Virtual Assistants are becoming more and more prevalent in today’s market, especially within smaller businesses. However, there are still individuals and businesses out there who don’t fully understand why they should hire a Virtual Assistant (VA) and how a VA can add value to them and their business. As such, we have put together what [...]
When an employee hands in their notice, has to take time off for a holiday, maternity leave, illness or simply retires, this can be a stressful and challenging time for a business or individual. Finding suitable temporary or permanent staff can be a daunting and time-consuming task and, unfortunately, due to some hiring managers or [...]
Recruitment entrepreneur Lily Shippen has set up an online community for all business support professionals, due to the period of uncertainty that the world is currently facing, because of COVID-19. […]
Specialist secretarial recruitment firm, Lily Shippen, is to be the headline sponsor of this year’s Manchester PA Awards. […]
How has the role of the PA (Personal Assistant) and EA (Executive Assistant) evolved in recent years? We asked international PA trainer, Heather Baker her thoughts. Heather explained that great PAs are flexible. They have to be prepared to change their day at any moment. “An exceptional EA is an emotionally-intelligent leader,” says Heather. Heather’s [...]
Recruiting high-calibre secretarial professionals can be costly to businesses. Experts in recruiting PAs, EAs and business support professionals across the UK and overseas, Lily Shippen explains how you can actually save money when recruiting. Lily explains that businesses can save money by agreeing to exclusivity with a recruitment agency for a specific period of time, [...]
What is your opinion on recruitment agencies? Agencies are infamous for their bad reputations. One of our directors here met with her friend earlier the other week and it came to her attention that he felt very strongly about not using an agency when finding his next role. But the biggest question for this was [...]
What is your opinion on recruitment agencies? Agencies are infamous for their bad reputations. One of our directors here met with her friend earlier the other week and it came to her attention that he felt very strongly about not using an agency when finding his next role. But the biggest question for this was [...]
