Trinity James

How Executive Assistants Can Explain What They Do (Especially in interviews) If you’re an Executive Assistant, there’s a decent chance this has happened to you. You’re in an interview. Or a networking conversation. Or someone asks that deceptively simple question at a barbecue. “So… what do you do?” You pause. You scan your brain for where on earth to start. And eventually you say the thing that feels safest. “Honestly? Everything.” If that’s you, I want you to know something straight away....

There’s a type of self-doubt that I've been noticing a lot lately. It’s a different one, and difficult to label, because it’s one that only shows up AFTER you’ve been incredibly capable. It doesn’t come from failure, this one happens when the place you’re in stops reflecting who you are. When your skills are no longer recognised or used. When your environment no longer matches your capacity. Let me give you an example. The first time it happened to me personally, was in a transition period...

If you’ve ever gone through a big life or career change and suddenly felt like you misplaced your sense of self somewhere between chapters… this is for you. I see this all the time with my clients: brilliant, capable people who know they’ve outgrown a role, but feel frozen by the fear of losing the identity that comes with it. One minute you’re striding around with a job title that practically does the introductions for you. The next minute, life pulls the rug out from under you, and you’re...