A Personal Assistant offers personalized support to the family and/or individual for whom they work. The families that choose to hire a Personal Assistant find that it facilitates the smooth functioning of a family or individual and allow them to more effectively manage their work, children or other life pursuits.  Responsibilities will often include making travel arrangements, organizing events/engagements, running errands, managing appointments/calendar, making reservations, placing orders, answering/returning calls, and many other similar administrative/clerical/support duties.