Job Duties & Responsibilities of At-Home Personal Assistants
An at-home personal assistant helps a business professional or organization with the daily tasks of running a business. In the past, personal assistants worked from the office. The Internet has made working at home a realistic option for personal assistants. Many of the duties expected of him can be done online, while he stays in touch with his employer by phone or email.
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Managing Appointments and Travel
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An at-home personal assistant will schedule appointments for his boss. He will likely provide his boss with a daily agenda of any meetings or other obligations. The assistant is in charge of arranging travel for his boss. He may schedule flights, reserve hotel rooms and call for a driver when his boss requests these services.
Communication
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Keeping up with her employer's communication is a fundamental duty of an at-home personal assistant. The assistant will answer phone calls for her boss. She directs urgent calls to her boss and takes messages for the rest. An at-home personal assistant will also regularly check for email messages, and answer or forward them as requested by her boss.
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Other Clerical Duties
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An at-home personal assistant may perform other clerical duties for his boss. Typing and data entry are tasks that many professionals have their assistants do for them. If the assistant is experienced in using graphics or presentation programs, his employer may ask him to help with projects requiring those skills. The assistant may also order items or pay bills on the Internet.
Running Errands
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An at-home assistant will run errands for her boss. This duty requires travel, but he can still communicate with her boss about needed errands from the computer or by phone. Errands may include taking packages to the post office, shopping, picking up food or delivering items.
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