A day in the life of a Growup Virtual Assistant
- How do you briefly describe your past work experience?
I have full-time work experience of 7 competent years working in conglomerates like Sahara Prime City Ltd.(Mumbai) as an HR Executive, Mahindra Satyam (Hyderabad) as a Management Executive, and Accenture Services Pvt Ltd.(Bangalore) as a Software Engineer. Thereafter I have worked in Cuelearn Pvt Ltd as a Center Head for 4.5 years raising my 2 kids at home simultaneously.
2. What made you switch from that job to being VA at Growup. How did you cope with the transition?
After being associated with Cuemath for a long time, I got a chance to work as a VA in Growup, and bounce back to the corporate work culture. This opportunity made me excited as it was a work-from-home full-time career opportunity. The transition was made much smoother with the in-house training provided by Growup.
3. How has your journey as a VA been so far?
Had an altogether new experience of working for different clients of different locations working in the comfort space of the home. The journey has been quite exciting since I got to learn a lot of new skills, interact with new faces who have somewhat the same career path as mine. I upskilled myself with the new technologies and applications of remote working. I also learned to be more communicative and collaborative.
4. What does your typical workday look like?
My Day as VA begins at 9.30 am after making my kids ready for their online school classes. The day usually begins with going through the emails from clients and related tasks of the Client’s company. There are a lot of coaching sessions that need to be scheduled and re-scheduled depending on the availability of the executives across different locations. The sessions are full of exciting PPT, documents, and worksheets which need to be prepared in advance for each session.
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5. What are the new skill sets acquired as VA? How is the learning curve in virtual work?
I learned about a lot of applications that helped to make our work easier in a digital setup. I experienced a few interesting options like graphic designing, website designing, writing blogs, G Suite, etc. which I had never done before. Few other interesting applications like making GIFs, video maker, and photo editor helped me discover the creative side of myself.
6. What is one thing about what you do that makes you excited to get up tomorrow and do it again?
My profile involves coaching sessions, personality analysis of a lot of external clients who are mainly AVP’s and top management officials. Their views and insights help to understand the different viewpoints and are very educational. The Personality analysis reports are very insightful. These experiences are the ones that excite me to get up and work for the next day.
7. How has your family supported and adapted to your work?
It was tough to convince my younger child initially as it requires the full 8 hours of devotion to work, sitting in front of the laptop. But gradually, my kids became used to my work schedule and looked forward to lunch breaks to discuss their class issues. Post pandemic, it is a big opportunity to be at home with my family and work.
8. What prospects are you looking forward to in your career?
I am looking forward to working with experienced and challenging clients and work opportunities to learn new applications and technologies.
9. What else do you want someone to know about working virtually?
Being a virtual assistant is not a cakewalk at all. VA needs to be organized, systematic, and punctual. Be prepared to learn new things and face new challenges every day.
Answers provided by: VA Ritika Tiwari for The Growup Group
