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Gossip Girl!

Practically Perfect PA

Secondly, how do we have effective working relationships with our team when they know that we are privy to information that may concern them and lastly how do we maintain this trust when other members of staff are spreading office gossip? Office Gossip. Quite often assistants are referred to as the ‘eyes and ears’ of their manager.

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Dispelling the Personal Assistant myth

Practically Perfect PA

We are no longer referred to as ‘the girl’ and we certainly do not have to balance our feminine charms with a can do attitude in a male dominated office environment. We do have to remain silent even if we know intimate details about our boss that might be brilliant gossip. The 1960′s… Mad Men.

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Dispelling the Personal Assistant myth

Practically Perfect PA

We are no longer referred to as ‘the girl’ and we certainly do not have to balance our feminine charms with a can do attitude in a male dominated office environment. We do have to remain silent even if we know intimate details about our boss that might be brilliant gossip. The 1960′s… Mad Men.

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The 4 Most Difficult Interview Questions

Professional Assistant Blog

Discuss your skill set, experience and abilities in a confident manner. What kind of salary are you looking for? Another suggestion is to find out the salary range that was posted for this job and use that. Why should we hire you? Try to relay this type of question to some part of your past jobs.

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4 Ways to Cope with Difficult Colleagues

Professional Assistant Blog

Remember that you are there to do your job because you have the skills and qualities that your manager hired you for. Try following these 4 simple steps and you will find that your work performance will increase and hopefully, so will your salary! Don’t let your work performance suffer.

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Answering Your Questions

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Be willing to do anything and learn a lot of different skill sets and software programs so you are indispensable. Other people would probably much rather find a new job immediately while not burning bridges or gossiping about it. Be specific on what you want or else there's no way to hold them to it.