Hiring an EA

​Over recent years, more and more business partner executive assistants are stepping into senior leadership teams. Progressive CEOs recognise that the executive assistant plays a vital role in the delivery of their KPIs and broader company goals, and empowering their EAs to be part of the senior leadership team brin...

Are you tempted to share an executive assistant between two leaders? It can be highly cost efficient, but there are pitfalls. Firm rules of operation need to be established for the partnership to be successful. If it’s a plan you’d like to pursue, it’s important to have clear lines of communication and boundaries to...

  Are you hiring an EA and not sure what questions to ask? Do you feel confident in interviews for other staff but due to the personal nature of the EA/executive relationship, want to be very sure you get the questions right? You need the executive assistant interview questions to be strategic, insightful and sti...

When you’re recruiting an executive assistant, finding the ideal candidate can seem as elusive as a needle in a haystack. When you have a particular set of requirements for the role, and the applicants aren’t meeting the criteria, it’s incredibly frustrating. It can cause inconvenience to the senior executive who co...

If your industry has been hit hard by COVID-19 and the subsequent recession, you may be rethinking your recruitment policies. When you need an EA for your senior leadership during this challenging time, is it the right idea to proceed? If you’ve made redundancies in other areas of your business, is it consistent wit...

Everyone says their workplace is fast-paced right? But as a recruiter, I’ve placed candidates in busy offices that would make the typical employee’s head spin.  Sometimes, the fast pace is directed by the leadership team and company culture. They’re decisive and they act quickly on those decisions.  Otherwise,...

Unfortunately, as we near the end of 2019, it’s possible that your EA may resign. At the close of this year, which is also the close of the decade, it’s a natural time for staff to seek new challenges and greener pastures elsewhere. Whatever the reason for your EA’s departure, the end result for you is clear: you ne...

When you are hiring an EA, you might be tempted to handle it in-house to save on recruiter fees. With decades of experience as both an executive assistant and an EA recruiter, I’ve seen first-hand the problems that arise when people decide to hire their own EA. Read on to find out why it’s a process best left to pro...