A gentler way to think about the New Year and your career goals
January has a reputation for being high pressure – new plans, goals, resolutions. But if the last few years have taught us anything it is that not everything needs a reset buttons and life happens in spite of the best laid plans. So instead of “New Year, new me” this year we are leaning into […]
How Manchester’s office scene is changing, and what that means for admin professionals
Manchester has changed so much in the last decade and everywhere you look is a new building, co-working space or coffee shop full of laptops and working professionals. A change is happening which could be creating opportunities for admin professionals. Manchester truly is the Northern powerhouse and living up to its name. Major companies are […]
Our top useful & motivational social media accounts
If you are anything like us then one of your New Year’s Resolutions will be to use social media a whole lot less. But more than this we would just like to be a little more mindful about who and what we invite into our minds. Useful, positive, motivational and productive content is super valuable […]
Emilia’s journey from a PA to a successful Virtual Assistant (VA)
We have known Emilia for a few years and have been impressed by her successful journey from being a PA to a virtual assistant & digital nomad. In this blog post she shares the details of how she decided to set up her own business and how it has changed her life. With over 15 […]
How to work efficiently from home
At TalentYard we are very much used to flexible working including working from home. Here are some tips from our consultants which you may find helpful: Routine: make sure you have a working weekday routine with an alarm set early enough for you to get ready, have your breakfast and coffee, and make sure […]
A 5min interview with Steph, Head of Happiness UK at a top global marketing company in Manchester
Manchester is home to thousands of amazing businesses and along with them come some great roles across all different sectors. Steph works at the global marketing company Social Chain as Head of Happiness UK. She’s been working for Social Chain for two years. At first starting off as a Happiness Manager before being promoted to […]
The best luxury mobile apps- perfect tools for our private clients and private PAs!
More and more luxury brands are making user friendly lifestyle apps for the high net worth market. We have compiled a list of the best ones for our clients and private PAs below: Wheely The luxury version of Uber with the option to hail chauffeur driven cars around London, Moscow and St. Petersburg. All drivers […]
A little Guide to Manchester with lifestyle blogger Emmi Bowles
To celebrate the opening of our new Manchester branch we asked our Manchester based guest blogger Emmi Bowles to share her favourite spots around the city including her favourite cafés, meeting places and co-working spaces. ~ Whether you’re new to the city or lived in Manchester all of your life there are plenty of places […]