Newly Revised 4th Edition. Foreword by Olympia Dukakis. A must-have insiders guide! Real life tools and advice for every professional assistant...and their high-powered employers. A first-hand look at the world of a celebrity assistant, and its application to the larger realm of all professional assistants. Enlightening and entertaining, this book is filled with true stories and lessons from author Bonnie Low-Kramen's 21 years working with Academy Award-winning actress Olympia Dukakis. Low-Kramen is also a co-founder of New York Celebrity Assistants (NYCA).
THE AUTHOR COMMENTS... "I love being an assistant. In fact, I strive to be an "ultimate" assistant, someone who seeks excellence and improvement - not just on some days, but every day. I don't always succeed, but this is what I try to do. Are you so inclined? Ultimate assistants are like that, and I am privileged to know quite a few, including some whose experiences are in the book. I wrote the book for three reasons. The first is that this work is frequently misunderstood and has been subject to warped misconceptions by the media. The second is that there are too few resources for assistants, and certainly not only those who work for celebrities. Third, there is a tremendous curiosity about the work. I decided that I was in a unique position to set the record straight and tell it the way it really is to those who actually want to know the truth of it!"
17 CHAPTERS include: How do you find a job? Glamour, Glitz and other perks. Salary & Benefits. Stories & quotes from assts. Skills & Qualities Needed. Public Speaking. Event Planning. Resources-To-Go. NJ native and Rutgers Univ. grad, BONNIE LOW-KRAMEN, author, is a passionate spokesperson on issues concerning professional assts She has been quoted in the NY Times, USA Today, Wall St. Journal, and Entertainment Tonight. She is a teacher and guest speaker at conferences throughout the US while continuing her work with actors Olympia Dukakis & Louis Zorich.
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Be The Ultimate Assistant - Truly Inspiring,
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This review is from: Be the Ultimate Assistant A celebrity assistant's secrets to success (Paperback)
Once I started reading, "Be The Ultimate Assistant," I could not put it down. From beginning to end, Bonnie Low-Kramen shared valuable information on what it actually takes to be an "ultimate assistant." She did this by sharing her personal experiences and view point. I am not a celebrity assistant, but her advice was very helpful to me as an Executive Assistant for the Chief Medical Officer of a health system. The most important thing I took away from reading Bonnie's book, was a renewed passion for my own career. Bonnie mentions in her book that "it is important to have a plan to manage stress, and I found her book to be the perfect way to adjust my attitude and renew my passion.
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Internationally fabulous- a must have.,
By Catkin (London, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Be the Ultimate Assistant A celebrity assistant's secrets to success (Paperback)
After two years of working in film for free and temping as a PA to pay the bills, I landed a job I never expected and was thrilled to get, that of a Celebrity PA to a well-known author and scriptwriter. The ever-changing challenges of the job were a perfect fit for me, but I felt a little lost. I had no one to ask for advice. After many fruitless hours of reading websites and articles that mentioned the life of a CPA, but only in the extremes (beaten around with the head with a phone or showered with gifts and money, depending on reports) I came across the site for the NY Celebrity Assistant's association and Bonnie Low-Kramen's book.
I read it in a day. I live and work in London, so some of the websites are not as relevant to me, but even so this book is invaluable. As someone on the first run of the CPA ladder, I urge you to read this book. The advice doesn't only apply to CPA's, but anyone working with a person whose time is in demand and who has a great deal of pressure. There are also some fab stories and great quotes from celebrities and their assistants. I know, even now, that this book will end up dog-eared and covered in post it notes in a very short space of time. The books you keep referring to always do. I used to say my filofax was my professional life. I suspect it has some competition.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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great desk-side book for assistants,
By Karen T (NJ) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Be the Ultimate Assistant A celebrity assistant's secrets to success (Paperback)
This is a great desk-side book for any administrative assistant. Bonnie discusses the skills (both acquired and innate) needed to be an excellent assistant, as well as gives very helpful tools/hints to do our job better and become invaluable to our employers. Bonnie tells us how she became a celebrity assistant and why being someone's assistant is a career that many of us want and want to do well. I recommend it very highly.
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