What Is a Virtual Assistant?
A virtual assistant is an independent contractor who provides administrative services to clients while operating outside of the client's office. A virtual assistant typically operates from a home office but can access the necessary planning documents, such as shared calendars, remotely.
People employed as virtual assistants often have several years of experience as an administrative assistant or office manager. New opportunities are opening up for virtual assistants who are skilled in social media, content management, blog post writing, graphic design, and Internet marketing. As working from home has become more accepted for both workers and employers, the demand for skilled virtual assistants is expected to grow.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
A virtual assistant is a self-employed worker who specializes in offering administrative services to clients from a remote location, usually a home office.
Typical tasks a virtual assistant might perform include scheduling appointments, making phone calls, making travel arrangements, and managing email accounts.
Some virtual assistants specialize in offering graphic design, blog writing, bookkeeping, social media, and marketing services.
For an employer, one advantage of hiring a virtual assistant is the flexibility to contract for just the services they need.
FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY & AUTOMATED INVESTING FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY
Virtual Assistant
By WILL KENTON
Reviewed by ERIC ESTEVEZ on August 25, 2020
What Is a Virtual Assistant?
A virtual assistant is an independent contractor who provides administrative services to clients while operating outside of the client's office. A virtual assistant typically operates from a home office but can access the necessary planning documents, such as shared calendars, remotely.
People employed as virtual assistants often have several years of experience as an administrative assistant or office manager. New opportunities are opening up for virtual assistants who are skilled in social media, content management, blog post writing, graphic design, and Internet marketing. As working from home has become more accepted for both workers and employers, the demand for skilled virtual assistants is expected to grow.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
A virtual assistant is a self-employed worker who specializes in offering administrative services to clients from a remote location, usually a home office.
Typical tasks a virtual assistant might perform include scheduling appointments, making phone calls, making travel arrangements, and managing email accounts.
Some virtual assistants specialize in offering graphic design, blog writing, bookkeeping, social media, and marketing services.
For an employer, one advantage of hiring a virtual assistant is the flexibility to contract for just the services they need.
