{"id":1046710,"date":"2022-08-26T16:41:58","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T15:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiger-recruitment.com\/uncategorized-ch\/what-does-a-personal-assistant-do\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T15:40:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T14:40:36","slug":"what-does-a-personal-assistant-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiger-recruitment.com\/ch\/jobseekers\/what-does-a-personal-assistant-do\/","title":{"rendered":"What does a Personal Assistant do?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Five key PA duties explained<\/strong><\/h2>\n

If you\u2019re considering a move into a personal assistant job<\/a>, you\u2019ve come to the right place. Tiger has specialised in securing jobseekers their dream PA role for over two decades, so our understanding of the position is second to none.<\/p>\n

PA roles and responsibilities have been highly valued across a number of industries for decades. The future of the PA role may always be evolving along with the many changes in technology and work culture but, at its core, the position remains the same: ensuring the Principal you\u2019re assisting has everything they need to perform at their best. So, how does a personal assistant go about achieving that?<\/p>\n

The gatekeeper<\/h3>\n

The amount of incoming calls and emails they receive will depend on the seniority of your Principal but, regardless, answering these will play a significant role in your PA duties. You will be tasked with filtering out unnecessary distractions and prioritising enquiries for your Principal to respond to. So, you\u2019ll need excellent verbal and written communication, as well as relationship-management skills when in regular contact with clients and other business partners.<\/p>\n

The diary manager<\/h3>\n

Senior-level staff can jump from meeting to meeting, office to office throughout the day, so naturally it can be difficult for them to remember their schedule. They\u2019ll rely on you as a PA to manage their diary: booking meetings, phone calls, lunches and more, but also ensuring that they have enough downtime to travel or attend to personal tasks.<\/p>\n

The travel booker<\/h3>\n

Management and executive-level staff will often be required to travel nationally or internationally for meetings and conferences. As their PA, it will be your responsibility to arrange everything surrounding these trips including visas, taxis, flights, hotels, meeting rooms and restaurants. Writing a well-planned travel itinerary, as well as the ability to respond quickly and effectively to cancellations, schedule changes and other issues, will make you an invaluable assistant.<\/p>\n

The expense manager<\/h3>\n

Hand-in-hand with arranging travel and accommodation is dealing with expenses. You\u2019ll be entrusted to ensure all bills are correct and paid for on time, and keep an up to date log of these and all other business expenses related to your executive. It\u2019s thus crucial that you have a good head for numbers.<\/p>\n

The MS Office wizard<\/h3>\n

Your manager\/executive will regularly be moving between meetings covering different subjects. They may even be giving presentations. A personal assistant will help ease the transition by preparing notes, reports, PowerPoints and other documents for their Principal ahead of time. The best PAs are skilled with a variety of software useful to this task, such as Microsoft Office suite. If you lack confidence in these programmes, there are many online courses you can take to get up to speed.<\/p>\n

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There are many more ad-hoc tasks you\u2019ll be required to undertake as a PA and, alongside mastering these daily PA roles and responsibilities, the most important challenge of a personal assistant job is to learn the preferred working style, rhythms, and quirks of your manager. If you can click with them and march to the same beat, you\u2019ll be able to anticipate potential problems and distractions ahead and clear them from the path, keeping everything running smoothly.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re ready to take the next step and apply for PA roles, submit your details<\/a> today. And be sure to read our tips for PA interviews<\/a> to prepare yourself!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Five key PA duties explained If you\u2019re considering a move into a personal assistant job, you\u2019ve come to the right place. Tiger has specialised in securing jobseekers their dream PA role for over two decades, so our understanding of the position is second to none. PA roles and responsibilities have been highly valued across a<\/p>\n

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