Personal assistant

An assistant helps with time and daily management, of meetings, correspondence, and note-taking.

The role of a personal assistant can be varied, such as answering phone calls, taking notes, scheduling meetings, emailing, texts, etc.

They assist with a variety of life management tasks, including running errands, arranging travel (e.g., travel agent services such as purchasing airline tickets, reserving hotel rooms and rental cars, and arranging activities, as well as handling more localized services such as recommending a different route to work based on road or travel conditions), finance (paying bills, buying and selling stocks), and shopping (meal planning, remembering special occasions like birthdays).

An Assistant often acts as the manager's first point of contact with people from both inside and outside the organization.

Tasks may include but are not limited to: In addition to supporting managers, their team and departments, many PA's also have their own personal workload and responsibilities.

Former U.S. President Barack Obama with Personal Secretary to the President Katie Johnson