Hiring a private PA is not like filling a corporate vacancy. The person you choose will see how you live, who you see, and what keeps you up at night. Getting it right the first time saves you far more than time.
Start with the reality, not the job title
The most useful thing you can tell us is not a list of duties - it is a picture of your world. The pace, the pressure, the people, the parts that never make it into a job description. The right assistant is the one who fits that reality, not just the one with the longest CV.
What separates good from right
- Judgement under pressure. Anyone can manage a calm week. Watch how someone thinks when three things go wrong at once.
- Discretion by instinct. The best assistants protect your privacy without being asked, and without making a show of it.
- Low ego, high standards. They take pride in the work being invisible - the smooth day nobody noticed.
- Staying power. A brilliant assistant who leaves in six months is an expensive mistake. Fit is what makes people stay.
Our role is to do the difficult part for you: to understand the position, the culture and the person, and to introduce only the people who genuinely fit. No CV collecting, no database search - just the right introduction.
The best hire is the one you stop thinking about, because everything simply works.