Is Your VA In It For The Long Haul? November 11, 2008
Posted by Laura in Business Services, Company, Virtual Assistants.Tags: How To Hire A Virtual Assistant, Laura A. Lee, VA, VAS, VASupports, Virtual Administrative Supports, Virtual Assistant
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When looking for a Virtual Assistant, look for one who is actually in business. Those who work on the side show a lack of business commitment that can present conflicts and trouble for you in the form of longer turn-around times, poor communication, conflicting commitments, interruptions, and even periods of unavailability. Consider these questions:
1. How long has the Virtual Assistant been in business?
2. Is it a full-time business or part-time with limited availability?
3. Is this a chosen profession or just something the VA is doing for a short-period of time?
4. Does the VA and the business have detailed policies and business standards that will encourage a positive working relationship and communication?
Virtual Assistants who consider their business to be a chosen profession will typically have systems and offerings in place to provide the best service possible to serve the client’s needs and expectations. Look for confidence, a solid business, independence, trustworthy, and dependability.
Virtual Administrative Supports runs as a full-time business and expects to be in business for the long haul. We do not consider this as a job that we are doing until something better comes along. We are here, and will be for a long time…
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