Message #67515

[raindance]

Gee,

There are PAs and there are PAs.  Just a look at the fellowship awards scheme and the monthly winners indicates a very broad set of competencies and experiences.  There's a world of difference between a PA working in a school for a general school office to the PA who works with a well-known businessman, such as Mr Trump.  And there's everyone in between.  

You need to decide where you want to be in that spectrum and aim there.  Even in a downturn in business, people still want good staff.  I have found my significant jobs in economic downturns.  

I seem to remember that you are some languages and MOS certification.  I don't have the latter, but I do have the former and some advanced academic qualifications as well.  I'm ambitious and want to get to the top.  I've never made a secret of that, just worked exceptionally hard and assessed and taken advantage of every opportunity presented to me.  You may not want to beaver away and get a degree or an MBA, but academic things can be a passport to those top jobs.  

Maybe you need to take some time to find out what you really really want to do, and aim for that.