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Picking up skills along the EA career path

Practically Perfect PA

The Account Manager role was a little side step along my career path but required the same skills I would need in my next role as a PA and Administrative Manager. Learning how to use and fix a variety of office equipment. Learning as you go. Learning to multi-task. Arranging catering and dealing with external suppliers.

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How I Lost $3 Million in 24 Hours and Bounced Back

Success

I lost my confidence. Over the years, I’d developed contacts, partners and skills, and I had the industry reputation necessary to put together a contract this big. I was caught in the middle of a scandal, between one supplier and thousands of people I made promises to. I lost my business. I lost my savings. I lost my house.

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Feeling like a fraud at work

Practically Perfect PA

A few years ago I was working as a PA within a large team of highly qualified, talented and very very confident project management consultants. I’m sure we’ve all been there, feeling like a fraud at work and having a major crisis of confidence. Why are you in this situation? You’ve got to get out of your comfort zone.

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3 Ways to Create a Better System for Information Management

All Things Admin

And it helps build confidence and trust with everyone you work with. Julie applies her administrative expertise and passion for lifelong learning to serving as an enthusiastic mentor, speaker and author who educates admins around the world on how to be more effective every day. With a Powerful Professional Portfolio.

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Networking with ACE Connects

Practically Perfect PA

There were a number of Executives in attendance supporting their assistants including a senior Managing Director who spoke about his commitment to training and improving skills for assistants within BlackRock. In all of these circumstance we do need to be able to communicate with them and be confident in what we are saying.

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Invest in yourself

Practically Perfect PA

You should already have the skills you need for this job. They may or may not have a qualification in what they do but they all want to learn and are here to find out about new and innovative ways of working. Use this skill to strategically plan your career. Research the suppliers that would assist you achieve these objectives.

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Some training suggestions for assistants

Practically Perfect PA

Quite often I am asked which courses I would recommend for assistants that are just starting in the profession and want to undertake some training to increase their skills and help them move up the career ladder. We have a shed load of skills that have to be kept up to date so that we can do our job effectively. IT training.

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