Studies have shown the real cost of hiring and keeping a full-time assistant at your own site is 2 to 2-½ times the cost of his or her rate of pay when one factors in the cost of:
- Recruitment
- Base Salary
- Employment Taxes
- Mandatory Insurance
- Benefits
- Space
- Equipment
And don't forget the variables that are more difficult to price:
- Time Lost on Socializing
- Absenteeism and Tardiness
- Personality Conflicts
There is also the expense of hiring the employee in the first place. Advertising, screening resumes, interviewing, re-interviewing, and paying two people for the training period. If you face the unpleasant experience of having to terminate an employee, you have to go through the process all over again.
You're sure to pay considerably less for a virtual assistant. You could hire a VA for as little as one hour a week.
Contracting out for a VA is a cost effective way to handle those office administrative tasks.
At Virtual Management Assistant, we prepare an estimate on a per project basis, depending on the needs of the individual client. Contact us now for a free estimate!
