Get hired as a virtual assistant

Are you looking to get hired as a virtual assistant? Today, I have a list of five companies that need help right now and are actively advertising their job openings!

What is a virtual assistant?

A virtual assistant, sometimes referred to as an “executive assistant”, “administrative assistant” or “personal assistant”, is a person who handles various tasks for busy individuals and/or business owners.

If you work from home as a virtual assistant, you will handle most of the administrative tasks such as:

• Recruitment schedule
• Answering emails or taking calls (customer service)
• Social media work (writing, updating, and possibly moderating online communities)
• Data penetration
• Creating and publishing blog posts
• Graphic design
• … and more

Ultimately, what you do for your client or the company you work for will depend on what they need as well as your specific skills.

Why Become a Virtual Assistant?

There are some good things about choosing a virtual assistant or “VA” career path. Below are the reasons why many people choose it:

• Schedule flexibility
• Working remotely
• Good salary potential
• Lots of variety in work (always doing something different)
• Learning new things to add to my skills

That said, some companies don’t pay well, and many will only let you work as an independent contractor—which has its downsides.

If you feel confident in your ability to acquire private clients, you can always start your own VA business and set your own rates. You’ll make more money this way in the long run, although getting and keeping clients can be a constant rush.

That being said, if you are interested in working for a company that wants and needs virtual assistants right now, the following are openings they are advertising!

Get Hired as a Virtual Assistant – 5 Companies Now Hiring

1 – Jirtual

Zirtual is currently hiring “Executive Assistants” to work from home. This is work from home Monday to Friday, you have to work from 9am to 6pm.

Associate’s Degree, Bachelor’s Degree, or C-Level Executives require a minimum of 7 years of experience as an Executive Assistant and a minimum of 4 years of administrative experience.

VAs are paid 47% of their client’s monthly plan and average $3000-$3500 per month depending on client mix.

go here Apply now with Zirtual, or read our Zirtual review.

2 – VaVa Virtual Assistant

VaVa Virtual Assistants is now open for Virtual Executive Assistants. You must be available at least 30 hours/week to support high-touch/daily clients and deliverable-based clients.

This position requires at least 3 years of experience working as an EA (Executive Assistant) and at least 3 years of past full-time virtual work experience.

VaVa Virtual Assistants do not publicly list their pay rates.

go here Apply now with VaVa Virtual Assistant.

3 – Smith.ai

Smith.ai is hiring Virtual Receptionists to work from home. They hire for both full-time (40 hours/week) and part-time positions. For part-time positions, they require a minimum of 25 hours per week.

This position is more entry-level. No past virtual assistant work listed on their hiring page as a requirement to apply. However, they say it is important that you have strong typing and multi-tasking skills, that you are a professional and confident communicator and computer user, and that you are fluent in English.

Smith.ai is transparent about what they provide The starting rate is $15 an hour ($16 an hour if you’re bilingual), and training is provided.

go here Apply now with Smith.ai, or read our Smith.ai review.

4 – At noon

BELAY is hiring Virtual Executive Assistants to work from home. This role is open to US residents, except those who reside California, Montana, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. You must be available during daily business hours, you will not work evenings.

The job listing says they are looking for people with admin support experience. A bachelor’s degree is listed as preferred, but not required.

BELAY pays $18 to $21 an hour depending on your experience and skills.

go here To apply with BELAY, or read our BELAY review.

5 – time etc

Time etc. Home virtual assistants are employed. As a Time Etc assistant, you are free to choose when and how many hours you work. Their website says it’s more suited to people looking for part-time, not full-time work.

You don’t need any previous experience as a virtual assistant to work with Time etc.

Pay rate is $17 per hour.

go here To apply with Time Etc, or read our Time Etc review first.

Anna Thurman is a home blogger and mother of two. He has been researching and reviewing remote jobs for over 13 years. His results are published weekly here at Real Ways to Earn.