Professional virtual assistant

What happens for a professional virtual assistant?

• The brief for a professional virtual assistant is one person, not a roster.
• You write that brief before anyone is approached.
• Three finalists are introduced for a professional virtual assistant.
• You interview them and you choose.
• You pay the person you select directly.
• There is no monthly markup on the wage.
• If a professional virtual assistant leaves within six months, we search again.
• That second search is not a refund.
• Shared hours for a professional virtual assistant go in the brief.
• Name the software required on day one.
• Onboarding covers the first 30, 60 and 90 days.
• Time tracking can be set up after the start.
• A call line with SMS can be part of setup.
• Messaging tools are recommended for the team.
• You arrange payment for a professional virtual assistant yourself.
• Contract guidance stays general and simple.
• It is not a substitute for your own adviser.
• Discovery starts with the bottleneck in the business.
• The role is written before sourcing begins.
• Applicants are screened before you meet anyone.
• References are checked on the shortlist.
• About 21 days is the target to three finalists.
• That timing is a target, not a promise.
• The deposit opens the search.
• The balance is due when you select someone.
• Remote staffing is another name for this hire.
• A dedicated offshore hire is the offer.
• Outsourcing the queue still leaves you as the manager.
• The person joins your team, not a shared floor.
• Clients also compare a one-time fee with a monthly markup.
• The published fee covers the search for a professional virtual assistant.
• Wages for a professional virtual assistant are agreed by you.
• We do not employ a professional virtual assistant for you.
• You keep the relationship after you select.
• The shortlist for a professional virtual assistant is three people.
• Each finalist for a professional virtual assistant is interviewed first.
• You can reject the shortlist and talk again.
• The brief for a professional virtual assistant names the output.
• Hours you share with a professional virtual assistant are written down.
• Tools for a professional virtual assistant are listed before day one.
• Month one is for learning the queue.
• Day 60 is when a professional virtual assistant runs the queue.
• Day 90 is a simple review of results.
• A replacement search is the guarantee.
• Read the guarantee terms before you rely on it.
• a professional virtual assistant can take on this: Open and file client email against the matter.
• a professional virtual assistant can take on this: Prepare engagement letters from your template.
• a professional virtual assistant can take on this: Chase timesheets before the billing run.
• a professional virtual assistant can take on this: Book client meetings and send the agenda.
• A useful skill here: Discretion with client files.
• A useful skill here: Familiarity with time-based billing.
• A useful skill here: Calm written English.
• A useful skill here: Ability to follow a matter checklist.

How a search works

Process

1. 01

   Agree the brief

   Agree the tasks, tools and hours

2. 02

   Search

   We search and assess candidates

3. 03

   Shortlist

   About 21 days to three finalists is a target

4. 04

   You choose

   You interview them and you choose