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A business case outline for an internal PA network

Practically Perfect PA

Create a Team Charter and come up with rules of engagement and expectations including how long the future meetings will be, when they will take place, how often and how we will organise the agenda etc. PA retention rates will be at an all time high and this will remove company expenditure on temps.

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Answering Reader Mail: What Do Employers Look for in High-Level EA Candidates?

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

I mention how I worked for all my CEOs because I was recruited away as a temp. I wasn’t there to socialize or go out of my way to point out I was a temp to try to get a full-time job. My goal as temp was to be asked back as a temp repeatedly - that’s it. I wanted to do my job well for whatever it was they hired me to do.

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Breaking down Minutes: The Art of Minute Taking

Who's the Real Boss?

The same theory applies when you’re temping too, or even contracting as a minute taker – find someone on that team that you can check things with so that you’re always showing yourself up as the most knowledgeable and professional minute taker going around.

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