Monthly Archives: February 2015

PA stands for personal assistant and there are many job roles that require a PA to help with administrative tasks and organisation, the most common of these being financial advisers, company directors, chief executives and general upper management type roles.
When individuals are looking for a PA they will most likely be after relevant experience within the selected field along with good IT skills and knowledge of spreadsheets and document writing.  They will also require a reference from your previous employer detailing the type of jobs you carried out in your previous role.
As a PA you will be expected to have excellence time keeping and be able to effectively manage a diary of clients/meetings and events to help maximise efficiency.
You may also be require to do audio typing and take calls as well as greet clients and keep on top of the administrative duties in the office.
The pay level varies from role to role so it’s worth asking at the interview about pay scale.