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 found that the selection procedure really

35        hard.” she says. “I don’t think I had any of chance of winning. When I heard my

36        name , my legs were so weak I could only hardly stand up .”she laughs. So

37        how is “the best” personal assistant chosen from a group of so extremely good

38        and very different from individuals ? The final decision was reached after

39        day-long session of  tests , interviews and exercises . Garrard believes of

40        the skills she uses in her job helped her how to 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 tried out to be prepared for anything that might happen.

43        As for the future , her firm has close up for its summer break ; as soon as

44        they will open again , there is a pay rise waiting for her . But Garrard is

45        going to be relax . She says , “There’s always room for personal development.You must keep trying to improve.