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Here’s my point of view of working once hired. Being a Virtual Assistant, working from home for employers or companies is the main challenge. The field of work is broad which may include data entry tasks to general office works. Most Virtual Assistants work as employees who are matched with numerous tasks because of the skills and abilities.
In some cases, assistants are permitted to determine how many hours a week they will work and what type of work would be assigned to them but usually this depends on the employer. As the flow of instructions goes, the Virtual Assistant is also trained slowly for new skills by the employer.
The typical duties of a Virtual Assistant involves mostly on making/setting schedules for business meetings over the phone, checking and replying emails from the employer’s/company’s clients, doing Internet research, doing secretarial jobs and meeting different deadlines on various tasks assigned.
As assigned, a Virtual Assistant will also do clerical work such as word processing and data entry, analytical duties, bookkeeping and preparing payrolls. In some cases, he/she may make travel arrangements, coach or train other employees, conduct customer service or sales and prepare several documents for the employer/company.
Since the assistant is running his/her own office, he/she must have strong self-management skills, set schedules for themselves, and stay focused on the tasks they are assigned. Some employers/companies require Virtual Assistants to work detailed shifts to coincide with the company's needs.
At the end of the day, a Virtual Assistant is the one who is happy of doing different tasks with different pressures of time and the one who is willing to learn more and more the next day.
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Work Terms
Part Time or Full Time (40 hours/week)