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Oct 15
5 min

50 Things You'll Only Understand If You've Been A PA

You'll be expected to know the timetable of every mode of public transport in every city of the world, and have the ability to influence ...

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Yvette Pearson

May 7
5 min

I am Uncomfortable with Routine

There, I said it. Whilst we are all in lockdown, one of the key things we are all being told to do is create a routine. I actually just r...

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Yvette Pearson

Feb 5
8 min

Career Advice for my 18 Year Old Self

I started my working life at the age of 17, with a job at my local estate agent (that's me, on the left, at 18). It was initially meant t...

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Yvette Pearson

Jan 29
5 min

PA: The Hardest Job in the Office

Yes, I know I'm probably a bit biased, but I truly believe that being a PA or Administrator is the most difficult job in an office enviro...

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Yvette Pearson

Jan 29
3 min

Objective Setting for a PA

As a mentor, I get asked time and time again about objective setting for a PA. Do objectives even matter for a PA? They most certainly do...

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Yvette Pearson

Jan 29
3 min

Does a PA Need a Degree?

Generally speaking, to do a PA or office administrator role, you do not need a degree. There are so many things that you pick up on the j...

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8 Things Your Assistant Is Better At Doing Than You

Yvette Pearson

Jan 29
4 min

8 Things Your Assistant Is Better At Doing Than You

1. Keeping your Schedule Lets face it, you’ve all missed meetings because you entered them into your diary on the wrong day, wrong time z...

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