News Archive - Articles About PA's & Secretaries.
It is likely that today’s secretary will have a university degree (although this is not always a pre-requisite) and they will almost certainly have taken secretarial courses including typing, shorthand and information technology training, particularly in Word, Excel and PowerPoint. (Posted 19/07/10)
I’m a Pitman Trained medical secretary and my job is sooo stressful but I love it.
I work for the Professor of ENT at a local hospital, specialising in the areas of reconstructive rhinoplasty and the psychology of the patient. (Posted 05/07/10)
I work for the Professor of ENT at a local hospital, specialising in the areas of reconstructive rhinoplasty and the psychology of the patient. (Posted 05/07/10)
While there's no substitute for experience, a Pitman Training Medical Secretarial Diploma will help. (Posted 02/07/10)
Pitman Training is probably the best known name in secretarial training and it’s no surprise that their medical secretary courses are so highly regarded. (Posted 05/07/10)
First of all, the successful candidate for such a job role must be intelligent, determined and hard working. On top of that , they will have invested a considerable sum of money and much study time in a recognised legal secretary course.
(Posted 29/06/10)
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Legal secretary courses are the first step to becoming a qualified, professional legal secretary and many training providers claim to offer a programme in this area.
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Learning to become a secretary is a serious career decision, and not something you do twice! (Posted 28/01/10)
The secretarial job market remains in a state of rude good health despite the recession and demand for these highly skilled staff, the “backbone of the office,” is stronger than for other roles such administrative assistants and clerks.
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One of the great aspects about studying for a career as a secretary is the fact that secretarial skills are vocational, which means students aren’t locked into the traditional learning methodologies used by college and university establishments.
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The oldest and most respected provider of secretarial training is Pitman Training and their diploma level general secretarial course, legal secretarial course and medical secretarial course are among the most highly regarded programmes in the UK.
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Being a legal secretary offers varied career opportunities, whether you want to specialise or work across other areas of law. (Posted 09/11/09)
Working as a legal secretary can be extremely rewarding, as well as being varied day-to-day and offering good opportunities for career development.
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Being a legal secretary is a challenging, varied and interesting job with plenty of opportunities to diversify and take on different roles. (Posted 30/10/09)
Communication is obviously one of the key skills for anyone in the secretarial profession, along with practical abilities such as typing and shorthand. (Posted 22/10/09)
This is particularly true of a London Executive PA working at a high level in a company, for a chief executive or other senior members of staff. (Posted 01/10/09)
A career in the secretarial profession can be extremely rewarding and lead you on to bigger and better things if you wish to move up the ladder. (Posted 24/09/09)
Enrolling on a minute taking course may be advisable if you have never tried to record the details of a meeting.
(Posted 16/09/09)
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An Executive PA who is fluent in more than
one language can expect to earn on average £30,500. (Posted 30/07/09)
one language can expect to earn on average £30,500. (Posted 30/07/09)
Pitman Training has given me much more confidence but mostly I feel I have at last got a proper career path if I'm ever out of work again. (Posted 29/06/09)
What is it like working as an Executive PA for the publishing director of one of the biggest magazines in the country?
(Posted 24/06/09)
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Report on the importance of medical secretarial training for professionals seeking employment in the relatively recession proof environment of the NHS. (Posted 05/05/09)
Being an Executive PA to the boss of a major firm can be an extremely glamorous job, but behind the glitz lies a lot of hard work and training. (Posted 23/05/09)
While many businesses are reporting redundancies during the recession, one recruitment company has revealed a rise in demand for in-house legal secretarial staff. (Posted 30/05/09)
It is hard to remember a time when computers were not ever-present in homes and offices, but nowadays secretarial staff simply cannot get by without competence in IT and, more specifically, Microsoft Office. (Posted 23/05/09)
Microsoft Word is a staple in any office environment and a major part of day-to-day life for secretarial staff, but with a number of different versions circulating, you need to make sure you are being trained in the latest edition. (Posted 10/06/09)
