Careers Centre

Welcome to the Clearly Secretarial Careers Centre which aims to be a valuable resource for jobseekers. Below you'll find links to different features which we hope you'll find useful whether you're in the market for a new job or whether you are simply looking for career advice or are looking to improve your skills.

If you have any suggestions or feedback on the Career Centre please get in touch.

News

News and features relating to world of PAs, EAs and secretaries.

CV Writing Advice

Your CV is the first impression any potential employer gets of you and it's essential it's presented in a professional format. We've teamed up with the experts at The CV Guy who provide some excellent advice on how to make your CV stand out from the crowd.   

Interview Techniques

Interviews can be very stressful, especially when you are being interviewed for your dream job. In this section, Anson Reed, a company specialising in interview techniques and coaching, gives some valuable advice to maximise your chances in your next interview.

Careers Advice

Having problems with your boss? Want to take the next step on the career ladder? Having difficulty landing that job? Well, we can help. We've enlisted a bunch of top recruitment consultants from some of the best secretarial agencies to give their advice.

Secretarial Courses

Many employers look favourably upon candidates who have independently added to their skill-set by attending reputable courses and we've invited Hemsley Fraser, a leading course provider to outline what courses are available. They've also kindly provided some advice on managing your time effectively and some research on how the role of the secretary and PA is changing.

Quarterly Job Market Review

This section addresses the current state of the secretarial job market and we have invited some leading recruitment agencies to add their comments on a quarterly basis. The participating agencies give their views on where they think the market is heading, which clients are hiring staff and what jobseekers can do to improve their chances of landing a job in such a competitive environment.