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Personal Assistant of the Year
0 Anne-Marie Garrard was shocked when it was announced that she had won the
00 Personal Assistant of the Year award. ‘The other candidates seemed me
34 to be very strong, and I have to say I foundthatthe selection procedure really
35 hard,' she says. 'I didn't think I had any chance of winning. When I heard my
36 name, my legs were so weak I couldonlyhardly stand up,' she laughs. So
37 how is 'the best' personal assistant chosen from a group ofsoextremely good
38 and very different individuals? The final decision was reached after a
39 day-long session ofthetests, interviews and exercises. Garrard believes
40 the skills she uses in her job helped herhowto perform well. For instance, although
41 most of her work is for her company's Managing Director, she works for six bosses
42 in all, so she always triesoutto be prepared for anything that might happen.
43 As for the future, her firm has closed for its summer break now; as soon as
44 theywillopen again, there is a pay rise waiting for her. But Garrard is not
45 going toberelax. She says, 'There's always room for personal development.
You must keep trying to improve.
