5 minutes on Totaljobs.co.uk

[inulro]

tells me that the most I can get paid for my awesome office manager/PA skills in Bristol is £23-£25 k (which is more than I make now) BUT I can make £40 or more to do essentially the same thing in London (and they'd be a lot less likely to want me to own a car). Even with the cost of living increase (it ain't like Bristol is cheap) it's a bit of a no-brainer.

There's even PA jobs in London wanting French speakers!

If only my CV wasn't 4 years out of date.

Comments

[zenithed.livejournal.com]

Yaay new neighbours! Move to Islington, it's nice round here.

[miss-soap.livejournal.com]

What they said. N1 is the place to be. And I can help you update your CV - I see hundreds of the things :)

[inulro.livejournal.com]

I do appreciate the offer but I think that's a level of humiliation I'm not really up for. (It's a chronic problem - I won't let anyone look at my CV because it's just so embarrassing).

[redcountess]

Well update it then! ;-p

[inulro.livejournal.com]

That would be the mature and professional thing to do, wouldn't it.

I'm guessing that since I've got another stinking cold, this weekend is not the best time.

And I worry that any job that pays that much will want 16 hours of my day.

[redcountess]

Yes, you have to keep in mind PA/Administrator roles are going to be long hours and use up a lot of your spoons.

[inulro.livejournal.com]

I have a lot more spoons than I used to and would be able to do something higher-powered than what I'm doing now, but just because I'm feeling better doesn't mean I want to use all that energy working. It'll be a matter of finding something that uses my abilities but doesn't want me to sign away my whole life.

[miss-soap.livejournal.com]

Actually not so much - City/financial PAs don't have to opt out of the EWTD so your hours can be pretty normal. You will be attached to a crackberry the whole time you're not at work, however...

[nasrat.livejournal.com]

You also might want to take the time to setup a linkedin account whilst you are looking. I'm not sure if it's as widely used in some sectors, but it's been a way to have a public facing CV which I occasionally get offers through.

It's also useful if you want to have a non-social network to maintain contact details for ex-coworkers.

London certainly has a lot to offer - and if you ever need to crash whilst interviewing let us know.

We're hiring for part-time roles btw :)

http://www.google.co.uk/intl/en/jobs/uk/admin/administrative-assistant-partnerships-temporary-london/index.html

[nasrat.livejournal.com]

I mean temp