Looking for a Virtual Assistant job

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@luisga814 (6913)
Quezon City, Philippines
March 5, 2023 6:28pm CST
Good morning from here from the Philippines. It's already Monday morning here at 8:18am. I don't if I can consider this as good morning from me. Today and tomorrow will be my rest days. Yesterday, I had a workshift. And not a good news for me and with my other teammates. We've been notified by our supervisor that our account is at risk in removing half of the customer service representatives next month. I don't know how it feels that I might be one of those half to be removed in the account and no assurance if I have another account to transfer. One of my co-workers mentioned that we need to look for a "Virtual Assistant" job. In reality, I don't know how it works with as a Virtual Assistant job although, I've already working in a business processing outsourcing via chat and emails for 3 years already. I tried to search in "Google" and here what I've found: A virtual assistant is a self-employed worker who specializes in offering administrative services to clients from a remote location, usually a home office. Typical tasks a virtual assistant might perform include scheduling appointments, making phone calls, making travel arrangements, and managing email accounts. Honestly, I wanted to work with this, however, I'm interested with this preparing myself to be part of the possible unemployed next month. I don't know if someone can tell me more here of being have a job of Virtual Assistant. Honestly, I don't how it works?
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@rakski (112925)
• Philippines
6 Mar 23
since you have a bpo experience, you will have more chances to get an online job. you just need to look for the right site
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@rakski (112925)
• Philippines
6 Mar 23
@luisga814 well, good luck then
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@luisga814 (6913)
• Quezon City, Philippines
6 Mar 23
@rakski I stopped for a while to look for virtual assistant. I created something for my YouTube content.
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@luisga814 (6913)
• Quezon City, Philippines
6 Mar 23
@rakski Yes. I do have experience in BPO. However, being a virtual assistant is bit new for me. I only knew the job description but looking for the right site. I have still have no idea about it.
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@RebeccasFarm (86755)
• United States
6 Mar 23
I just know that it is helping someone to manage online. I hope you will find something and I pray you will not be let go from your job Luis. Can you do something like selling digital prints?
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@luisga814 (6913)
• Quezon City, Philippines
6 Mar 23
@RebeccasFarm I'm hoping so. Thanks for always including me in your prayers. Digital prints? Is that like I'm going to draw digitally and selling to online? I have no talent even drawing on paper. Maybe drawing in my dreams.
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• United States
6 Mar 23
@luisga814 Well you do not have to draw it though, you can use a site called Canva and create printables. I have heard that people are making some money doing that.
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@luisga814 (6913)
• Quezon City, Philippines
6 Mar 23
@RebeccasFarm I've heard about Canva but not checking into it. Thanks for the info.
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@MGjhaud (23171)
• Philippines
6 Mar 23
You don't want to work for another BPO company?
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@MGjhaud (23171)
• Philippines
6 Mar 23
I understand that it can be nerve wracking but you already have experience and the interviewers are just people like you. But whatever you decide, best of luck.
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@luisga814 (6913)
• Quezon City, Philippines
6 Mar 23
@MGjhaud I wanted to try, however, I'm little bit scared if I can pass the interview
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@luisga814 (6913)
• Quezon City, Philippines
6 Mar 23
@MGjhaud After my failures for some supervisory position, I think, I have a nerve to look for another call center job.
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
6 Mar 23
I wish I could help but I have no idea. Hopefully someone else here can help you..Good luck.
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
7 Mar 23
@luisga814 Maybe someone will have another idea.
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@luisga814 (6913)
• Quezon City, Philippines
6 Mar 23
@RubyHawk Thanks. No worries. @yoalldudes mentioned that Grace works as virtual assistant. However, I'm not aware about Grace.
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@luisga814 (6913)
• Quezon City, Philippines
13 Mar 23
@RubyHawk Yes. I'm still waiting for suggestions.
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@yoalldudes (35040)
• Philippines
6 Mar 23
Grace a fellow myLotter works as VA. There are online courses on how to be a VA and you already have the BPO experience. Feels like it will be a walk in the park for you to this transition.
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@luisga814 (6913)
• Quezon City, Philippines
6 Mar 23
@yoalldudes Grace? Can you tag her here for me so that I can send her a private message. Thanks in advance.
@yoalldudes (35040)
• Philippines
6 Mar 23
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@luisga814 (6913)
• Quezon City, Philippines
6 Mar 23
@yoalldudes Thanks. I appreciate it.
@Adie04 (17360)
6 Mar 23
Be careful on a site that offers virtual assistance on social media. They are scam.
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@Adie04 (17360)
7 Mar 23
@luisga814 Even there are scammers who managed to post a job on the job postings professional people use like LinkedIn. That's more scary.
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@luisga814 (6913)
• Quezon City, Philippines
13 Mar 23
@Adie04 Yes, that's thing I'm little bit scary. Scammers.
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@luisga814 (6913)
• Quezon City, Philippines
6 Mar 23
@Adie04 Yes. That's why, I'm a little bit scared.
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@jstory07 (134456)
• Roseburg, Oregon
6 Mar 23
I hope you will find what you are looking for.
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@luisga814 (6913)
• Quezon City, Philippines
6 Mar 23
@jstory07 I'm so. I'm using my all day now as today is my rest day. I hope I can find the right one.
@LindaOHio (156159)
• United States
6 Mar 23
I don't know too much about it; but it should be a job that you can handle. Good luck.
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@luisga814 (6913)
• Quezon City, Philippines
13 Mar 23
@LindaOHio Yes. I'm still trying to look until now.