Finding an excellent quality virtual assistant is easier than you think.
Before I give you the tips to find the best virtual assistant, I'm first giving you the criteria I'm basing this on.
- Low cost (in comparison to western salaries)
- English speaking
- Educated to college/degree level
10 Tips To Find The Best Virtual Assistant:
- Job Description: Create a compelling job description that states clearly what the job entails. This includes working hours and tasks. Be detailed, but be concise.
- Job Headline: Create a job headline that tells potential VA's precisely what the job is. For example, "Virtual Assistant," "Social Media Assistant," or "Data Entry Virtual Assistant." I think you've got the message without needing me to blab on with more examples.
- Salary: You should clearly state the monthly salary rate. For example, "the pay is $400-$700 per month".
- Salary Pay Date: The great thing about VirtualStaff.ph is the fact that you'll pay your virtual assistant directly, this makes it straightforward and a win-win for everyone. (You always pay after they work).
- Hire Person, Not Robot: Many times, people post jobs stating required skills such as; social media expert, PPC expert, graphic designer, video editor, and able to take inbound calls. The above might be a crazy extreme example with a slight touch of hyperbole. However, remember that you're hiring a person and not someone from a Marvel movie. Be specific on the job position!
- Shortlist VA's: You can browse thousands of Filipino virtual assistant profiles online through our database. Pick 3-5 that meet your requirements and send them a message to invite them for an interview.
- Prepare Interview Questions: Ask yourself precisely what you want your VA to be capable of? What makes them a good VA for your needs? Write down various questions and ask your VA them during the interview.
- BS detector: Here's an excellent tip to sniff out the BS. Schedule an interview and have the call via video.
- Post jobs: The best thing to do is to post jobs. Get the best virtual assistants to apply directly to your job post on VirtualStaff.ph!
- Invite jobseekers to apply to your job: The best tip of all, if you're using Virtual Staff to find and hire a virtual assistant in the Philippines, then we suggest that you both post a job, using the tips above to create a compelling job post, in addition to that, we also suggest you search for remote workers using our "search staff" option, and then inviting the best virtual assistants to apply to your job post. Of course, you need to be offering an excellent monthly salary rate for this to be successful.
You can choose from thousands of talented low-cost virtual assistants.
