How to be a PA: A practical guide to becoming a super-efficient Personal Assistant

Witten by a CEO level corporate Executive Assistant with 30 years' experience, this book will become your 'go to' guide if you're a Personal Assistant, Executive Assistant or Administrative Professional. Its a practical learning and development resource, prompting the reader to 'Act Now' to improve efficiency and operational effectiveness. 'Top Tips' provide expert knowledge and 'Add to Bible' icons flag techniques to use frequently for continuous improvement. Bursting with images, screen shots, checklists and templates 'How to be a PA' is a remarkable source of information, and expert knowledge, which you will refer to time and time again.

Fast track your administrative professional superpowers with great content that isn't available anywhere else:

• Professional calendar management
• Business travel
• Outlook settings for calendar managers
• Planning and organising meetings
• Scheduling etiquette
• Venue finding
• Business networking
• Your LinkedIn profile
• Keeping an admin 'Bible'
• Meeting terminology
• Starting out as a PA/EA/admin professional
• Climbing the career ladder

Amazon Reader Reviews:
“This book will equip you with the skills you need to succeed, in today’s competitive office environment”. Amazon US reader

“This is an excellent book. I found it very useful, and would recommend it to all administrative professionals”. Krishna Horner, PA, London

"Easy reading, good tips and advice. The book I was waiting for! A complete guide for someone like me that just started out in the personal assistant profession." Alessia Serpia, UK

"A most helpful and useful book with many great tips and pointers. You can tell that the author has actually done the job and has first hand experience of the day to day problems. Some great local knowledge of London too, very useful for when I'm booking staff into hotels." J King, UK

Maria Fuller is a full-time, successful, Executive Assistant and is currently employed by global, customer service giant Teleperformance, as EA to the CEO UK and South Africa. Maria has enjoyed an accomplished career, working for large multinationals including Marsh & Mclennann, Halifax Bank of Scotland, Bank of Ireland, Berwin Leighton Paisner and Integreon.

Maria regularly writes features for professional PA Magazines, has co-ordinated in excess of 5,000 business trips, and has managed corporate events around the world.