Are you one of those start-up or small business owners who are bogged down by too many emails or data entry tasks to do everyday? Tired of constantly updating your own company website, Instagram, Facebook and other social media pages? Having a difficult time juggling important client meetings with your endless to-do lists?
Outsourcing your most time-consuming, repetitive business processes may be the answer to your problem!
You’ve likely heard about outsourcing countless of times from within your business circles. After all, many business owners and entrepreneurs swear by it as the single most significant strategic decision they’ve ever made for their companies. Hiring virtual staff is not only financially cost-effective it also allows you to focus your energy on more important things like growing your business and achieving your goals.
The question is: how do you ensure you hire virtual staff that best fit your business needs?
Global outsourcing expert Esther Anderson believes that with the proper system and processes in place, you will be able to attract the right candidates and create a team of professional virtual staff who can help run, support and grow your business. Esther shares her proven effective system to improve your HR processes, making it easier to employ the right people for your company. Here’s how!
See Main Tasks You Require and Hours document.
Writing job description tips:
See examples Sample document and Template document.
⟶ Make notes, especially the important info from your applicant – good points and bad points
See example Successful Applicant Email Template document and Unsuccessful Applicant Email Template document.
□ Employee Information Sheet (all important information of the staff)
□ Accounts Department (information on bank, PayPal, how they get paid and rates)
□ New Employee Orientation/ Meeting
□ Employment Agreement – see example Employment Agreement document
□ Confidentiality Agreement – see example Confidentiality document
□ Email accounts (email username and passwords)
□ List of important contacts (email database, clients, team)
□ Tools Login
□ Social Media access (groups, pages)
Excited about hiring your very first virtual assistant?
Like with any new venture, engaging virtual staff is a very important decision and investment you can make. You wouldn’t want to waste your precious time and money making the wrong decisions. So it is important that you arm yourself with the right processes and tools to help you attract and select the right people for your business.
Luckily you need not have to go through this blindfolded. There are hundreds of virtual staff agencies out there with the expertise and experience that can help you.
But if budget is an issue, there’s no reason why you can’t DIY! Simply follow this 8-step process using the templates and tools provided and you’ll soon be on your way to hiring the virtual assistant you’ve been waiting for.
Esther and her team developed their systems so well, they were able to open up a virtual staff agency where they provide trained staff to clients in different fields. The difference is that the staff are always employed by them and they provide a guarantee on their work standards. The bonus is that they unbox the systems and processes that clients need when first setting up a business.