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How to negotiate a pay rise

How to negotiate a pay rise

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You won’t know how much a company will pay until you ask for it!
5 ways to look after your mental health during Coronavirus

5 ways to look after your mental health during Coronavirus

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18th-24th May is Mental Health Awareness Week

The 5 rules to working from home

The 5 rules to working from home

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Struggling to get into the flow of working remotely? This will help.

The 5 best communication tools for remote working

The 5 best communication tools for remote working

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It's never been easier to stay in touch with your team when you're all in different places

How do you ask for flexible working?

How do you ask for flexible working?

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Up your chances of getting your request approved with our expert guide

How do you make flexible working work?

How do you make flexible working work?

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Requests for agile working patterns are accelerating: here’s how to keep up

How to organise your Christmas office party

How to organise your Christmas office party

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Want to arrange a cracking festive bash? Tay's Beckie Hoy tells us how it's done
How to organise your Christmas office party

How to organise your Christmas office party

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Want to arrange a cracking festive bash? Tay's Beckie Hoy tells us how it's done
The top 5 traits all companies want from a receptionist

The top 5 traits all companies want from a receptionist

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Want to land the best front-of-office gigs? Here's what you need
Upgrade your commute

Upgrade your commute

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Medicine meets comedy in Adam Kay's doctor diaries, This is Going to Hurt
Our top 10 spots to drink alfresco

Our top 10 spots to drink alfresco

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It's summer in the city (almost)! Here's where we'll be celebrating
The 5 crucial commandments of recruitment

The 5 crucial commandments of recruitment

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Tay’s Chief Executive, Susanna Tait, shares the key qualities of successful recruiters
Upgrade your commute

Upgrade your commute

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Balance mag now do a podcast, and it's our latest recommendation to pass the journey
Upgrade your commute

Upgrade your commute

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Why we loved Trevor Noah's Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
Spotlight restaurant: Greyhound Café

Spotlight restaurant: Greyhound Café

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Delicious Southeast Asian cuisine in London’s West End
Are robots a threat to the role of the personal assistant?

Are robots a threat to the role of the personal assistant?

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AI is advancing, but is it about to advance us all out of a job?
Upgrade your commute

Upgrade your commute

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My Sister, the Serial Killer is Tay's book of choice for February
Spotlight restaurant: Hawksmoor Borough

Spotlight restaurant: Hawksmoor Borough

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Where to eat? February is all about perfect steaks and free cocktails
5 ways temping could accelerate your career

5 ways temping could accelerate your career

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Worried that taking a short-term role will delay your career path? It could actually do the opposite...
Spotlight restaurant: Café Spice Namaste

Spotlight restaurant: Café Spice Namaste

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Innovative and sophisticated comfort fare: spice up 2019 at Café Spice Namaste.
Upgrade your commute

Upgrade your commute

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January's recommended commute-improver is Fearne Cotton's Happy Place podcast
Amy Franklyn - Secsinthecity Legal PA of the Year

Amy Franklyn - Secsinthecity Legal PA of the Year

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“Be receptive to change” - Meet Amy Franklyn, this year’s Legal PA of the Year.
Joyce Dadzie - Secsinthecity Outstanding Achievement Award

Joyce Dadzie - Secsinthecity Outstanding Achievement Award

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“I used to refer to myself as my manager’s shadow” - Joyce Dadzie won the award for Outstanding Achievement.
Craig Harris - Secsinthecity Social Media PA of the Year

Craig Harris - Secsinthecity Social Media PA of the Year

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“I can’t tell you the amount of times my network have come to my rescue” - Craig Harris is Social Media PA 2018.
Julia Tolkaciova - Secsinthecity PA of the Year

Julia Tolkaciova - Secsinthecity PA of the Year

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“I like to be the person that can solve problems” - Julia Tolkaciova was crowned this year’s PA of the Year.

Spotlight restaurant: temper

Spotlight restaurant: temper

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Unique, fun, delicious and sustainable to boot: here's why Neil Rankin's restaurants are ticking all our boxes.
How to reduce plastic in the office

How to reduce plastic in the office

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How many bits of plastic have you thrown away so far today? Here's how we can all come together to make it less.
Upgrade your commute

Upgrade your commute

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Bored of the journey to work? Each month we’ll recommend a book, podcast or app to make it better.
How to be less stressed at work

How to be less stressed at work

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Is office-based anxiety holding you back and bringing you down? Read this.
October 2018 - Market Update

October 2018 - Market Update

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Q3 2018 was an irregular period for recruitment in The Capital, between uncertainty around what kind of mobility and trade deal Brexit will offer...
10 Organisation tips from top PAs

10 Organisation tips from top PAs

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Excellent organisation skills aren't just a cliché for your CV - here's how the experts put them into practice.
“The role of the PA has evolved immeasurably, good assistants don’t need to be pigeon holed in roles with no scope”
Caroline Tay FIRP, Founder

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