Assistant Assess™
We believe that exceptional assistant hiring requires more than instinct or experience – it requires structure. That’s why we have developed Assistant Assess™, our proprietary technology for evaluating assistant capability, judgement, and long-term fit. Used across our most critical assignments, it reflects our belief that the right assistant can be a force multiplier – and that hiring one should never be left to chance.
Designed for Precision. Built for Results.
Assistant Assess™ is our proprietary assistant evaluation platform – built in-house to bring structure, data, and repeatability to a hiring process that’s often governed by gut instinct. Unlike personality tests or generic assessments, Assistant Assess™ is purpose-built for evaluating high-functioning Executive and Personal Assistants. It captures real-world performance across critical dimensions including judgment, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder handling.
We developed this tool after years of placing top-tier assistants into high-stakes roles – from boardrooms to private households – and realising that success depended on more than experience alone. Subtle strengths like prioritisation under pressure or boundary-setting with stakeholders were difficult to evaluate through interviews alone. We set out to build a better way.
Today, we are the only search firm in the market with a dedicated assessment platform for assistants. Used in our most senior mandates, Assistant Assess™ offers a structured view of a candidate’s real capabilities – not just their CV. The result: better placements, longer tenure, and assistants who become true force-multipliers for their principals.
Below, you’ll find the five core areas we test for – each designed to reflect the unique demands of modern assistant roles.
Evaluates written clarity, tone control, and the ability to handle sensitive or high-stakes messaging with discretion.
Tests ability to prioritise, reorganise, and safeguard executive time amidst dynamic and conflicting demands.
Assesses adaptability, forward planning, and calm decision-making under pressure or ambiguity.
Measures discretion, ethical judgment, and the ability to build trust in sensitive or high-responsibility scenarios.
Evaluates emotional intelligence, boundary awareness, and the ability to manage diverse stakeholder relationships.
Included in our Signature Search solution as standard.
Signature Search is our retained solution for mission-critical roles – supporting top executives, rainmakers, or private individuals with complex demands. It includes full-market mapping, a rigorous candidate assessment process, and a six-month placement guarantee, ensuring a lasting fit at the highest level.
Every Signature Search includes our proprietary Assistant Assess™ process – a structured, evidence-based evaluation that measures real-world capability, judgment, and long-term potential. No guesswork. Just precision hiring, backed by data.
Global reach. Local fluency.
We operate internationally, with experience placing assistants into roles across major financial centres, private estates, and complex cross-border environments. Whether the principal is based in London, New York, Dubai, or across multiple jurisdictions, our reach allows us to engage discreetly with world-class talent – wherever the role demands it.
Our understanding of cultural nuance, time zone coordination, and cross-border logistics enables us to manage global searches with precision, confidentiality, and speed.
