How to Become a Celebrity Personal Assistant

How to Become a Celebrity Personal AssistantA celebrity personal assistant earns almostdouble than the average personal assistant.Perhaps one of the perks is talking with thisperson and meeting other celebrities in theprocess. But how do you become a celebritypersonal assistant?One thing you should know is that celebritiesrarely put an ad in the paper saying they arelooking for a personal assistant. If you want to

get your food in the door, you have to network withpeople who are in the entertainment industry soyour name will come up if there is an opening.If you want to keep your job as a celebritypersonal assistant, you have to know everything.This means you have to be internet savvy andcompetent with the new technologies aroundbecause the person you may be working for does notknow how to transfer files from the cellphone tothe computer, send an email or keep track of theirfinances.You may even need to go shopping sometimes forthem if they don 抰 have the time to pick it upfrom the store.One of the most important qualities of a celebritypersonal assistant is to be trust worthy becausethere are things you know that must never get outinto the public. Remember, there is an image toprotect and part of your job is to keep it that

way.Before you decide to go to an interview with acertain celebrity, see to it that you like theperson you are working for. Do some researchbecause if you don 抰 think you are able to workwith this person, you are just wasting your timewhen there is probably someone there that youwould prefer to work for.If someone refers you to a celebrity, come to theinterview, be calm and explain what you can do forthem. You may not meet the celebrity during theinitial interview since this will be handled bytheir current assistant or a production companyrepresentative but if things go well, he or shewill be the next person you will talk to.But if you don 抰 get the job as a celebritypersonal assistant, don 抰 give up and tryworking as a non-celebrity personal assistantfirst. Perhaps you need to develop some

experience before trying again.Should networking not get you anywhere, you cantry talking to a celebrity to see if they have anopening. You can do this by calling up theirpublicist and even if they have no opening now,it wouldn 抰 hurt to leave your contact number orresume because there could be an opening in thefuture.You may also join an agency that handles thepersonal assistant needs of celebrities. Toincrease your chances of landing a job, send yourresume to as many agencies as possible.Working as a celebrity personal assistant will bevery hectic. Whenever they want something, youhave to get it for them at once even if it is lateat night or early in the morning. If the celebrityyou happen to work for is a singer and goes on tour,you will also have to travel with them so if youcan handle things like that, then you are in the

right business.One perk of being a celebrity personal assistantis meeting other celebrities and attendingspecial events. If the celebrity you work for can抰 make it, chances are you will so the ticketdoes not go to waste.