How To Maximize The Work of a Virtual Assistant?

So you have now hired your virtual assistant (VA) after he successfully hurdle and pass both the written and live interview portions which have become vital components of truly hiring the best employee for your business. But before he is drowned to all the jobs waiting for him, make sure he is given ample time for orientation. The first three days of the job should be focused on properly training the newly-hired applicant, as well as defining him clearly the job descriptions. The first three days is very crucial for him and you should train him as quickly as possible, so that he can also start the job right away.

Okay, so now you may be asking — How to maximize the work of a Virtual Assistant? The following are among the most important ways you can implement:

1. Start his first week job at low pace. His first day at work may not really be a good one because he is, perhaps, tense and cannot perfectly handle the situation, most especially if the commands are difficult to achieve. But the usual work mastered by a virtual assistant includes bookkeeping, inventory, accounting and clerical jobs. However, there are also many VAs who are knowledgeable in the career they have chosen.

2.      Give him clear instructions what to do each day. This is the most neglected part by the employers. They assumed the VA is capable enough of handling the work, only to find out later of the day, the worker has a very slow production because he clacks the right direction. For example, if you want your VA to right web content as an added task to his main, you should provide clear instruction as to how many number of words each article should be, provide the right keywords and all other instruction which could lead the VA to produce better content.

3.       Ask for detailed daily report. At the end of the day, you must require your VA to submit a daily accomplishment report on what he has done all daylong, or for the eight-hour full time job. This is very important so that you are able to track his productivity. Remember that outsourcing is now the name of the game. If you VA is properly guided, there is no reason why you cannot maximize his daily work. I’m sure he would be very productive because he has all the complete guidance, coaching, training and all other aspects of outsourcing job.