How to Hire a Virtual Interior Design Assistant That Doesn't Eat Tide Pods
At some point in your business, you will need help. That person shouldn't be a dummy that eats Tide Pods.
From experience, let me tell you that the search to find good, reliable help is a job for Jesus. You'll often find yourself going through resumes and cover letters that really do look like they've come from people who live on a diet of Tide Pods.
Some of their "qualifications" are ridiculous like their ability to:
Use a laptop
Use the internet
Type 7 words per minute, and
Use those complex keystrokes like Ctrl+F
As busy business people, wading through these resumes from peeps who couldn't pour piss out of a boot with instructions on the heel wastes our time.
Before you ever get a single resume in your inbox, I've got some tips for you and where you can find legitimate help.
Before you hire a virtual assistant
Make a list of duties you will expect your new assistant to take care of.
Document how the work is to be completed. If you can create walk-through screencast videos or write out the steps, you'll be able to have those in place should you need to hire another assistant later.
Pick the tools you'll use to coordinate.
*There's a masterclass inside the Society on how to get your business ready for your assistant
Create A Job Description
Make a list of the duties you want the assistant to take care of.
What apps/software will they be using?
What skills and experience do they need to have?
How many hours will you estimate that you will need them to work?
Language requirements.
What references do you need for their work?
Decide on how much you'll be paying them.
You'll also want to get your systems in place for tracking the tasks your assistant will be working on. Definitely check out Asana, DropBox, and Hiver.
Vet Them
When you’ve narrowed your prospects down take the time to interview them AND vet them.
Look at their work, do some Google sleuthing and ask to speak to references.
Hola! I'm Alycia Wicker and I help online interior designers grow their business.
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