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The role of an Executive Assistant is both challenging and rewarding. Each day you will be responsible for the day to day operation of your client's business, you will have the opportunity to learn everything about their company and how it works and you will become the most valuable member of their team.
Often you will be working and taking instructions directly from the business owner themselves, which means that often you will be acting in the second most senior role in your client's company. All this without actually being in your client's office.
Many of your clients will be successful professionals working in Law, IT and Finance and you will have the opportunity to learn from them and work with them very closely. After working as an Executive Assistant you won't struggle to find a job in a management position, as a graduate it is also one of the best ways to find out which industry you would like to work in, as you will gain experience in many different industries at the same time.
The graduate program we offer...
As a graduate we understand that you are still finding your feet and that is why we offer on the job training.
Our comprehensive graduate program will help you develop the skills you need to effectively service your client's needs.
To operate any business successfully you need to be able to master the following basic business skills:
how to answer the telephone professionally
how to take and communicate instructions effectively
how to place an order with a supplier
how to raise and pay an invoice
how to deal with a customer complaint correctly
how to manage expectations
commercial awareness and how to add value
timekeeping, prioritization and how to deal with many simultaneous tasks
Once you have mastered the basic skills you will be able to manage your own client accounts, organize your workload and delegate to your colleagues when necessary.
To become a full Executive Assistant your clients will need to able to rely on you at all times, this means you will need to be able to step in to perform a management role when necessary, the second stage of the graduate program will give you the necessary skills to do this.
You will be given training in the following areas:
basic bookkeeping
how to perform market research
how to draft a business report
basic credit control
negotiating with suppliers
networking and sales training
However the training program can only do so much, it takes a very special type of person to perform this role and below you will find details of who we are looking for.
Who can become an Executive Assistant?
Executive Assistants sell time. The better you understand that concept the better you will be as an Executive Assistant. Your clients are busy people and their time is expensive, sometimes hundreds of pounds per hour, whenever you save them time, you save them money.
In order to be able to save your client's time you will need to be able to do some of the things that they do, as well as they do them, as quickly as they can, without setting foot in the office.
You can send us your CV, in English, to info@belmorevirtual.co.uk.
Reliable: your client will have their business and their reputation in your hands. Don't let them down.
Strong Communication Skills: often you will be given instructions which are incomplete, light on detail and occasionally not realistic. You will need to know when it is appropriate to ask for further information and how to manage expectations.
Problem Solving: Your clients will come to you with problems that need solving, if you don't solve them, they will have to, even if that means finding help elsewhere.
Customer Service Focused: Every time your client gives you a task they are paying you money. The best Executive Assistants are those that understand that a client that gives you lots of work is a good client.
Most of the work we receive is at the advanced level, therefore it is the sort of role where career progression shouldn't be a problem. If you are able to master the basics you will be able to quickly progress to bigger and better things very quickly, even if you want to move into business development, training or managing your own team of Executive Assistants.
The final amount you can earn will depend on how many client accounts you would like to manage and how much work you are able to handle. Executive Assistants are generally quite well paid, so it is ideal if you are looking for something that has more to offer than your average office job.
Belmore Finance offers all round business support for small and medium sized businesses, without expensive staffing costs.