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- Simply, to provide your business with a real value! - 2016-05-04
- Training and Function Centre - 2015-05-27
- Training and Functions Venue - 2015-04-28
- This month we are moving to a beautiful new facility in Perth. - 2015-03-11
- Training Choice is your best partner to handle all training needs from A-Z - 2014-12-08
- Training Rooms Hire - 2014-07-05
- Conference Facilities Expansions - 2014-06-29
- An Analysis of Training Rates and Expenses Post-Global Financial Crisis - 2014-06-19
- Face-to-Face Training Still the Better Choice Over Digital Lessons - 2014-06-19
- Give an Escalation to Your Business by Joining Hands with Training Choice - 2014-06-09
- Update on Conference Facilities - 2014-06-03
- Training, Conference and Seminar Rooms Styles - 2014-05-25
- Training Space - 2014-03-22
- Hire Training Rooms - 2014-03-17
- Value in Training Vanues - 2014-01-16
- Profit from our training rooms solutions - 2014-01-07
- Training Roll-outs - 2013-11-10
- Training Choice Launches "If You Find A Better Deal, We Will Beat It By 10%" - 2013-09-21
- Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained - 2013-09-17
- Nothing ventured, nothing gained - 2013-09-09
- A Look at Salah Banna’s Book - 2013-06-11
- More about Training Facilities - 2013-06-10
- Conference Facilities - 2013-06-05
- Why Is There A Rising Trend in Hiring Virtual Assistants? - 2013-05-31
- Room Hire and Dedicated Support - 2013-05-28
- TC LAUNCHES Allison™, VIRTUAL ASSISTANT SERVICES - 2013-05-26
- TRAINING CHOICE SETS EYES ON BIGGER AND BETTER FACILITIES FOR PERTH - 2013-05-12
- Training Choice Launches Global Learning Services - 2013-05-04
- New Services and Catering Options - 2013-03-19
- Manage your growing training - 2013-02-07
- Are You Frustrated by Training? - 2013-02-06
- Why You Need Outsourcing Help - 2013-02-05
- TC Evolution Instructor Program - 2013-02-01
- Training Choice Massive Expansion - 2012-12-24
- Training Choice Computer Based - 2012-12-07
- TC Evolution Ambassador Program - 2012-12-05
- TC Virtual Training - 2012-12-04
- Training Choice adds more training - 2012-11-27
- Are You Looking for Ways to Make Training Easier on Everyone? - 2012-11-26
- Why I chose L&D as a career - 2012-10-12
- CBD Open Day - 2012-10-03
- Sydney CBD open day! - 2012-09-27
- Starting a training business-things you need to know - 2012-08-08
- Sydney CBD - 2012-08-07
- Expansions and new services - 2012-07-28
- Training Choice opens its new European headquarters in London, UK - 2012-06-12
- Melbourne Open Day - 2012-02-20
- Training Choice Wins - 2012-02-01
- Festive season - 2011-12-06
- Press Release for Training venues - 2011-12-01
- Expansions - 2011-11-28
- Training Choice Unveiled New Website - 2011-10-02
- So many loyal and new clients! We had to move - 2011-08-24
- We are lifting the bar! - 2011-07-21
- Training Choice to open the ultimate in training facilities in Melbourne - 2011-07-18
- Training Choice Canberra's Re-launch Open Day - 2011-06-08
- Training Choice is expanding - 2011-05-30
- Training Venue - Training Choice - 2011-05-28
- Save the Date: You Are Invited to Attend Training Choice Brisbane - 2011-05-11
- Training Choice Re-launches State of the Art Training Facility in Brisbane - 2011-05-10
- Training Choice's major upgrades - 2011-04-17
- Training Choice Opens Brisbane Room Hire Facilities - 2010-10-10
- Training Choice in Brisbane - cutting edge meets service - 2010-08-15
- Training Choice Unveils its Second Location in Perth, Western Australia - 2010-07-11
- Training Choice awarded the Best Performing Partner - 2009-12-01
- Facilities Interior re-design - 2009-12-01
- Training Choice is awarded the “Best Performing Certified Training Partner” - 2009-11-25
- The Training Choice Guarantee - 2009-02-23
- Major rollout for Australia - 2009-01-25
- Instructor and participant care! - 2009-01-10
- Downturn of the economy - 2009-01-05
- 2009 is BIG for Training Choice - 2009-01-01
- Australian Expansion - 2008-07-25
- Major roll out in 20 locations - 2008-07-25
- Training Choice and Microsoft hold a joint press conference in Kuala Lumpur - 2007-02-07
- More Training Expansions! - 2006-08-08
- Now you can book your training facilities with us as far as Dubai! - 2006-03-27
Why Is There A Rising Trend in Hiring Virtual Assistants?
Virtual Assistants perform tasks performed by office personnel. However, unlike office personnel and employees, virtual assistant work from a different or remote location from the company hiring them.
Another difference between office assistants and virtual assistants is that the latter’s tasks are more computer-based and more centered on basic support for the virtual marketing, branding, and increasing the company's virtual visibility through social media and social networking updates like Facebook and Twitter. Virtual assistant also perform other administrative, and technical tasks. Among them are bookmarking, datamining and database administration, article marketing, telemarketing, cold calling, customer support, research, customer service, and updating blogs.
Companies in need of virtual assistants today have the option of directly engaging freelance virtual assistants or going through companies with virtual assistant services. Let us look at some advantages and drawbacks from both options:
Freelance Virtual Assistance
Freelance virtual assistants are everywhere online. If you’re lucky, you may get someone who has had an extensive background on the task you are about to assign him or her with, else you will need to train them to perform these and other specialized tasks. The downside to getting freelance virtual assistants is that although they may be hired directly, there is no guarantee as to their accountability, work ethics, and work performance. These factors must be considered knowing you may have to pass the freelance virtual assistants with crucial and confidential data and key information to your business operations. Furthermore, not all freelance virtual assistants are equipped adequately, in terms of office technology, to handle technology-based tasks. This is why company-based outsourced virtual assistants have an edge over freelance virtual assistants who work from home.
Virtual Assistants From Outsourcing Companies
By getting virtual assistants from outsourcing companies, client companies are guaranteed of getting people who have been screened and trained thoroughly to perform company-specific tasks. Outsourcing companies and business process outsourcing companies are also equipped with enterprise grade network infrastructure like redundant data and voice generator, and other tools of the trade that allow these virtual assistants to perform their tasks more efficiently and effectively.
Hired virtual assistants can start immediately on urgent projects. With office assistants, client companies have to wait for the office to be set up. With employing office assistants, companies also have to deal with employment requirements before office assistants can begin with working on urgent projects. Unlike freelance virtual assistants and office employees, hiring virtual assistants from outsourcing companies lets them start on projects immediately and with less the cost of setting up offices and purchasing equipments that do not directly generate income or revenue for the company.
The trend of hiring virtual assistants is relatively new, and more advantages and disadvantages are yet to be observed from utilizing one for business and office operations. However, from what has already been observed in the industry, the advantages of hiring virtual assistants far outweighs its disadvantages. This is the reason why virtual assistants remain one of the rising services being offered in outsourcing companies today.