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Hiring and Vetting
Hiring and Vetting guidance
30 published articles in this view.
How an executive assistant can coordinate interview logistics fairly
Coordinate senior-candidate interviews with consistent access, privacy, timing, and evidence while leaving selection judgments to the hiring team.
How to review executive assistant access before the first day
Prepare least-privilege access, accountable owners, and safe practice work before a new executive assistant begins.
What to budget for executive assistant support across a leadership team
A breakdown of the realistic cost ranges for staffing executive support across a leadership team, including in-house, contractor, and dedicated remote models.
How to onboard an executive assistant into a leadership team
A practical onboarding sequence for executive assistants joining a leadership team, covering the first 30, 60, and 90 days and the artifacts each phase should produce.
How to hire an executive assistant
A practical five-step process for hiring an executive assistant who actually fits the executive and the role. Covers scoping, sourcing, screening, interviewing, and onboarding.
Executive assistant cost: what businesses pay
A clear breakdown of executive assistant cost in 2025: in-house salary tiers, total compensation beyond base pay, virtual EA hourly rates, and what actually drives the cost up or down.
Executive assistant interview questions that actually work
A practical set of executive assistant interview questions that reveal real fit: situational scenarios, work-sample exercises, and reference deep-dives. Includes what each question is actually testing.
Signs you need an executive assistant
Eight concrete signals that an executive should bring on dedicated support. If three or more apply, the hire is overdue.
Full-time vs. part-time vs. virtual executive assistant: cost comparison
A direct cost comparison of the three executive assistant models: what each actually costs fully loaded, where the hidden costs live, and which model fits which executive and company profile.
ROI of hiring an executive assistant
The concrete case for hiring an executive assistant: how to calculate the time-value return, what tasks an EA realistically reclaims, the decision-quality argument, and when the ROI math is less clear.
Executive assistant skills that actually predict performance
The core skills of high-performing executive assistants, covering both the observable capabilities and the judgment-based qualities that are harder to screen for but matter most in the role.
Executive assistant cost for a small leadership team
What executive assistant support actually costs when a small leadership team of two to five executives needs coverage: in-house versus virtual, full-time versus part-time, and what drives the cost difference.
How to onboard an executive assistant
A structured onboarding process determines how quickly an executive assistant becomes effective. This guide covers the access, preferences, and milestone framework that sets a new EA up to operate at full capacity.
In-house vs. virtual executive assistant: which is right for your company?
The decision between an in-house and virtual executive assistant depends on the executive's communication style, task volume, and organizational context. This guide covers the tradeoffs across cost, availability, and effectiveness.
What is included in executive assistant service pricing?
What executive assistant service pricing actually covers: the components of managed EA packages, how pricing tiers are structured, and what drives the variation between providers.
When to upgrade from a general VA to a dedicated executive assistant
The signals that indicate a general virtual assistant is no longer the right fit, and what the transition to a dedicated executive assistant actually involves.
Why hire an executive assistant: the business case
The practical business case for hiring a dedicated executive assistant: what it frees up, what the cost/value tradeoff looks like, and when the decision makes sense.
Executive assistant reference check questions that reveal how the role really works
Reference check questions for executive assistant hiring, with practical guidance on what to ask, what to listen for, and how to avoid vague praise.
Executive assistant performance metrics that measure real impact
A practical scorecard for evaluating executive assistant performance without reducing a judgment-heavy role to completed task counts.
A 30-60-90 day plan for a new executive assistant
A staged executive assistant onboarding plan that moves from context and access to independent ownership without rushing trust.
How to maintain an executive assistant access inventory
A practical executive support workflow for systems, named accounts, permission levels, owners, purposes, and removal triggers.
How to conduct an executive assistant quality review
A practical executive support workflow for observable standards and examples of reliability, judgment, communication, and discretion.
How to create an executive assistant interview scorecard
A practical executive support workflow for observable competencies, weighted criteria, evidence anchors, and consistent questions.
How to plan an executive assistant's first week
A practical executive support workflow for the first systems, people, routines, risk boundaries, onboarding owner, and check-ins.
How to review an executive assistant work sample
Practical guidance for how to review an executive assistant work sample with clear ownership, boundaries, records, exceptions, and review.
An executive assistant role clarity checklist
Practical guidance for an executive assistant role clarity checklist with clear ownership, boundaries, records, exceptions, and review.
How to run an executive onboarding preference interview
Interview an executive about calendar, inbox, communication, confidentiality, travel, escalation, and feedback preferences.
How to build an executive assistant transition knowledge map
Transfer executive support knowledge through service maps, authoritative records, relationship context, access ownership, boundaries, and staged practice.
How to run a quality-review sample for executive assistant work
Review representative completed work for accuracy, authority, clarity, timeliness, and learning.
How to build a first-30-days listening plan for an executive assistant
Structure early conversations, observation, practice, and feedback before granting broad authority.
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