Why your virtual assistant should never provide you with a resume.

12 / 3 / 17 5 / 5 / 18

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The question that gets asked over and over again…..

So you may ask, what is this question exactly?

Should a virtual assistant provide a Resume?

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Why A Virtual Assistant should not have a Resume in place.

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In my opinion no!

But in most cases when you are ready to hire a virtual assistant this is one of the questions that you might ask first.

Mind you that these persons might not know that they are not suppose to, but it’s really off putting if you know that hiring a Virtual Assistant is an independent contractor and you still continue to ask a virtual assistant to provide a resume.

The other day, I saw a post that made me cringe and I was wondering if I should respond. Mind you I didn’t respond but here is what the post read.

Looking for A virtual assistant!

Must know how to create awesome graphics and have been doing this for awhile,

Must be able to work 2-4 hours at least per day. Please provide your resume.

Now, I did not mention the application details for privacy reasons, but I was shock when I too was seeing other virtual assistants responding to this post and saying they will provide their resume.

It begs to wonder if these virtual assistants know that they are not suppose to be doing this, or because of a lack of education, they continue to do so.

Now I am not making any judgments on these virtual assistants, because everyone needs to do work and how you do your business is solely up to you.

Research before you continue to send the wrong message.

But clearly it sends the wrong message to prospective clients when, one set of virtual assistants are sending over their resume and another set of virtual assistants are not sending over their resume.

This is where I think there will be a breakdown in the industry, if these set of virtual assistants are not made aware enough of what they are suppose to do and not do.

As an independent contractor working for different walks of life, I wonder if these same individuals who send over their resumes has a contract in place?

It’s sad when a client asks for a resume’ because mind you they might not know much about the industry, but it’s really distasteful if you are operating as a virtual assistant and you do not thoroughly know more about what is expected in the industry, before you start operating your services.

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I know that I am not perfect, nor do I claim to know everything, but one thing that I made sure I did, was research what was expected of myself and my business and what I should be doing.

I started my research by joining this FREE forum and networking with other virtual assistants. Its also free for you to join and ask questions as you go along in your virtual assistant business journey.

Now, you might be different and might say that waiting to research and know everything will be time-consuming, in some instances yes, and you can’t know everything in details when you start, but at least knowing the basics of the industry is not nor should it be an excuse to say it’s time consuming.

What you should know before you start.

You must take the initiative to do your due diligence so as not to send the wrong message, especially if you are running a business.

You must take the first step to make sure that you know what is expected in your industry, because there are a lot of free and paid webinars available at your convenience to know how to.

When I started my business, I did not know anything, and I literally started from scratch by learning what I was suppose to do in becoming a virtual assistant.

The same way you started a business and I am sure and hoping you did your research, the same principle must be taken seriously in such an industry.

More importantly I want you to take away if anything from this post, the fact that virtual assistants are independent contractors which means that they do not provide resume’s but testimonials instead.

Another option is you are also welcome to ask for references if you prefer this method from these virtual assistants.

These virtual assistants are responsible for taking care of their health and insurance benefits and because of this they are not an employee of your company or business.

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The most pressing questions on hiring a virtual assistant

11 / 16 / 17 6 / 15 / 18

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One common question I get asked over and over again is>>

What are the benefits of hiring a Virtual Assistant?

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Why it’s time to have a Virtual Assistant assist your business.

You know you do not have all the time in the world to manage all the business aspect of running a business.

You are awake feeling overwhelmed and you are afraid to tackle those aspects of the business that is just dragging you down with additional stress.

A virtual assistant can help you save your time and money.

This includes cutting the overhead cost of hiring a person physically to complete a specific task.

Also a VA will be responsible for paying all their taxes and insurance and this will allow you in cutting down your expenses because you are only responsible for paying for the completed task.

A virtual assistant has just saved you money.

Is your business really growing or are you stuck doing tasks that are not for you?

If you are spending time on let’s say on the social media aspect of your business and not focusing on the growth of the business.

One part or another of the business will be suffered and this is where a virtual assistant can save your business time.

How, is this possible? With a virtual assistant doing those time-consuming tasks such as your admin and or social media management you are better able to focus on growing your business, such as working on what you love doing best and increase your income and clientele.

A virtual assistant is there to help with any task that a business owner can think of outsourcing. Also if by any means some of my red carpet services mentioned are not within the services that you need at this time, I can also recommend other virtual assistants that I am sure will be happy to assist you with your business needs.

You can normally fill out a request for proposal by clicking here it’s also free for you to join there as well, and more than likely a virtual assistant that is matched with the skill set that you described will respond.

With A VA in the backend helping you with those tasks that you know are taking you away from focusing on what you love doing, you are better able to increase your clientele and your income.

If this sounds like you, you should definitely get the assistance of a VA.

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4 common misconceptions in the Virtual Assistant industry

12 / 1 / 16 6 / 15 / 18

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As an online business owner, it can become overwhelming for business owners to find and research the right virtual assistant.

Once you have found the right fit, it’s always encouraging to ask in-depth questions, policies and what a VA will and will not do. Here is a link to the most FAQ questions that have already been asked about hiring your first virtual assistant.

But on the other hand, because you might be familiar with working from the 9-5 and transitioning, you might think that a virtual assistant will have the same mindset and work from the same platform that you were in.

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Here I have summarized some misconceptions of what a virtual assistant will not do:

Walk your dog
Be on call when your house is a mess
Paint your house
Be your babysitter

I sure hope I got some laughs on some of these things that a VA will not do. But on the serious side of things, I will elaborate some more on some misconceptions in the VA industry and this may spill over into other online industries.

A Virtual Assistant is an employee

So many times, you might think because you are outsourcing for a specific task that you can dictate what is expected and set the hours and payment for the person you are hiring.

This is not the case because a virtual assistant is a home-based, independent contractor, he/she normally sets their prices, their hours to complete a specific task, as well as manage his or her own insurance, as well as taxes.

A Virtual Assistant should provide a Resume’

Now that you are comfortable with finding a VA for your business, you are now at the next stage for hiring and would want a VA to provide his/her Resume.

Remember that because a VA is an independent contractor that the best sorts of reference that a VA will and should always provide are their testimonials from past clients or references.

A Virtual Assistant is a jack-of-all-trades

You have finalized working with a VA and you have explained the tasks that you will need him/her to complete, you have suddenly realized that because your VA is so wonderful they can do this additional task.

There are many VA’s who specialize in many industries, some might be even happy to learn and complete this task for you, but, if not, chances are that a VA will know someone who can complete that task for you.

Please do not ask your VA to do such a task and then penalize him/her with words such as “if you can do this, I will give you additional money” or “testimonial” while this might be great, some VA’s might not specialize in the task that you have outlined so it’s good to find another VA who has the knowledge and expertise of the task that you are outsourcing.

A Virtual Assistant will work on your hours

Although this might be somewhat true in some cases. A virtual assistant might work hourly, set packages and even on retainers, but it’s always best practice to work with those VA’s who can accommodate with working on your schedule.

In some instances, a virtual assistant will set the timeframe for a task to be completed and when to deliver such a task to you.

Now that you have seen some of the misconceptions about the virtual assistant industry, this might be happening in your industry. Feel free to comment on some misconceptions in your industry.

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