| Hiring a personal assistant can be a tricky process | | | | you decide what qualifications and previous work |
| involving much trial and error. Not every employer | | | | experience your PA should have, but writing a job |
| is the same, and a personal assistant should not | | | | description will also help you to develop some of |
| only fit the employer's needs but also his or her | | | | the questions you will ask during screening and |
| personality. This article offers a few ideas on how | | | | interviewing. From the perspective of the |
| you can eliminate some of the stress of hiring a | | | | applicants, the job description serves as a guide in |
| personal assistant (PA). | | | | helping them to know exactly what you are |
| When you are first looking for an assistant, it is | | | | looking for and to make them understand that |
| important to equally weigh all the facets you will | | | | this is a serious position. A clearly written list of |
| look at. Although skills and employment history | | | | needs tells applicants that you, the employer, |
| are important factors, employers must also | | | | have your head together and know what you |
| consider an applicant's personality and life | | | | need and that all the PA has to do is follow your |
| experiences. Chemistry, an intangible quality most | | | | directions and provide the help. |
| often discovered during an interview, is the most | | | | When writing your description, consider how much |
| important factor in determining the success of | | | | time you want to spend training your new hire. If |
| this employer-employee relationship. | | | | you write a well-defined job description, you will |
| Qualified applicants should beo organizedo | | | | make it easier on yourself in determining how |
| detail-orientedo confidential/privateo able to | | | | much experience a person really has. |
| prioritizeo responsibleo professionalo personableo | | | | When written for a PA position, a comprehensive |
| resourcefulo dependableo prompto able to | | | | job descriptions has at least six standard parts: (1) |
| delegateo resiliento a self-startero motivatedo | | | | Job title; (2) Nature of work; (3) Qualifications and |
| loyalo a team playero honesto trustworthyo able | | | | qualities of employee; (4) Duties to be performed; |
| to anticipate and plan ahead | | | | (5) Work schedule and comments; and (6) Salary. |
| The fastest and easiest way to get the applicants | | | | Not every PA will be ideal. But following the above |
| you are looking for is to write a descriptive and | | | | suggestions will see you better on your way to |
| detailed job description. To you as an employer, a | | | | finding a personal assistant who fits your needs |
| job description helps you to clearly define the | | | | and can give you the help you're looking for. |
| type of person you would like to hire. Not only will | | | | |