How to Become a PA to a HNW
The term PA or Personal Assistant is a job title that encompasses a huge array of job vacancies, and a simple search via the online job sites shows that a PA can earn anything from £15,000 per annum to over £100,000.
Searching for a job can be a challenge in any area of specialism, but proving your worth in the PA profession is tough and competitive.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with striving to be the best that you can be.
Reaching the top of your game can bring extreme job satisfaction and of course the financial rewards that are often associated with high profile roles.
Working for a high net worth individual is almost definitely going to offer you the challenge, responsibility and rewards that you are hoping to achieve.
So who exactly do you want to work for? There is no "one size fits all" when it comes to the HNW label.
Professionals from a whole variety of areas fall into this category, with common job titles being Hedge Fund Managers, Investment Bankers and leading successful Entrepreneurs however in today's society sporting stars can also reach these financial heights.
Typically, the lives of these individuals are extremely busy.
Their time is precious and with demanding schedules, often multiple professional commitments and International lifestyles, the role of the Personal Assistant becomes pivotal in their world - imagine Simon Cowell trying to manage his life without any assistance! For the HNW individual it often becomes essential to incorporate a PA or life manager into their daily routine, giving up responsibility for a whole host of activities, so how do you go about securing a role that allows you to get involved, respected, and have a proven career as a professional Personal Assistant to a HNW? Firstly, in my experience as a highly successful recruiter of PAs, I love recruiting for these individuals, they make decisions and make things happen, they don't dither and they bite the bullet and get things moving.
More than anything with these individuals you need to show your ability to survive within their world.
Read on for some key pointers on which you should be focusing.
Trust Trust, more than anything is vital.
You will have access to very confidential information and will be in charge of your boss's day to day activities and will, in many cases, have access and control over their families.
If you are not trusted then it would be almost impossible to work to the level required, put simply 'trust is everything'.
A good decision maker Individuals who have secured the status via their own business activities or similar are normally very strong decision makers, they are not people who are prepared to take risks and they get things moving.
It is often said that people buy from people, and you will need to show your ability to make decisions.
Engaging and Enthused HNW individuals are, in the majority of cases, highly successful.
Successful people (at this level) are dynamic, engaged, enthusiastic, driven individuals.
It is imperative that at all stages you communicate and demonstrate via competency based interviewing (please search other articles) your ability to fulfill these attributes.
So if after reading and digesting this information you feel that this could be the challenge for you then the next step is to seek out that all important opportunity.
It goes without saying that these opportunities are rare and in demand but with the necessary patience and research, they can certainly be found!
Searching for a job can be a challenge in any area of specialism, but proving your worth in the PA profession is tough and competitive.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with striving to be the best that you can be.
Reaching the top of your game can bring extreme job satisfaction and of course the financial rewards that are often associated with high profile roles.
Working for a high net worth individual is almost definitely going to offer you the challenge, responsibility and rewards that you are hoping to achieve.
So who exactly do you want to work for? There is no "one size fits all" when it comes to the HNW label.
Professionals from a whole variety of areas fall into this category, with common job titles being Hedge Fund Managers, Investment Bankers and leading successful Entrepreneurs however in today's society sporting stars can also reach these financial heights.
Typically, the lives of these individuals are extremely busy.
Their time is precious and with demanding schedules, often multiple professional commitments and International lifestyles, the role of the Personal Assistant becomes pivotal in their world - imagine Simon Cowell trying to manage his life without any assistance! For the HNW individual it often becomes essential to incorporate a PA or life manager into their daily routine, giving up responsibility for a whole host of activities, so how do you go about securing a role that allows you to get involved, respected, and have a proven career as a professional Personal Assistant to a HNW? Firstly, in my experience as a highly successful recruiter of PAs, I love recruiting for these individuals, they make decisions and make things happen, they don't dither and they bite the bullet and get things moving.
More than anything with these individuals you need to show your ability to survive within their world.
Read on for some key pointers on which you should be focusing.
Trust Trust, more than anything is vital.
You will have access to very confidential information and will be in charge of your boss's day to day activities and will, in many cases, have access and control over their families.
If you are not trusted then it would be almost impossible to work to the level required, put simply 'trust is everything'.
A good decision maker Individuals who have secured the status via their own business activities or similar are normally very strong decision makers, they are not people who are prepared to take risks and they get things moving.
It is often said that people buy from people, and you will need to show your ability to make decisions.
Engaging and Enthused HNW individuals are, in the majority of cases, highly successful.
Successful people (at this level) are dynamic, engaged, enthusiastic, driven individuals.
It is imperative that at all stages you communicate and demonstrate via competency based interviewing (please search other articles) your ability to fulfill these attributes.
So if after reading and digesting this information you feel that this could be the challenge for you then the next step is to seek out that all important opportunity.
It goes without saying that these opportunities are rare and in demand but with the necessary patience and research, they can certainly be found!
