Thursday, July 28, 2011

Personal Assistant as a Career

By Georgeena Philip


This market has so many different types of jobs as there are different types of people. There are so many different careers that you can choose from starting from cooking to cleaning, office jobs to outdoor careers, to make sure you fit into the perfect one. If you do not have traditional fancy jobs, why don't you consider becoming a personal assistant or a PA? A Personal Assistant is responsible for scheduling meetings, logging dates on the calendar and helping your boss to stay focused and to the point. The role of a personal assistant is very similar to the role of a secretary, which has a higher reputation attached to the tag.

Looking for personal assistant jobs on the internet will offer you hundreds of pages that will tell you just how to find the perfect placement for you. It's good to note though from the off that being a PA is a demanding, hard working job and that good clerical experience as well as any previous work in administration will go a long way to preparing you for the workload given. Most PAs tend to work for traditional businesses, although in recent years celebrity personal assistants have cropped up in the media, usually to reveal intimate details about the person they were previous employed for.

Though, most personal assistant jobs are on the premises of the company with the advent of freelancing sites like Elance and Odesk, it is possible to hire PA's over the internet and work from home rather than in an office. This is a great opportunity and benefit for those experienced PA who wants to take care of family or children and wants to get back into their career. A quick search into sites will offer you plenty of opportunities to get into the business. It is only through experience you earn more. The more experience the better pay. It is necessary to have few years of experience if the necessary qualification is missing. It is best to have either one or the other in hand if you want to get the job easily. Few employers take the chance on hiring new recruits and train them so that they will be effective in their role.

Celebrity personal assistant has become popular and has gained all the attention in their own way due to press focusing on their troubles with their former employer. For example, one of the latest headlines focuses on Steve Wig the former personal assistant for metallic drummer Lars Ulrich. Steve is suing his former employer for some unpaid overtime and the drummer has not paid bonuses, which he alleges, to him. Headlines like these are common as the press is looking for juicy stories on the stars to help sell their newspapers and magazines.

Career as a PA is certainly very promising, although keep in mind there are many thousands heading towards the same career. Having some experience and some great grades will do you credit in the eyes of the employers. In addition, you may just get the perfect job you were always looking for.




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