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Two weeks ago we introduced you to Part 1 of this series, focusing on what Managers/Executives look for when recruiting a Personal Assistant. This time, we focus on Part 2 – which details what PA’s define as the important skills they possess and also some tips on what they look for in their working environment. Read more...

PA – Employer vs. employee needs- even Richard Branson has advice!

(Part 1- The Employer need)

We have lost passion for our professions, for our jobs, for schoolwork, for ministry and even for housework.  It seems that we have become content in just completing tasks but no longer aim to excel.  I often ask myself — what has happened

New Beginnings 2013 – Start the year with your goals in mind!

Here are practical tips and strategies for success in your new job in the new  year!

Passion is vital to success and fulfilment. It gives employees a reason to wake up in the morning. Passion is an emotion that comes from within oneself. It is your enthusiasm, zeal, drive and motivation.

As a recruitment company that places Executive Office Professionals, the recruitment executives at Brent Personnel often have the opportunity to speak to Personal assistant and Secretaries about their jobs and what they do. This function within a company is vital, this is the person who makes sure the leader is organised. We shared some perspectives with some PA's that we know and it was very clear that one trait that stands out - PASSION.

To Temp or not to Temp....

As Easter approaches, companies are plagued with long weekends and leave rosters as staff rally for time off. A well deserved break for hard working staff is essential for their well being and yet for most businesses an interruption in the chaotic business demand that lack of staff does not support.

The easy answer is to align the business with key "temp" personnel who are able to keep the business functioning optimally.

COINS 2011 (Congress of International Secretaries)

UBank - PA Forum

First of all - Happy National Secretaries Day!

Secondly, we thought you'd like to know who this year's six of the best are!

  
Captions: Top row (l to r) Adri Muller, Anel Martin,and Audetta Skosana.
Bottom row (l to r) Charlotte Massey-Hicks, Marlene Strydom, and Ronel Petersen

Six Finalists for PA OF THE YEAR AWARD announced

This year's finalists in the prestigious PA of the Year Award, are Adri Muller, PA to Adv. GPB Myburgh, Managing Director of the Lipco Group (Pty) Ltd; Anel Martin, PA to Grant Morgan, Managing Executive at Telkom SA; Audetta Skosana, Executive Assistant for Jo-Ann Pohl, Chief Financial Officer at Ubank Ltd; Charlotte Massey-Hicks; PA for Lezanne Human CEO FNB Investments: CEO Premier Banking at FNB; Marlene Strydom, Senior Secretary for IJ Bettesworth a Director at Bigen Africa Group (Pty) Ltd, and Ronel Petersen, PA to Professor Niekie Dorfling, Dean of Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University.

Brent is pleased to announce that, for the second year running, it is a proud sponsor of the annual PA of the Year Award.

 

A Green CV?  Is it past its sell-by date? It probably is if you are still faxing and omitting to complete the spell check. Or is it printed on green paper destroying more forests? As a technically challenged woman I am rapidly finding technology to be one of the greatest wonders of the world.

It is 6.45am on 16^th September 2010 when I arrive at the Fire & Ice Hotel in Melrose Arch. The atmosphere is electric, the organisers are abuzz with activity - and all this for PA of the Year, where Brent Personnel was a proud sponsor. Never before have we taken up the challenge to be part of an event such as this.

Brent Personnel is a well established recruitment agency that has assisted candidates in the finance arena since 1977. As a member of APSO we adhere strictly to their code of ethics thereby assuring that all candidates are treated with their best interest at heart.