What Questions/Tactics Should You Use Before Hiring a VA?

[Adam Oldham]

Hi BP, 

I am curious to know for the people who have hired a virtual assistant or someone to answer their inbound calls from direct mail or other means, what questions do you normally ask to find the right candidate? 

In my first experience hiring a VA, I simply hired someone based off of their resume & my conversations with them over Skype. In retrospect I should have given several of the candidates the same assignment(such as run these comps, make these calls, create this logo etc) to see who would perform the best & then compared the results.

What other tips would you suggest that would improve the overall results when working with a VA?

Thanks, 

Adam