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Enfield PA - Finalist for National Award

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14th September 2004

Enfield PA - Finalist For National Award

Chance For Office Superstar To Win Luxury Holiday

Susan Pritchett from Enfield, a PA to the Country Head, UK of HVB Group, has been selected as one of just four finalists in the inaugural Smart Secretary/PA of the Year Award – a competition organised by Smart PA magazine and sponsored by leading staffing specialists Kelly Services.

The competition was aimed at raising the profile of Secretaries and PA’s who play a key role in any office but are very often an under-appreciated asset.

The winner of the prestigious Smart Secretary/PA of the Year Award 2004 will enjoy the recognition of being the best secretary or PA in the country, a fantastic holiday for two in a five-star hotel in Cyprus, a luxury spa break at Champneys and a hamper from Harrods, as well as other prizes.

Susan now goes forward with the three other finalists to an event on Friday 1st October where she will be put through a series of tests by a distinguished judging panel, before the overall UK winner is selected.

To get to this stage Susan had to ask her boss at HVB to provide a 250-word nomination and also had to complete a series of questions.

In his nomination Gary Langton, Country Head, UK, of HVB Group, said, “Susan is a ‘firewall’, problem solver and organiser of my life. With responsibility for a financial organisation of around 350 employees people constantly approach me. Susan successfully determines whom I really have to talk to and handles all the ‘rejects’ so that they don’t feel slighted. She is better than a Palm Vx at organising me because she ensures that I get to the right place at the right time with the right information. She also handles a multitude of administrative issues which I never even get to see.”

Clare Francis, Kelly Services Head of Communications said, "The traditional role of a PA and secretary – taking dictation, shorthand, and answering the telephone – is dying out and while those skills are still useful they won’t get you as far as they used to. Modern PAs and Secretaries have to be real multi-taskers and qualities such as integrity and commitment are now very important. We wish Susan and the other finalists the best of luck for their big day on 1st October.

-ENDS-

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About Kelly Services

Kelly Services is a leading UK recruitment and human resources organisation, placing around 20,000 temporary staff into jobs each week and more than 10,000 people in permanent work annually through a network of 120 offices across the country.  Kelly Services, Inc. is a Fortune 500 company offering human resources solutions that include temporary services, staff leasing, outsourcing, vendor on-site and full-time placement.  With more than 2,500 company owned and operated offices in 26 countries, Kelly provides to its customers nearly 700,000 individuals annually, with skills including office services, accounting, engineering, information technology, law, science, marketing, light industrial, education and health care. 

About Smart PA magazine

Smart PA magazine is an A4 glossy magazine targeted at a UK national audience of 150,000 Corporate buyers of Conferences & Incentives Venues, Business Travel, and Corporate Hospitality. Visit www.smartgroup.eu.com