Tom Cruise and his personal assistant as reported by Glamour (Fair Use)

Tom Cruise and his personal assistant

What would it be like to work for one of the world's most successful A-list movie stars in history? Being the personal assistant to Tom Cruise is one of the best jobs in Hollywood. 

For actors like Tom Cruise, who also has his own production company, it gives his assistants great opportunities to move up and get involved in movie production as well. Case in point, Tom's former PA -- Michael Doven -- went on to work on such films as A Few Good Men, The Firm, and Mission Impossible 2. 

What's it like to be the personal assistant to Tom Cruise?

If you would like to be the PA to Tom Cruise, or any other Hollywood star for that matter, then you can plan on many or all of the following:

• Heavy calendar management
• Travel arrangements and knowledge of private aviation
• Must be able to work very long hours with no days off for weeks at a time
• Sign an NDA: Non-disclosure agreement (aka confidentiality agreement) 
• Knowledge of the entertainment business (especially film production)
• A BA degree from a renowned film school highly desired
• Experience making rolling calls to directors, producers and studio executives 
• A very long list of strong recommendation letters from former employers
• Last but certainly not least, prior experience as a personal assistant to a high-profile individual 

Was Tom Cruise involved with his personal assistant?

There had been talk about Tom Cruise marrying his personal assistant, but it never came true.