How To Become An Executive Assistant
An Executive Assistant is the proverbial right hand of their employer, providing individualised support to high-level Executives. The daily role of an Executive Assistant might include: Handling all incoming and outgoing communication Managing schedules and travel arrangements Maintaining complex filing systems and databases Preparing and reviewing documents and presentations on an Executive’s behalf Assisting Executives […]
Meet The Doctor Who Made A Major Career Change To Motivate Others
Growing up in Soweto in the 1970s, Dr Maria Phalime often found solace in the pages of a book. Against the backdrop of a country rocked by anti-apartheid riots and a tense home life with an alcoholic father, she turned to a love of reading to find inner peace in the midst of turmoil. Dr […]
Meet the Accountant Who Used Retirement to Capture His Passion
The moniker of New Professional isn’t limited to graduates looking for their first foray into the working world. A fresh crack at your career can happen at any stage of your life. Even after taking early retirement from his corporate role as an Accountant and Senior Quality Manager in the food industry, Ian Junor wasn’t […]
Meet The Entrepreneur Who Made A Business Out Of Creativity
Born to a family of entrepreneurs, business has always been in Lindy Scott’s blood. Her creative passion, however, is a streak she nurtured from a young age. “As a child I was always interested in creativity and always needed stimulation and to have fun. My mom shares stories about how I would never sleep as […]
