If you have worked as an office administrator, executive assistant, or feel like you have the necessary skills to provide quality office support then becoming a virtual assistant may be for you. Using virtual assistants is a growing trend among entrepreneurs, small business owners, and even larger companies.
With a virtual assistant businesses save money by outsourcing labor to hourly home based employees. This allows them to delegate work more efficiently by relying on VA’s in busy times and saving money by not having a full time employee.
As a virtual assistant your home office should be equipped with the same capabilities as a standard office and you must have a reliable high-speed internet connection. You should also know how to use standard word processing and data management programs.
There are two ways that you can go about getting a job as a virtual assistant. You can use job search sites/freelance job boards to apply for available VA jobs or you can sign up with a virtual assistant staffing company and rely on them to provide you with job leads.
Either way there are plenty of opportunities for qualified individuals to provide office support from their homes.
Below you will find a list of Legitimate Virtual Assistant Jobs (Updated 2018):
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If a job is what you need. Try Arise.com, Live.ops, alpine access, convergys.com, clod10, odesk.com, elance.com. They pay by the hour. Hope this helps.
Women are only 5% of the work force here, and most jobs I could apply for and do with my eyes closed specifically state only men can apply.
I was an Exec Assistant to a CEO before I stopped to have my family, I loved it, and want to get back to using my brain, skills and earning some cash too!
Can anyone tell me where I could find a V/A job here??
Thanks
I was a member at the inception of the organization many years ago, but got a position with a political campaign (tech work online) and then another and let my own VA business fall to the side. As I live alone in a very rural environment, I eventually found I needed an outside job for a while to interact more with other people. So for my own mental health, I now work for an equine program helping kids with mental health issues. :) Still, I loved working as a virtual assistant and loved having the support of IVAA.org at the time, so thought I would share that info. Figure I will go back to it in a few years when I 'retire." Being a VA is actually running your own business for the most part, so they are there to help with website and marketing ideas, emotional support, etc. - Just like any organization for any profession.
Hope this helps someone.
Special note to Egzon.....jobs won't fall in your lap. Thomas Edison did not invent the light bulb over night. It took him over 1000 attempts and then the light only lasted a few hours. He never looked as his work as failure...the looked at them as opportunities to improve the next time. Reading your response sounds like you are not ready for the responsibilities of work. You may need to start at the bottom and work your way up. Many successful people have started that way. I wish I had my youth back with the wisdom of the ages.
"Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better."
~ Samuel Beckett