| One of the newest employment set ups in | | | | checked, screened and replied everyday, which |
| today's online world is virtual assistance. Virtual | | | | takes less than two hours. |
| assistants act like online personal secretaries: they | | | | A Virtual Assistant saves a lot of money |
| can perform a variety of workloads that include | | | | compared to a personal secretary, especially if an |
| clerical, administrative, and creative functions. | | | | employer does not have a constant full work load. |
| Unlike personal, conventional secretaries in an | | | | While a personal secretary is paid daily in full even |
| office set-up, virtual assistants offer contractual | | | | without tasks, a virtual assistant is paid only on |
| and part-time services. This is best for managers | | | | specific periods when his or her services are |
| and officers that have fluctuating work loads. | | | | needed. This set up also means fewer expenses |
| They can hire virtual assistants for an agreed | | | | on Internet service, telephone, computer, |
| period of time to finish a pile of work, and then | | | | electricity, and office supplies. |
| end the contract afterwards and hire them again | | | | Since many people want to work from home, |
| when assistance is needed. | | | | recruitment of highly competitive virtual assistants |
| Virtual Assistants, as mentioned, perform | | | | is very easy, which means theirs is a higher |
| functions similar to that of executive assistants or | | | | chance of getting the best people to do the job. |
| secretaries. This means they can fix their | | | | Even without personally seeing their employers, |
| employer's schedule, coordinate with clients, | | | | virtual assistants can definitely perform better |
| partners, and other employees, screen and make | | | | than their live and personal counterparts. The |
| phone calls, monitor emails and voicemails, and | | | | speed that the Internet affords in the delivery |
| prepare reports and documents. Virtual Assistants | | | | and exchange of information has made |
| are flexible with the daily length of services they | | | | communication as effective as real interactions. A |
| offer; hours of work range from 4 to 8 hours. | | | | virtual assistant with good communication and |
| There are even some virtual assistants that | | | | computer skills can outdo a hundred of mediocre |
| entertain employers who only want their emails | | | | personal assistants and secretaries. |