261:
84:
43:
186:
324:
services such as purchasing airline tickets, reserving hotel rooms and rental cars, and arranging activities, as well as handling more localized services such as recommending a different route to work based on road or travel conditions), finance (paying bills, buying and selling stocks), and shopping
319:
In business or personal contexts, assistants are people who provide services that relieve his or her employer from the stress of tasks that are associated with managing one's personal and/or business life. They assist with a variety of life management tasks, including running errands, arranging
328:
An
Assistant often acts as the manager's first point of contact with people from both inside and outside the organization. This means that his/her tasks and skills can often be divided into two fields: technical skills, and personal skills.
315:
An assistant helps with time and daily management, of meetings, correspondence, and note-taking. The role of a personal assistant can be varied, such as answering phone calls, taking notes, scheduling meetings, emailing, texts, etc.
370:
In addition to supporting managers, their team and departments, many PA's also have their own personal workload and responsibilities. The scope of the PA's role can be extensive and additional duties may include:
339:
arranging travel, visas and accommodation and, occasionally, traveling with the manager to take notes or dictation at meetings or to provide general assistance during presentations;
402:
485:
260:
458:
433:
148:
120:
127:
211:
101:
56:
247:
229:
167:
70:
134:
20:
116:
105:
31:
454:
299:
describing a person who assists a specific person with their daily business or personal task. It is a
269:
201:
429:
384:
deputizing for the manager, making decisions and delegating work to others in the manager's absence;
408:
94:
62:
141:
207:
381:
taking on some of the manager's responsibilities and working more closely with management;
351:
dealing with incoming email, faxes and post, often corresponding on behalf of the manager;
8:
490:
363:
organizing and attending meetings and ensuring the manager is well prepared for meetings;
405:, U.S. political jargon for a personal assistant to a politician or political candidate
196:
27:
342:
screening phone calls, inquiries and requests, and handling them when appropriate;
336:
devising and maintaining office systems, including data management and filing;
479:
411:, title of some similar professions, especially in politics and entertainment
321:
300:
265:
304:
83:
397:
360:
producing documents, briefing papers, reports and presentations;
325:(meal planning, remembering special occasions like birthdays).
348:
organizing and maintaining diaries and making appointments;
357:
carrying out background research and presenting findings;
345:
meeting and greeting visitors at all levels of seniority;
310:
296:
430:"Personal assistant: Job description | Prospects.ac.uk"
19:"Right-hand man" redirects here. For other uses, see
108:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
366:liaising with clients, suppliers and other staff.
477:
486:Office and administrative support occupations
387:being involved in decision-making processes.
375:carrying out specific projects and research;
71:Learn how and when to remove these messages
332:Tasks may include but are not limited to:
268:with Personal Secretary to the President
248:Learn how and when to remove this message
230:Learn how and when to remove this message
168:Learn how and when to remove this message
378:responsibility for accounts and budgets;
259:
478:
311:Duties, responsibilities and functions
179:
106:adding citations to reliable sources
77:
36:
13:
14:
502:
52:This article has multiple issues.
210:has been specified. Please help
184:
82:
41:
461:from the original on 2023-10-20
436:from the original on 2012-05-27
93:needs additional citations for
60:or discuss these issues on the
447:
422:
28:Intelligent personal assistant
1:
455:"Chronemics in Communication"
415:
354:taking dictation and minutes;
7:
391:
10:
507:
25:
18:
409:Manager (disambiguation)
26:Not to be confused with
32:Personal care assistant
279:, also referred to as
272:
264:Former U.S. President
263:
212:improve this article
200:to meet Knowledge's
117:"Personal assistant"
102:improve this article
289:personal secretary
277:personal assistant
273:
258:
257:
250:
240:
239:
232:
202:quality standards
193:This article may
178:
177:
170:
152:
75:
498:
470:
469:
467:
466:
451:
445:
444:
442:
441:
426:
253:
246:
235:
228:
224:
221:
215:
188:
187:
180:
173:
166:
162:
159:
153:
151:
110:
86:
78:
67:
45:
44:
37:
506:
505:
501:
500:
499:
497:
496:
495:
476:
475:
474:
473:
464:
462:
453:
452:
448:
439:
437:
428:
427:
423:
418:
394:
313:
254:
243:
242:
241:
236:
225:
219:
216:
205:
189:
185:
174:
163:
157:
154:
111:
109:
99:
87:
46:
42:
35:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
504:
494:
493:
488:
472:
471:
446:
420:
419:
417:
414:
413:
412:
406:
400:
393:
390:
389:
388:
385:
382:
379:
376:
368:
367:
364:
361:
358:
355:
352:
349:
346:
343:
340:
337:
320:travel (e.g.,
312:
309:
256:
255:
238:
237:
208:cleanup reason
192:
190:
183:
176:
175:
90:
88:
81:
76:
50:
49:
47:
40:
21:Right Hand Man
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
503:
492:
489:
487:
484:
483:
481:
460:
456:
450:
435:
431:
425:
421:
410:
407:
404:
401:
399:
396:
395:
386:
383:
380:
377:
374:
373:
372:
365:
362:
359:
356:
353:
350:
347:
344:
341:
338:
335:
334:
333:
330:
326:
323:
317:
308:
306:
302:
298:
294:
290:
286:
282:
281:personal aide
278:
271:
270:Katie Johnson
267:
262:
252:
249:
234:
231:
223:
213:
209:
203:
199:
198:
191:
182:
181:
172:
169:
161:
158:February 2011
150:
147:
143:
140:
136:
133:
129:
126:
122:
119: –
118:
114:
113:Find sources:
107:
103:
97:
96:
91:This article
89:
85:
80:
79:
74:
72:
65:
64:
59:
58:
53:
48:
39:
38:
33:
29:
22:
463:. Retrieved
449:
438:. Retrieved
424:
369:
331:
327:
322:travel agent
318:
314:
301:subspecialty
292:
288:
284:
280:
276:
274:
266:Barack Obama
244:
226:
217:
194:
164:
155:
145:
138:
131:
124:
112:
100:Please help
95:verification
92:
68:
61:
55:
54:Please help
51:
305:secretarial
214:if you can.
491:Assistance
480:Categories
465:2023-10-07
440:2012-07-03
416:References
128:newspapers
57:improve it
297:job title
220:June 2011
63:talk page
16:Job title
459:Archived
434:Archived
403:Body man
392:See also
307:duties.
295:), is a
195:require
398:Au pair
197:cleanup
142:scholar
144:
137:
130:
123:
115:
287:) or
149:JSTOR
135:books
121:news
303:of
206:No
104:by
30:or
482::
457:.
432:.
293:PS
285:PA
275:A
66:.
468:.
443:.
291:(
283:(
251:)
245:(
233:)
227:(
222:)
218:(
204:.
171:)
165:(
160:)
156:(
146:·
139:·
132:·
125:·
98:.
73:)
69:(
34:.
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
