Being an Online Secretary

With the recent increase in online businesses and telecommuting, it is not surprising that new virtual positions have emerged, one of them being virtual secretaries. Online secretaries have several options:

• They can work full-time for one company
• They can work part-time for several companies
• They can temp and freelance on various projects.

Regarding duties, virutal secretaries tend to be more multitasking than what secretaries used to. Beside  writing, editing and desktop publishing there can also be web design, online marketing, uploading content to a website, etc ... As a result, make sure to include all these skills in your secretary resume so that you can be competitive.

When it comes to job search, you should obviously look online. Start with ads on big job boards as well as sites specialized in admin employment. Then use freelancer sites - however be aware that you will be competing with foreign workers which rate per hour will most likely be lower than yours. Finally use also networking sites, which is a great way to find unadvertised gigs.

- Gail Esparan