Andrea M

Virtual Assistant

Johannesburg, South Africa
Available Immediately
3 years of experience
Full-time: 40 hours per week
$700 per month
Flexible on Timezone
English
Zulu

Candidate Online Assessment Results

Report Card

Overall Score
Virtual Assistant
80
Time Management
100
Customer Service
100

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Andrea M
  1. How did you become interested in virtual assistance, and what motivated you to pursue it as a career?
  2. Can you share a recent project or task you've completed as a virtual assistant that you particularly enjoyed? What did you find rewarding about this experience?
  3. Are there any specific software tools or platforms you prefer to use for managing tasks and productivity as a virtual assistant, and how long have you been working with them?
  4. How do you balance multiple tasks and prioritize them effectively as a virtual assistant, especially when faced with constraints such as tight deadlines or high workloads?
  5. Can you describe a time when you had to collaborate with a team or a client as a virtual assistant? How did you communicate and ensure everyone's needs were met and expectations were aligned with the task at hand?

Experience

Personal Assistant at Gottschalk Attorneys

March 2020 - November 2021

  • Facilitated and coordinated the onboarding process for new firm hires, assisted with the hiring process by drafting job specifications and communicating with applicants.
  • Proofread and formatted agreements, letters, and documents, and drafted legal letters and coordinating legal messengers and and couriers.
  • Assisted with administrative duties for lodging visa applications, conducting CIPC company searches and lodged Director changes, managed diaries, scheduled meetings, and managed travel arrangements.
  • Provided research assistance to assist attorneys with completing due diligence on matters, planned and organized team social events, and developed and implemented content strategies for clients across various industries.
  • Collaborated with designers and copywriters to create engaging visual and written content.

HR Officer Intern at Nedbank

May 2019 - February 2020

  • Conducted research on various topics to create infographics based on research conducted, assisted with auditing job profiles and updating the job-family framework and job library, and assisted with conducting interviews for graduate program candidates.

Senior Consultant (Exchange Control) at ABSA Bank

June 2018 - December 2018

  • Responded to customer enquiries and provided in-depth solution-based support, delivered customer services and administrative support to Wholesale Banking Clients base, and provided superior customer services and support to all Wholesale Banking Clients, relationship executives, and transactional bankers
  • Ensured continuation of service by applying specialist knowledge for problem-solving and advice, tracked and analyzed the root cause trends to improve customer complaints, and managed the implementation of new processes and systems to optimize the customer experience
  • Conducted regular inter-departmental meetings with frontline and other internal stakeholders.

Education

Bachelor of Social Sciences

University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

February 2013 - June 2017

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