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How Hiring Virtual Assistants Can Boost Employee Performance and Work-Life Balance

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“For example, the VA is most often in a different time zone than my employee, and my employee is expected to work only during the day. However, I personally have been pleasantly surprised with how VAs do not mind shifting their schedules or working accordingly to our time zone,” she says.

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The importance of having someone to talk to

Laughing all the Way to Work

This is where an assistant network can come in handy. I often reach out to my network to get answers to problems that come up at the office or just to lend a sympathetic ear. Read professional magazines when you get the opportunity. When you leave a job, you dont have to leave your network behind.

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Overworked? Unload Your Workload to a Freelancer!

Professional Assistant Blog

Think of it this way: You can only do so much and getting a helping hand will get those extra tasks completed when the need to be completed – on time and right the first time. I work for a magazine and we hire freelancers for all sorts of reasons. You only have to hire a freelancer for the jobs that need urgent attention.

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The E-tiquette of E-mail

Professional Assistant Blog

Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! If you like this post, please subscribe to my feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you. Post from: Administrative Assistant 2comments for this post Jodith One thing that I would add about using backgrounds and smilies on your e-mails.

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