Virtual Assistant
, Published in :2008-2-18 10:06:40, Categories:Home Jobs
Definition: A Virtual Assistant (VA) is, in most cases, an entrepreneur who works from their home office. A virtual assistant usually has had experience working in the real business world as an administrative assistant, office manager, paralegal, etc. Virtual assistants provide administrative, secretarial, and clerical support, as well as creative and/or technical services for a client.
There are online associations which provide educational opportunities for virtual assistants, lists of virtual assistant businesses, and helpful information for the virtual assistant community. There are large web-based companies that will match up virtual assistant's to businesses looking for assistants, or smaller localized virtual assistant firms looking to hire assistants.
Virtual Assistant Job Listings
- Assistant Match
Assistant Match accepts applications from virtual assistants who have experience in the field.
They place virtual assistants in part-time positions which can be completed in their home office.
Hires VA's as independent contractors and pairs them up with small businesses looking to higher a virtual assistant. This company requires at least 5 years of administrative experience.
A staffing firm that pairs up projects that need to be completed with virtual asistants (VAs) to complete them.
VA networking forum, which has resources for both virtual assistance and businesses looking to hire VAs.
From Alison Doyle