8 Skills Needed to be a Virtual Assistant

[Suba]

A virtual assistant is someone who helps clients/companies to provide administrative services and business support remotely or online.

If you are interested in becoming a virtual assistant then you will need to improve skills such as:

1. Communication Skills
2. Mastering Microsoft Office
3. Can Manage Time
4. Have knowledge of information technology
5. Data Entry
6. Social Media Management Skills
7. Mastering Microsoft Office
8. Customer Service

 

[Bisolami]

A virtual assistant is someone who helps clients/companies to provide administrative services and business support remotely or online.

If you are interested in becoming a virtual assistant then you will need to improve skills such as:

1. Communication Skills
2. Mastering Microsoft Office
3. Can Manage Time
4. Have knowledge of information technology
5. Data Entry
6. Social Media Management Skills
7. Mastering Microsoft Office
8. Customer Service

A virtual assistant needs to have the right communication skills so that he will be able to do his work effectively

 

[Suba]

A virtual assistant needs to have the right communication skills so that he will be able to do his work effectively

You are right, both oral and written communication is the main skill of a virtual assistant, even better mastering several international languages, because he will receive phone calls from client countries, also make presentations, video conferences either via Zoom, Skype or Googlemeet

 

[Bisolami]

You are right, both oral and written communication is the main skill of a virtual assistant, even better mastering several international languages, because he will receive phone calls from client countries, also make presentations, video conferences either via Zoom, Skype or Googlemeet

This is why a lot of people tend to get angry whenever the virtual assistant does not speak well on the phone. It is annoying

 

[Stardom22]

One must be conversant and have a good command of the English or any other languages used on the job being done.

 

[hastral45]

Well posted article. But I'm less concerned about these 8 skills required in virtual assistance because the services is not available in Nigeria. Where it is available, you will requested to pay for registration.

 

[LoukiaCharilaou]

Your thread is very interesting indeed. The 8 skills are a must for those who are interested in becoming virtual assistants.

 

[Chibson]

As a virtual assistant you must have a very good communication skill. it is one of the most important skills to be an effective virtual assistant.

 

[Shavkat]

These are good qualities for a virtual assistant to have them. Unfortunately, I have not experienced working as one.

 

[Imran Noori]

Virtual assistant is a high demanded job on freelancing platforms, everyone who wants to start it, then he/she needs to build these skills first.

 

[RicAngelo]

A virtual assistant is someone who helps clients/companies to provide administrative services and business support remotely or online.

If you are interested in becoming a virtual assistant then you will need to improve skills such as:

1. Communication Skills
2. Mastering Microsoft Office
3. Can Manage Time
4. Have knowledge of information technology
5. Data Entry
6. Social Media Management Skills
7. Mastering Microsoft Office
8. Customer Service

Interesting, i just saw several ads who talking about Virtual Assistant job and the salary is really good, though.
Do you have experience being one of them? I'm just curios

 

[Suba]

Interesting, i just saw several ads who talking about Virtual Assistant job and the salary is really good, though.
Do you have experience being one of them? I'm just curios

I do not meet the qualifications, at least master 3 international languages spoken and written, voice is clear and easy to hear.

 

[cherry123]

A good virtual assistant needs these three skills Mastering Microsoft Office, able to manage Time and good knowledge of information technology

 

[nomad]

A lot of people have this wrong impression that virtual assistant is an entry level job, however, that's not true. ADX a virtual assistant you might be asked to do something like social media management or email marketing.

 

[relcap23]

Where can we find job postings for this?. Basically it's an executive assistant kind of work.

 

[RicAngelo]

I do not meet the qualifications, at least master 3 international languages spoken and written, voice is clear and easy to hear.

Wait, what? 3 international languages both spoken and written? Okay, i'm done. I also do not meet the qualifications too. Let me guess, 3 languages are English, Spanish, Chinese? I only speaks English, Bahasa Indonesia, Minang, A bit Javanese and Sundanese (of course its not what they are loooking for) LOL

 

[freelancermaria]

Virtual Assistance, or VA, is a popular online job these days. People who want to work remotely can apply for this online position. However, the skills you mentioned above are required for success in this field.

 

[hastral45]

Despite my liking for virtual assistance jobs, it is unavailability in my country actually discouraged me. How I wish it is available here, I would have love to engage in it.

 

[cherry123]

Where can we find job postings for this?. Basically it's an executive assistant kind of work.

You have to search sites or you have a profile on a freelance site to sell the skill

 

[eldavis]

Another skill i believe a visual assistant should have is the ability to work under pressure. Being a visual assistant means you are working with time, therefore they would be sometimes where you come across certain issues you might need to sort out on time.