How To Hire a Nonprofit Virtual Assistant
Hiring Made Easy
The hiring process is the most important aspect to recruiting and selecting an excellent assistant. However, for many nonprofits without dedicated human resources departments, finding the right employee at exactly the right time can present an especially time-consuming and frustrating struggle. No matter how you slice it, there are certain things you must do to ensure a good result.
The Traditional Approach
First, you’ll need to create a position description that clearly articulates the duties and qualifications of the position and translate that into a clear and compelling job posting that will attract great candidates. Then you’ll need to publicize the position through various tools including, but not limited to, internet job boards, social media, and your professional networks.
And that’s not all. Next comes filtering and reviewing resumes to find the ideal candidates to interview. This can take days, followed by the creation of an interview process that will allow you and members of your team to assess the candidates based on experience, communications skills, and knowledge of the position requirements. You’ll want to design questions that will offer insight into how a potential administrative assistant will function when on the job.
Are you exhausted yet? Next you need to check references. It can be challenging to get feedback from previous employers, but when you do get input, it can inform your hiring decision. Due diligence also helps you avoid any unseen issues that might impact the hiring process. Of course, once you make a decision, there is the official offer that needs to be negotiated. Enter the HR area and the discussion on benefits that will no doubt be part of the employment package. It can sometimes seem endless.
Hiring new staff can be an expensive and time-consuming process, so it's important to get it right. According to a study by the Center for American Progress, it costs about 20 percent of an employee's salary to replace him or her. If your organization has a high turnover of staff, that can be very costly.
Using The More Than Giving Company’s NPVA service not only eliminates the time and cost of recruiting, it ensures that you will have continuity of service, meaning that if for whatever reason your NPVA is not working out, we have a qualified, trained, and certified bench of assistants to fill the spot.
We Make It Simple
We do the screening, the interviewing, and the negotiating. We make sure that candidates are proficient in those technical tools most used by nonprofits. Once hired, we ensure that our Nonprofit Virtual Assistants are trained and certified in nonprofit best practices. They are on-boarded into a peer network of NPVAs who serve as a support group to newly hired assistants.
We go a step further. We make the arrangements, schedule the introductory appointments, and make sure you ease into your new NPVA relationship seamlessly. Done!
What do you have to lose, except the hassle of shouldering endless recruiting and hiring processes? Try a Nonprofit Assistant. You’ll be happy you did.
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