I highly recommend the following books and web sites if you would like to know more about working as a celebrity personal assistant. Also, if you currently already are an assistant, check out the professional networking site: www.acpa-la.com!
Books:
There are many books out there in the vein of The Devil Wears Prada. I prefer to recommend books that actually tell you the ABCs of how to become an assistant! Here’s a start:
Be the Ultimate Assistant by Bonnie Low-Kramen
Beyond the Red Carpet by Dionne M. Muhammad
Seminars:
Rita Tateel of Celebrity Source in Los Angeles has conducted workshops through The Learning Annex for many years. Contact them and let them know you want to sign up for “Becoming a Celebrity Personal Assistant”. www.learningannex.com
Web sites:
Association of Celebrity Personal Assistants (Los Angeles)
New York Celebrity Assistants
Association of Celebrity Assistants (London)
International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP)
Employment Agencies:
There are many in Los Angeles who hire assistants. These are some I highly recommend. These are not for the faint of heart. All of these agencies take their jobs very seriously. I suggest you only apply if you actually have previous experience as an estate manager, executive assistant, or personal assistant.
Rachel or Lori
The Grapevine Agency
818-986-1906
www.TheGrapevineAgency.com
Dora Renet
ISAstaffing.com (International Staffing Services)
250 South Beverly Drive, #201
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Phone: (310)278-4470
Brooke Barousse
Lexington Nannies
(they also hire personal assistants, not just nannies)
11601 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 500
Brentwood, CA 90025
Phone: (310) 855-3444
Leslie Comar
The Comar Agency
9615 Brighton Way Ste 313
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Phont: (310) 248-2700
Christopher Baker
PERSONAL & CORPORATE STAFFING
7985 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 109-36
Los Angeles, California 90046-5112
cbstaffing@sbcglobal.net
Phone: (323) 654-7900
Fax: (323) 654-5900
MelissaShields
CAREER GROUP INC
10100 Santa Monica Bl., #900
Los Angeles, CA 90067
www.careergroupinc.com
info@careergroupinc.com
Phone: 310-277-8188
Vicki Johnson
PRC Advantage
PO Box 36155
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Phone: 323.988.1188 Office
Fax: 323.908.8925
vickijj@earthlink.net
Social Networks and Blog Sites (a partial list):
digg.com, reddit.com, del.icio.us, stumbleupon.com, socialogs.com, indianpad.com. google.com/bookmarks, furl.com, diigo.com, wirefan.com, blinklist.com, blogmemes,net, bluedot.us, simpy.com, backflip.com, workforce.com, mysimplerlife.com, spurl.com, newsvine.com. shadows.com, blogmarks.com, healingwithworkplace.com, screamfeed.com. goodreads.com, mixx.com, mashable.com, iamadiva.com, livethepower.com, blinkbits.com, megite.com, myweb.yahoo.com, teenwag.com, lipstick.com, swik.net, leetdaily.com, officearrow.com, invisible-city.com, healthcentral.com, marktd.com, librarything.com, dzone.com, celebritymound.com. popculturemadenss.com, fleeingthecube.com, teengossip.wordpress.com, jumptags.com, diigo.com, netvouz.com. bmaccess.com. plugim.com, wdclub.com, webride.com, thoof.com…
