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Why I Don’t Need a Virtual Assistant

Ferris considers hiring a virtual assistant essential, however, I’m reluctant to hire one.

  • First of all, even for $5 an hour, working part-time, I’d still be paying at least $300 per month.
  • I’d need to be ultra-organized to be able to allocate enough work to the VA every few days, and I’m wary of making a commitment to them and then putting myself under pressure to constantly allocate work for them.
  • Whilst checking bank statements and paying bills is a hassle, the short time it takes to do it v’s the risk of handing out such sensitive information doesn’t seem worth it to me.
  • I’m living in Thailand. Every day is like a holiday here. I work for myself, I have no deadlines for any of my businesses except self-imposed ones so I’ve never felt overwhelmed with tasks that a VA would do for me anyway.

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    How To Filter Job Applicants

    Our most recent job posting on oDesk has returned 86 applicants in the last 4 days so it’s vital to be able to filter out the weak candidates as efficiently as possible in order to dedicate time to a few on our shortlist.

    My goal usually is to be able to shortlist 10 applicants for any posting in order to provide them with a test.

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