What you need to know if you want to embark on a career as a virtual assistant

1. VIRTUAL ASSISTANTS
The Good, The Bad, And Everything Else In Between

2. What is a Virtual Assistant?
A virtual assistant (typically abbreviated to VA, also called a virtual
office assistant) is generally self-employed and provides
professional
administrative,
technical, or
creative (social) assistance to clients remotely from a home
office.
- Wikipedia

3. Why Is It Such A Popular Profession?
Administrative Technical Creative
Secretarial Programmers Designers
Accounting Webmaster Writer
HR/Recruitment SEO Marketing
Project
Management
QA/Analytics Social Media

4. Traits of a Great Virtual Assistant
Initiative
Willingness to learn
Can work individually or as
a team
Professionalism
Confidence
Discipline

5. How To Get a Job As A VA
Employed in an
outsourcing
company
Freelance
Build your own VA
team/company

6. What Should Be On Your VA Resume
Relevant Skills
Administrative
Technical
Creative
Relevant Job Experience
Offline work experience
OJT/Volunteer work
Online work

7. Trends in the VA industry
Trainings and certifications
Wider pool of clients
Local clients
New technologies and tools

8. Julia Jasmine Sta Romana
President of DVAA
Social Media/Promotions
Onlinejobs.ph
Freelancer writer
Work at Home Mom

9. THANK YOU!!!
May the odds be ever in your favor!