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#1 (permalink)   08-04-2009 Rosebud Virtual Services Contributing Member   Join Date: May 2009 Location: Rosebud, Missouri Posts: 74 How to reply to ads for admin. assistant Now that I am close to launching, I was wondering if any of you have ever replied to any "job" listings with your business information instead of your resume? If so, how do you go about it? I have found a number of jobs that my business would be perfect for, but how do I approach the employer? Thank you, Dina www.rosebudvirtualservices.wordpress.com

#2 (permalink)   08-04-2009 Prism Virtual Contributing Member Company name: Prism Virtual Administrative Support   Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: New Jersey Posts: 65 Re: How to reply to ads for admin. assistant Thanks for posting this question Dina. I too have considered sending my business information instead of my resume, but was not sure if it was appropriate. I would be interested to know everyone's thoughts on this. __________________ Monica West|www.prismvirtual.com Prism Virtual Business Services

#3 (permalink)   08-04-2009 JoCarole Resident Member Company name: Shore Office Services LLC My latest Twitter: 10 ?Vegetables? You Shouldn?t Be Eating - http://t...   Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 1,123 Re: How to reply to ads for admin. assistant I have heard a few VAs say that they did reply with a link to their Website or their bio. I did once. I feel "why not"? The worst thing is you won't hear back. But at least you are spreading the word about VA. :cool: And you never know, you just might get 'lucky'.. go for it.... I think people just are unaware of how much a VA can help any business. But once they find out it's hard to go back to in-house staff. __________________ JoCarole http://www.shoreofficeservices.com

#4 (permalink)   08-05-2009 ss-bs Contributing Member   Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 55 Re: How to reply to ads for admin. assistant I have tried this and all I got was an email with an employment application form attached. Will keep trying though.

#5 (permalink)   08-05-2009 barnes4hire Contributing Member Company name: Virtual Contact Group   Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Mobile, Alabama Posts: 66 Re: How to reply to ads for admin. assistant Very good question Dina, I was wondering the same thing. It would be interesting to see if anyone has had any success with that. Sheila

#6 (permalink)   08-05-2009 Rosebud Virtual Services Contributing Member   Join Date: May 2009 Location: Rosebud, Missouri Posts: 74 Re: How to reply to ads for admin. assistant I guess my main question is...What would you send in the reply? A link to your website? A resume? Your bio? Thank you, Dina

#7 (permalink)   08-05-2009 Office Goddess Senior Member Company name: The Virtual Office Goddess, LLC   Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 2,966 Re: How to reply to ads for admin. assistant I respond with a quick blurb about how I can help, a link to my website, and my 'professional profile' that I got through Lisa Forbes at this link and which I think is a real attention-getter! __________________ Lily Chambers, The Virtual Office Goddess, LLC Author "How to Do Your Own Small Business Bookkeeping"

#8 (permalink)   08-05-2009 Prism Virtual Contributing Member Company name: Prism Virtual Administrative Support   Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: New Jersey Posts: 65 Re: How to reply to ads for admin. assistant Goddess is what you really are! Thanks for providing the link to Lisa Forbes. I sent her an PM to see if she is still offering this great service to the members. If so, I will definitely have her prepare a professional profile for me. Thank you for sharing! __________________ Monica West|www.prismvirtual.com Prism Virtual Business Services

#9 (permalink)   08-06-2009 Rosebud Virtual Services Contributing Member   Join Date: May 2009 Location: Rosebud, Missouri Posts: 74 Re: How to reply to ads for admin. assistant Thank you for the information Lily! I too will be sending Lisa a PM about this. Dina

#10 (permalink)   11-08-2009 livewire virtual solutions New Member Company name: LiveWire Virtual Solutions   Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tampa, Flordia Posts: 39 Re: How to reply to ads for admin. assistant I respond on a regular basis to executive assistant, personal assistant and administrative assistant jobs with a specialized cover letter introducing myself and a link to my website. No luck yet...but you never know!!!