their Executive’s online profiles and their organisation’s social media messaging. It can be a time-consuming task that requires some thought because...
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Technology of the week: PandaDoc
Today’s Technology of the week: PandaDoc. Here are the details: What is PandaDoc? PandaDoc is an all in one platform that helps you streamline your sales process. It allows users to create sales...
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Career development round up for 2018
Welcome to the career development round up for 2018. This year we have written a lot of blog posts dedicated to the career development of our Practically Perfect PA readers! Career development round up...
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The work life balance of a successful Assistant
Let’s face it most of us don’t sign up to this assistant malarkey because of the short hours. We kinda know that we are not going to start the day at 9am and be out the door at 5pm. The hours are...
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Working with an old school Executive
I recently organised an event for just over 150 assistants in Leeds and Edinburgh, where we showcased loads of office technology that would help Assistants and their Executives be more productive....
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How important is office culture?
Our lovely friends over at Career Moves recently conducted a survey to find out how important salary is when looking for a new role. You will be surprised by the results. Here is Sarah with more...
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Is job hopping the only way up the career ladder for assistants?
Hi, I'm Nicky Christmas and I am a job hopper. There, I've admitted it. I've spent many years cleverly covering up the fact that I spent most of my career hopping from one job to another in an effort...
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How can assistants add value in the workplace?
Firstly, happy New Year! Last year was a mixed bag wasn’t it?! I hope you all had a lovely break and are looking forward to the year ahead. As usual, we have a packed schedule for 2017, starting with...
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Can a PA help their employer be more enterprising?
Can a PA help their employer be more enterprising? Today’s organisations require their employees to be more enterprising, more aware of the needs of customers and more involved in developing their...
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Tips on good minute taking
As we all know writing minutes is an essential skill for Assistants and this ultimate guide to effective minute-taking we will break-down everything Assistants need to know to create minutes that will...
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