Today is the first day of the final quarter of the year, which is crunch-time for most businesses. Everyone is preparing to work hard to end the year on a strong note. Where would businesses and companies be without the help of their ever-reliable virtual assistants?

One particular example is Michelle, a real estate virtual assistant and this October’s star of our monthly Thank You, Workmate features. Michelle works for a real estate company in New Zealand and only joined recently.

But she’s already made quite the impression with her client, because she’s organized and a clear communicator.

Here’s what Michelle’s client had to say:

Michelle is really great – she is a fabulous communicator and I’ve been really impressed by the way she has picked up the tasks so beautifully despite never having used our system before. The handover completed between her and the previous workmate was so seamless, we barely noticed a change in administrators. Thank you Workmate – you’ve made this very easy for us and we love having Michelle on our team.

Thank you for making us proud, Michelle!

Michelle’s practical tips for success

How did Michelle immediately impress her client right away? 

We asked her what her best practices are and here’s what she humbly told us:

I clean out the email inbox completely and only keep urgent or “works in progress”

e-mails in it. Along with it, I organize the e-mail box with folders to quickly and

easily find things.I also respond to all emails within the day, even if I don’t

have the answer that they’re looking for, even just to acknowledge that I got

their email and am working on it.

I just started and so far, I have not been able to contribute any best practices yet but

in the future if it arises I may be able to contribute.

Those are already best practices, Joy!

Delegate to top performers

Need top talent just like Michelle? You can have your pick of high performers when you partner with us. 

We do the heavy lifting of screening, vetting, and presenting you with the best candidates. After you hire your Workmate, we also help with payroll and HR management.

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