The Stages Of Finding And Hiring VAs
In this example, the applicant is tasked to put the subject line “rabbit” in their email response. This will place all their initial responses in one thread for your convenient viewing when you search the word “rabbit”.
Now that you know how to sort your potential applicants, let’s start hiring your amazing virtual assistant!
There are six stages in hiring a virtual assistant:
Now that you know why you should hire VAs, let’s now focus on ensuring that you get the BEST and BRIGHTEST available! Create a job posting on Onlinejobs.ph. Include simple task instructions that will weed through the pack of applicants-- simple instructions they need to follow when applying. (Example: Specific email subject line)
Send them content to study and have them make a one-minute video or write about what they learned.
Have them fill out a Goals Sheet
Have them Create a One-Pager (A page with all this information)
Interview via video chat on Skype
Assign them a simple test project
If they fail at any step of the way, they are DQ. If it’s a minor fail, you can give them another task to see if they can make up for the mistake.
Three things we go by when asking, “Should we hire?
Stage 1: Create a Job Post in Onlinejobs.ph
In order to get a quality VA, you’ll need to make a job post that communicates all the tasks you need them to do regularly as well as relay all the expectations you have of them. Don’t lower your bar just because you need someone badly. If you made this correctly, you’ll be able to weed out the serious candidates from the pretenders, as only the serious ones will read a lengthy job post thoroughly.
Hiring Process for VA’s on Onlinejobs.ph
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Sprinkle in some simple task instructions such as addition, subtraction or any similar math equation, including a “keyword” in the subject line when responding to your job post and other simple instructions you can think of that they’ll need to follow in applying.
Here are examples of job posts you can use as templates:
After they send you their initial response, you should check their profile on Onlinejobs.ph to get an idea of what their strengths and weaknesses are!
You’ll be able to see his/her basic information such as age, IQ, DISC, and English mastery scores.
If you’re a premium member, you can also do a background check on their profiles.
You can compare their onlinejobs.ph account (yellow) with their Facebook account (blue).
Note: Specific applicant details have been removed for privacy reasons.
You’ll also be able to take a peek at other information you might want to know, such as:
