Virtual Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at Zirtual with 2.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 36% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Virtual Assistant roles take an average of 18 days to get hired, when considering 22 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Zirtual overall takes an average of 19 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Zirtual as a Virtual Assistant according to 22 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 26%
Phone interview: 21%
Skills test: 15%
Presentation: 13%
Background check: 11%
Group panel interview: 4%
Personality test: 4%
Drug test: 4%
Other: 2%
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Fill out a form before a chat interview. The interviewer over the chat took five or more minutes to respond to every question & barely said anything. When I asked more detailed questions she did not have answers.
I was given links to the compensation structure and the role overview.
In 1 short sentence the interviewer went over the training schedule, which is also unpaid by the way.
Zirtual offers a $50 sign on bonus instead, but a major red flag to sit in any kind of "training" without compensation specifically for that.
Be cautious, they will only increase your compensation after 6 months if the client is happy AND you're following all of their procedures. No details on what those procedures entail, which is very close to employee/employer territory (and this is a 1099 role).
The next round is interviews (off of chat).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How have you managed multiple inboxes for executives and how many inboxes have you managed at one time?
I applied for an virtual assistant role with Zirtual and several days after was contacted to for an initial interview, which would be via chat format (already off to an odd start). During the 20 minute block the recruiter asked me 2 questions and was unresponsive for 5-10 minutes at a time. Her first question was if I had read the job description, I responded I had. Afterwards she asked me if I had any questions, I asked what it took to be a successful contractor with Zirtual, she said effective communication and asked me no further questions. At this point she let me know I would be moving forward to the next interview stage.
In the same week I was scheduled for a Zoom call with a recruiter. She asked me about my previous experiences, I gave her a breakdown of my previous administrative and remote EA roles. Her next question was about salary expectations to which I responded approximately 65k annually and she told me because of that, this likely would not be a good fit. She explained that most assistants do not make "that much" money and could not give me a straight answer about what the average salary looked like for their assistants.
This company seems like a wash and I would not waste your time here. Theyre overcharging companies for virtual assistants and keeping the bulk of it. The interview process was odd and I would not recommend taking a job here.
The Zirtual interview process was honestly frustrating and felt like a waste of time. It’s a three-day assessment process, and after finishing all of that, you’re given a mock interview that you only have half a day to prepare for — and it still has to be completed by 4 PM ET, including another assessment. The amount of prep work and time they expect in such a short window is unrealistic.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would hours from my package be split across the month?
Good company. Healthy environment and anyone can focus in their goals and needs. I had to transfer jobs but it was the tough decision ever in my life. It was nice to have worked for this company.