Career Development
Issue: June / July 2023

How to Build Rapport During a Job Interview

By - May 25, 2023

Building rapport is an essential step to interview success, explains Nick Ronald
Communication
Issue: April / May 2023

A Job Interview Is Just a Conversation

By - March 25, 2023

Frame the interview as a conversation, rather than an interrogation, says Lauren Autumn Cox
Career Development
Issue: November / December 2020

Job Search During COVID-19

By - November 25, 2020

Brenda Bernstein discusses the differences and similarities of a job search during COVID-19
Cover Story
Issue: January / February 2019

Why and How You Should Hone Your Interview Skills

By - January 25, 2019

When the need or opportunity arises, you’ll want to be able to deliver a strong interview explains Shelagh Donnelly
Productivity
Issue: July / August 2017

Making an Impresssion in Half a Second

By - July 27, 2017

Will qualifications or qualities give you the wow factor? asks Claire Lister
Career Development
Issue: September / October 2016

You Didn’t Get the Job – Now What?

By - September 26, 2016

A failed interview does not equal a failed career says Julie Perrine
Profiles
Issue: July / August 2014

PROFILE – Julie Perrine

By - July 25, 2014

Julie Perrine is the Founder and CEO of All Things Admin
Profiles
Issue: July / August 2014

PROFILE – Matthew Want

By - July 25, 2014

Matthew Want is EA to Lucy Brazier, Publisher of Executive Secretary Magazine
Profiles
Issue: May / June 2014

PROFILE – Leeanne Graham

By - May 25, 2014

Can we start with a little background information? Where are you from and what is your current role? So I am 29 and live in South East London. My dad was in the army so I was born in West Berlin and as a child lived in places such as North Ireland and Canterbury in... Read more »
Profiles
Issue: March / April 2014

PROFILE – Jasmine Freeman

By - March 25, 2014

The road from being a 15 year old teenage mum to becoming Vice President & Chief Executive Assistant at Office Dynamics has not always been a smooth one but as Jasmine Freeman explains in this moving interview, there are positive lessons to be learned and inspiration to be found in every journey. Can we start... Read more »
Profiles
Issue: January / February 2014

PROFILE – Kimberly McFarland

By - January 25, 2014

The Association of Celebrity Assistants in the UK just celebrated their 10th Anniversary at an exclusive birthday bash hosted by The Dorchester. With representatives from their Los Angeles & New York Celebrity Assistant equivalents in attendance and a new ‘entente cordiale’ in place between the three organisations, Executive Secretary went to meet the three leading... Read more »
Profiles
Issue: November / December 2013

PROFILE – Dale Stafford

By - November 25, 2013

Dale Stafford is the Principal & Founder of The Principle Department Can we start with a little background information? My parents were both performers in Variety Theatre – my dad was the straight man in a comedy double act and my mum was an equilibrist and dancer – so I was that person you’ve heard... Read more »
Profiles
Issue: November / December 2013

PROFILE – Celebrating You! Inspirational extracts from three essay submissions

By - November 25, 2013

This year, Joan Burge, one of the first ladies of the Administrative Profession, celebrated the 20th year anniversary of her Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence. Joan wanted to extend the celebration beyond herself and the longevity of the event. She wanted to celebrate the individuals who have made the event a true success for the... Read more »
Profiles
Issue: September / October 2013

PROFILE – Victoria Darragh

By - September 25, 2013

An award-winning EA in her own right as well as founder of the visionary and award-winning Hays PA Network, and the biggest conference currently in the UK, Executive Secretary went to find out what makes Victoria Darragh tick. Can we start with a little background information? Where are you from and what is your current... Read more »
Profiles
Issue: July / August 2013

PROFILE – Anel Martin

By - July 23, 2013

Anel Martin is an award-winning South African assistant & task team member for IYOTSA What is your background? I was raised in a small town called Bloemfontein in the Free State (South Africa) and attended Eunice Girls High (my formative years have greatly influenced who I am today). I relocated to Pretoria in 1998 to... Read more »
Profiles
Issue: March / April 2013

PROFILE – Gloria Gratacos

By - March 23, 2013

Gloria Gratacos is the National Chairman of EUMA Spain