Personal Assistant
Perform administrative tasks for executives and senior staff.
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- What's it like to be a Personal Assistant?
- How to become a Personal Assistant
- Latest Personal Assistant jobs
- Top skills and experience for Personal Assistants
What's it like to be a Personal Assistant?
A Personal Assistant provides support to colleagues, usually in the form of administrative tasks, errands and communications on behalf of staff members. They usually work for senior management in businesses, but they can also provide support for celebrities and individuals outside of workplaces.
Tasks and duties
- Answering phone calls, emails, social media messages and other lines of communication.
- Scheduling appointments and meetings.
- Handling bookings such as flights, hotel reservations and personal services.
- Keeping updated on schedule changes, upcoming events and cancellations.
- Running personal and professional errands.
- Recording meeting minutes and transactions.
How to become a Personal Assistant
To become a Personal Assistant, prior experience in administrative work is desired. A bachelor degree can be beneficial when applying for roles.
- Consider completing a bachelor degree in business administration or a related field.
- Gain workplace experience. You could pursue an internship in an administrative role to learn key skills for the role.
- Consider taking a Certified Personal Assistant or Virtual Assistant course.
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Skills and experience employers are looking for
Having the right skills and experience can make you an in-demand applicant. Personal Assistant employers on Jobstreet are looking for job seekers with expertise in the following areas. Travel Coordination
Administrative Support
Email
Appointment Setting
Flying
Organised
Time Management
Minute Taking
Communication Skills
Correspondence Management
Filing System
Prioritisation
Multitasking
Research Management
Secretarial Practice
Thoroughness
Calendar Management
Autonomy
Microsoft Office
Confidentiality
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