Personal assistant

What happens for a personal assistant?

• The brief for a personal assistant is one person, not a roster.
• You write that brief before anyone is approached.
• Three finalists are introduced for a personal assistant.
• You interview them and you choose.
• You pay the person you select directly.
• There is no monthly markup on the wage.
• If a personal assistant leaves within six months, we search again.
• That second search is not a refund.
• Shared hours for a personal assistant go in the brief.
• Name the software required on day one.
• Onboarding covers the first 30, 60 and 90 days.
• Time tracking can be set up after the start.
• A call line with SMS can be part of setup.
• Messaging tools are recommended for the team.
• You arrange payment for a personal assistant yourself.
• Contract guidance stays general and simple.
• It is not a substitute for your own adviser.
• Discovery starts with the bottleneck in the business.
• The role is written before sourcing begins.
• Applicants are screened before you meet anyone.
• References are checked on the shortlist.
• About 21 days is the target to three finalists.
• That timing is a target, not a promise.
• The deposit opens the search.
• The balance is due when you select someone.
• Remote staffing is another name for this hire.
• A dedicated offshore hire is the offer.
• Outsourcing the queue still leaves you as the manager.
• The person joins your team, not a shared floor.
• Clients also compare a one-time fee with a monthly markup.
• The published fee covers the search for a personal assistant.
• Wages for a personal assistant are agreed by you.
• We do not employ a personal assistant for you.
• You keep the relationship after you select.
• The shortlist for a personal assistant is three people.
• Each finalist for a personal assistant is interviewed first.
• You can reject the shortlist and talk again.
• The brief for a personal assistant names the output.
• Hours you share with a personal assistant are written down.
• Tools for a personal assistant are listed before day one.
• Month one is for learning the queue.
• Day 60 is when a personal assistant runs the queue.
• Day 90 is a simple review of results.
• A replacement search is the guarantee.
• Read the guarantee terms before you rely on it.
• a personal assistant can take on this: Protect the personal and business diary from clashes.
• a personal assistant can take on this: Book travel and send the itinerary.
• a personal assistant can take on this: Pay or schedule household and office vendors you name.
• a personal assistant can take on this: Prepare a short daily brief of what needs a decision.
• A useful skill here: Discretion.
• A useful skill here: Calendar judgement.
• A useful skill here: Clear phone manner.
• A useful skill here: Reliability with deadlines you cannot see.

How a search works

Process

1. 01

   Agree the brief

   Agree the tasks, tools and hours

2. 02

   Search

   We search and assess candidates

3. 03

   Shortlist

   About 21 days to three finalists is a target

4. 04

   You choose

   You interview them and you choose