#128: Tactical Tuesday: How to Hire a Rockstar Executive Assistant

<p><strong>OVERVIEW:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jason A. Duprat, Entrepreneur, Healthcare Practitioner and Host of the</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Healthcare Entrepreneur Academy</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">podcast talks about how to source, advertise and hire an Executive Assistant to help you manage your business.  </span></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Business owners often find themselves working “in” their business instead of working “on” their business.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jason explains the difference between a Virtual Assistant (VA) and an Executive Assistant (EA).  </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">VAs are administrative professionals and most often help with customer service and email management.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">EAs are similar but their support is tailored for the executive level. tasks often include project management, C-Suite communications, calendaring and creating financial reports and analyses. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jason is using a platform called Onlinejobs.Ph, a virtual jobs board for workers who live in the Philippines and has found great success.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">When you advertise for an EA role, be sure to include a precise job description, company overview, mission and a bulleted list of responsibilities.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Weeding out job applications isn’t an easy task. Jason shares one tip he learned you can try when reviewing applications.. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Another tool to consider for screening and hiring an EA is a personality test or a skills assessme