Davey Bacaron: Filipino Virtual Assistant (VA) Hiring Checklist

Are you ready to hire your first Filipino virtual assistant? How do you know? CAN you know? When you’re ready to hire a new Filipino virtual assistant, there are good ways and not-so-good ways to bringing this person on board. I’ll help you to see how the right way can help put your VA on the ground running and keep them from starting off at a snail’s pace.

Let your Filipino Virtual Assistant know your expectations

From the get-go, make sure they know:

• How many hours you expect them to work
• A solid idea of how much you can actually afford to pay somebody on an ongoing monthly basis for your business.
• How often you will pay them (during the first two months, start off by paying them every week; afterward, pay them monthly)
• What your time-off policy is

Don’t complicate their role

Keep it simple. They won’t know anything. Eventually, you’ll be able to teach them more and more about your business, but at first, stick to what you hired them for.

Don’t skimp on the training

Take the time to teach and train your Filipino Virtual Assistant. Be also prepared to start orienting your VA to your business as soon as they say “yes” to join you in your business.

Communicate

Congratulations!

You have a dream Filipino Virtual Assistant. I know you are so excited to be working together with them. Your business will thank you, too.

I also highly recommend having a weekly meeting to help facilitate and foster good communication between you and your new Filipino Virtual Assistant. You don’t want your VA to disappear right? So what makes you think you can do the same? Well, just be available to answer questions, offer encouragement, give compliments, and provide direction.

Hiring a Filipino Virtual Assistant for your business is just a single example of how to help your team work smarter.

Thoughts? Have you hired a Virtual Assistant? What’s been holding you back? Learn more about Virtual Assistant Davey Bacaron here. Visitthe Davey Bacaron Virtual Assistant website here. Alternatively, you can also get more Virtual Assistant updates, tips, and advice every week on the Davey Bacaron VA Blog.