How to get a foot in the door as a personal assistant

How does one go about getting their foot in the door as a personal assistant. I have been inspired to go into this field of work for several years. Is it by network only? What sort of experience does one need to have to get in the door. Any advise, assistance or guidance will be greatly appreciated. Thank you

I am currently have a full time job as a Senior Administrative Assistant. I've been in business administration for almost 8 years now. I used to be a personal assistant to a business man who owned a collection agency. My responsibilities was to coordinates all calendar, the kids schedules, his travel, gatherings, party, and etc. I coordinates all the stuff the he needs for the house, like groceries, driver, housekeeper and so on. I am trust worthy, honest, and very resourceful.

Marites Trevino in Houston, Texas said: I am currently have a full time job as a Senior Administrative Assistant. I've been in business administration for almost 8 years now. I used to be a personal assistant to a business man who owned a collection agency. My responsibilities was to coordinates all calendar, the kids schedules, his travel, gatherings, party, and etc. I coordinates all the stuff the he needs for the house, like groceries, driver, housekeeper and so on. I am trust worthy, honest, and very resourceful.

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Lisa @ Worcester MASS said: How does one go about getting their foot in the door as a personal assistant. I have been inspired to go into this field of work for several years. Is it by network only? What sort of experience does one need to have to get in the door. Any advise, assistance or guidance will be greatly appreciated. Thank you

I have worked as a personal assistant myseslf & am looking for clients or someone else to work for. You can email me at dallasgirl51@yahoo.com my name is Becky

Im a Nurse Asst and have been one for more then 19 yrs. Im looking to stay in the Service Field but would like any info on becoming a Personnal Asst. any contact info that you could give me.

I have contacted companies online but I haven't gotten any jobs yet, I'm still hopefull so good luck getting into the business. You could always start your business.

I am just now trying to get in the feild as a personal assistant. Can you tell me what is needed to start that and help me get started?

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I worked as an personal assistant in Houston, Texas. I would like to know if there are any agencies are looking for an personal assistant.

I am a first year in college and was looking to become a personal assistant. I was wondering what degree would be most benificial or what is needed to become a personal assistant or even working in business administration.

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Lisa @ Worcester MASS said: How does one go about getting their foot in the door as a personal assistant. I have been inspired to go into this field of work for several years. Is it by network only? What sort of experience does one need to have to get in the door. Any advise, assistance or guidance will be greatly appreciated. Thank you

The right motivation will help you a great deal. Networking is great for corporations but the world of personal assistants is a private world, few people will know the link btw you and your boss. That's the idea, so it hinders networking. Depend more on what can you do for the pricipal NOW, not can you learn - but what can you help her with today. Who do you know at netjets.com or how do you reboot MS Vista for your bosses laptop, or how to keep a clanedar and ensure everybody who should be seem is and who isv't - stays away. Keep organized and technially competant. Understand the travel industry , understand how hotels and restaurants are run, that gives u=you valuable insihght into what requests can be accomidated and which ones are best not asked for...

Good Luck.
dalton

Try this. Found it to be a pretty good book. www.personalassistantguide.com

Lisa @ Worcester MASS said: How does one go about getting their foot in the door as a personal assistant. I have been inspired to go into this field of work for several years. Is it by network only? What sort of experience does one need to have to get in the door. Any advise, assistance or guidance will be greatly appreciated. Thank you

Lisa @ Worcester MASS said: How does one go about getting their foot in the door as a personal assistant. I have been inspired to go into this field of work for several years. Is it by network only? What sort of experience does one need to have to get in the door. Any advise, assistance or guidance will be greatly appreciated. Thank you

This one's easy: www.personalassistantguide.com

I am an experienced, professional executive / personal assistant looking for work in wouthern California. I have 20-plus years of experience supporting executives in various capacities from event planning, travel arrangements, schedule coordination, running errands, cooking, etc. If you have a need for an assistant, please email me at susang4461@hotmail.com Thank you, Susan

carolyn noecker in Saint Louis, Missouri said: I am just now trying to get in the feild as a personal assistant. Can you tell me what is needed to start that and help me get started?

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I would like a job as a personal assistant to a business man or businesswoman. I have been working as a social worker for many years but now I would like to make more money so I am considering changing my line of work. I am smart, quick to learn, motivated, dedicated and hardworking. If there is anyone out there who would like to give me a chance, I will prove to them that they were right to take that chance!

I can be contacted by email.

Thank you.

Bonnie

Bonnie -

The best way to do this is to network. Tell everyone you know that you want to work as a Personal Assistant because you never know who might know whom. (7 seperations of Kevin Bacon). Volunteer where you can to any charity, organization, or event that may have people who hire Personal Assistants. Actors often do charitable events, as do athletes,etc. Working for a catering company usually puts you right in the home of many high level entreprenuers.

Check out www.PersonalAssistantGuide.com for more information about this, or go to www.amazon.com and search for The Essential Handbook for Personal Assistants

Good luck.

Is it possible to break into the field of personal assistant with children. I am a huge multi-tasker and have the employment history to support my desire to be a personal assistant. I want to relocate to a warmer client...immediately with my family ...my goal is to be a personal assistant from someones home or small business. Any response is greatly appreciated!

When you have children you are more limited to your availability. One of the things that often happens when an employer finds his or her world is becoming easier and more manageable because of the Personal Assistant, then they slowly begin to pile on more chores and tasks. The other reason this can often happen is because a lot of what the Personal Assistant goes through to get a task accomplished is never seen by the employer so it makes the job percieved as being easy to handle. Employers often have no clue how hard it can sometimes be.

Two things to consider; your children will limit the number of Personal Assistant positions out there, especially during this tough econimic time when there are not a lot of positions out there. The second thing is if you are just getting into the field, the pay scale can be very low. You should check out chapter four in my book under "Salary Guidelines" to see what you might expect to make.

All that being said, first find out where you want to relocate to and then check out Craig's List for that city and type "personal Assistant" in the jobs section. often you will find someone who needs a Personal Assistant who can work from their own home via the Internet and phone.

I hope this helps you. You can find my book at www.PersonalAssistantGuide.com or go to Amazon and look up "The Essential Handbook for Personal Assistants". You'll find all the tools and tips for getting and performing a job and you'll learn some great skills.

Good Luck.