For Candidates · EA & PA Recruitment
Your Career Deserves
a Recruiter Who
Actually Understands It.
Senior EA · Sydney CBD
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The professionals we represent are exceptional at what they do.
"They only put me forward for roles I genuinely wanted. That had never happened with a recruiter before."
K. Anderson · Executive Assistant, Legal
Boutique Consultancy specialises exclusively in EA, PA and Business Support recruitment — which means the person handling your career understands what you actually do, what excellent looks like, and what the right next role feels like for you.
Every conversation is completely confidential. We will never contact your current employer without your explicit instruction.
The Recruiter Who Gets It
Executive Support Is Not
Administration.
We Know the Difference.
Executive Assistant and Personal Assistant roles are among the most complex, demanding and high-trust positions in any organisation. They require a recruiter who understands the breadth of that complexity — not one who mistakes the title for a junior administrative function.
Register With UsThe role is as much about
judgment as tasks.
An exceptional EA does not simply manage a diary. She shapes how her principal spends their time, filters what reaches them, and makes hundreds of micro-decisions each day that directly affect the functioning of a senior leader. We recruit for that judgment — not just the task list on the job description.
The relationship with the principal
matters more than the job description.
The most important factor in whether an EA will succeed in a role is not her CV — it is whether her working style, communication approach and values are compatible with the principal she supports. We evaluate that compatibility before presenting any candidate to any client.
Seniority is not always
reflected in titles.
A Chief of Staff at a fifty-person advisory firm may be doing work that dwarfs the complexity of an EA title at a large corporation. We understand the spectrum of Executive Support seniority in practice — not by title alone — and we represent our candidates accordingly.
The EA community is smaller
than it seems.
Experienced EAs and PAs know each other. A recruiter who mishandles a candidate, pushes them into a wrong role, or treats them as a transaction will not remain trusted within this community for long. Our entire business depends on the relationships we build with EA and PA professionals over years — and we act accordingly.
Our Belief About Your Career
"You have spent years building expertise that
most people in your organisation could not
replicate. You deserve a recruiter who recognises
that — and will only ever place you somewhere
genuinely equal to what you bring."
We stayed boutique
on purpose.
Every firm that has grown past a certain size has made the same trade: volume for relationship, speed for judgment. We made the opposite choice — and every candidate and client we work with is a direct result of it. We know the people we represent. That knowledge does not exist at scale.
Almost right
is wrong.
The EA who succeeds for one CEO will fail for another. Same skills, different chemistry, different outcome. Our process is built around identifying the difference — not on paper, but in practice. We decline briefs we do not believe we can fill to the right standard. We decline to present candidates in roles we do not believe fit them. These are choices volume businesses cannot make.
Your reputation
is our obligation.
Every placement we make affects two people significantly — the executive whose working day it shapes, and the professional whose career trajectory it alters. We carry both responsibilities equally. That is why we will not place a candidate in a role we do not believe is right — even when the client wants to proceed. The long-term relationship matters more than any single fee.
How We Work With You
The Process.
Personal From the Start.
This is not a database registration. It is the beginning of a professional relationship — one we take seriously from the very first conversation. Your career, your terms.
Not What You Have Done.
What You Want Next.
The first conversation is led by you.
We want to understand your career goals, what the right role looks and feels like, what you will not compromise on, and what kind of principal environment you thrive in. We listen first. We do not submit you anywhere until this is genuinely clear.
Beyond
the CV.
A CV is a starting point, not a summary of a person.
We want to understand your working style, your values, your communication preferences, and what has made you most effective in previous roles. This is what allows us to match you intentionally — not just administratively.
We Will Only Put You Forward
for Roles That Are Right.
Your consent precedes every submission.
We will never submit your CV to a client without speaking to you first. We will never present you for a role you have not been briefed on and actively agreed to pursue. If a role comes up that fits, we will call you with specific, honest reasoning. If it does not fit, we will say so.
Whether You Place in Three Weeks
or Twelve Months.
A long-term career partner, not a transactional service.
If the timing is not right now, we stay in contact. We maintain an active understanding of where you are in your career. When the right role comes up — and it will — we already know who you are, what you need, and why this particular opportunity is worth your time.
Our Commitment to Every Candidate We Represent
What We Promise You.
And What We Will Never Do.
These are not marketing claims. They are commitments we make to every EA, PA and Business Support professional we represent — and you can hold us to every one.
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Listen to what you want before we speak about what is available
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Brief you fully on every role before submitting your CV anywhere
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Give you honest feedback, including when it is not what you hoped to hear
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Maintain complete confidentiality about your career information and search status
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Tell you when we believe a role is not right for you — even when you are keen to pursue it
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Stay in contact throughout your career, not only when we have a role to discuss
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Treat your professional reputation with the same care you would
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Submit your CV to a client without your explicit knowledge and consent
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Push you toward a role that does not genuinely align with your career goals
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Share your details with any organisation without your direct permission
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Contact your current employer without your explicit instruction
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Promise a timeline we cannot deliver
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Disappear after a placement — the relationship does not end at offer acceptance
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Prioritise our fee over the right outcome for you
"Your trust is the only thing that makes this business possible.
We know that. We act accordingly."
The Roles We Place & The Professionals We Represent
If This Is Your Role,
You Are in the Right Place.
We recruit exclusively within Executive Support. Every role we work, every conversation we have, and every introduction we make is within your professional world.
Executive Assistants — Senior & C-Suite Level
If you support a CEO, MD, Board Chair or senior principal and your role operates at the intersection of strategic support, stakeholder management and complex operations — we have placed professionals at your level across every major sector of Australian business.
Personal Assistants
If your role is built on deep personal trust with a principal — managing both the professional and personal dimensions of their working life with complete discretion — we understand the unique dynamics of PA placement and the principals who need someone exactly like you.
Chiefs of Staff & Senior EA Hybrids
If your role has expanded beyond traditional EA scope into strategic projects, team leadership or executive-level operational responsibility — we recruit for these complex hybrid positions and know how to represent the full breadth of what you do.
Office Managers
If you manage an office environment, oversee business support teams or hold responsibility for the professional standard of a workplace — we place experienced Office Managers who understand this role is as much about leadership as it is about operations.
Team Assistants & Business Support
If you are building your Executive Support career in a professional environment — we work with organisations that genuinely value excellent business support, not ones that treat administrative talent as interchangeable.
Contract & Temporary Professionals
If you work on contract, prefer flexible placements, or are between permanent roles — we maintain active relationships with organisations seeking high-quality interim support across all of the above categories.
Financial Services Environment
Sydney CBD
Financial Services
Senior Executive Assistant
Permanent · Sydney CBD
Boutique investment management firm seeking a Senior EA for a Managing Director with complex board-level stakeholder requirements and a demanding international schedule.
Legal Environment
Sydney CBD
Legal
EA to Managing Partner
Permanent · National Firm
National law firm seeking a replacement EA for their Managing Partner — strong stakeholder management skills and the credibility to operate at partner level is essential.
Private Equity Environment
Boutique Office
Private Equity
Chief of Staff & Senior EA
Permanent · Retained Search
Boutique PE fund requires a hybrid Chief of Staff and Senior EA with investment environment experience and principal-level discretion. Strategic operations scope.
Not every role we work is advertised. Many of our most significant placements are made through candidate relationships before a vacancy is formally listed. Register with us to be considered for unlisted opportunities — which are often the most interesting ones.
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Senior EA · Sydney CBD environment
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"The detail work is invisible when it is done well.
That is the whole point. And that is who we exist to place."
What It Feels Like to Work With a Recruiter Who Gets It
In the Words of the
Professionals We've Placed.
These are the experiences of EA and PA professionals who have worked with Boutique Consultancy. We share them because no description of our service is more credible than theirs.
More Success StoriesBoutique Consultancy is the only recruiter I have dealt with who genuinely understood what an EA does at a senior level. The conversation felt nothing like a recruitment call — it felt like talking to someone who knew my world. They placed me in a role I have been in for three years. I have turned down other approaches since then because I do not want to leave.
Financial Services, Sydney
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I felt like an individual, not a number. They took the time to understand what I actually wanted from my next role — not just what was on my CV. They only put me forward for opportunities that genuinely suited me. That had never happened before.
K. Anderson
Executive Assistant
Legal Firm, Sydney
They were honest with me about what was and was not right for where I was in my career. That honesty is rare. It meant that when they did put me forward, I knew it was worth my time — and it was. My current role is exactly where I wanted to be.
R. Nguyen
Personal Assistant
Technology Sector
Three years after my placement, they still check in. That is not what I expected from a recruiter. It speaks to how they think about relationships — and it is why I refer anyone I know looking for an EA role directly to them, without hesitation.
T. Lawson
Chief of Staff
Property Group
What We Are Seeing in the EA & PA Market Right Now
Career Insights
From the Market.
We spend every working day inside the EA and PA recruitment market. These are the observations we believe are most relevant to the professionals we represent — honest, specific and built from actual placement data.
The EA Market in 2025 —
What We Are Seeing
Senior EA demand has remained strong across Financial Services, Legal and Private Equity — with increasing competition for candidates who combine strategic operations capability with traditional EA discretion. The market is tighter at the top than it has been in three years. If you are at that level, now is a good time to have the conversation.
Speak With Your ConsultantThe Salary Question —
What You Should Know
EA and PA salaries have moved significantly at senior levels over the past 18 months, particularly in financial services and private equity where competition for experienced professionals is most intense. We share honest salary benchmarks with every candidate we represent — based on actual placements, not industry surveys with small sample sizes.
Register to Learn MoreEA to Chief of Staff —
What Actually Makes the Difference
The transition from senior EA to Chief of Staff is one of the most common career aspirations among the professionals we represent. What separates the candidates who make it from those who do not is rarely the absence of skill — it is the absence of evidence. We provide specific guidance on how to build and communicate that evidence to the organisations who will value it.
Speak With Your Consultant"These insights are updated as the market moves. If you would like to receive regular observations and relevant opportunities directly, register with us and let us know your areas of focus."
Register With UsBegin the Conversation
We Are Ready
When You Are.
Whether you are actively looking, quietly open to the right opportunity, or simply curious about the market — we would genuinely like to hear from you.
The right role for you may not be on the job board today. It is in our network. Register with us and it will reach you when it exists — because we already know who you are and what you are looking for.
"All conversations are completely confidential.
We will never contact your current employer
without your explicit instruction."
Boutique Consultancy · Sydney, Australia
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Your Next Role
Starts With a
Conversation.
Speak with a consultant who understands your career and where you want it to go. Not a form submission — a real conversation.
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