I was born seven years after my sister and the last of four children. My three older sisters were very protective of me and my parents simply adored me. I was happy and carefree. Although I did well at school, I did not have the drive to have a career like my sisters. I worked
Of all the methods of social media, LinkedIn is the most obvious one for professionals who are looking for a job. You will need to use all of LinkedIn’s functions effectively in order to get the most of the network. Ensure that you have a complete profile It is essential that you complete all the
Your manager and yourself will mutually agree on your work objectives. Corporate and Departmental objectives are cascaded down to your personal aims. They will document the expectations of your work, over the coming year. Therefore, objectives draw your contributions into corporate aims. Why Do We Have Objectives? The objectives will define your role within the
Virtual Assistants, or VAs, are often self-employed individuals or small companies that provide PA services remotely to their corporate clients. This is often run as a home business, by experienced PAs who have started working for themselves. The rise of this industry has been made possible through the Internet and the ability to enable remote
I am an Executive PA in a prestigious corporate company. I have been working here for the last 12 years and I am extremely happy and proud of my role in this organisation. My boss is the CEO with envious management skills. He is well respected in the office and the business world. We are
Redundancies are something that is very common when the economy is slow. At the moment, many large companies are preparing to make large scale redundancies. There are few people who will not know of anyone, either at work or outside of work, who has not faced redundancy. How to Cope with Redundancy This article focuses
I am a female personal trainer for a series of working mums and career girls. Many are serial fad dieters and their weight fluctuates accordingly. I will focus on one client who has been with me for the last couple of years. She is in her mid-thirties, a Secretary and a working mum, prior to
The recent statistics indicate that unemployment is falling, in spite of the downturn in the economy over the past few years. One area that is doing well at the moment is PAs, Secretaries, Administrators and Receptionists. These areas are continuing to witness high levels of hiring; this is visible to all now that recruitment agencies
The UK economy is struggling to provide suitable careers for the country’s numerous graduates. At present, there are thousands of graduates who struggle to find work in the first year, after graduation. In the past, corporate trainee programmes have competed with one another to hire the best graduates, but the last few years have seen
A day that I knew was coming is upon me, I have to go back to work after having my first baby. It is going hard to be so hard to be away from my baby, but an element in me is also looking forward to the time out of the house. My previous job
