Virtual Assistants Are Among Top 10 Most In-Demand Remote Roles

By Soko Directory Team / Published June 17, 2022 | 9:21 pm

KEY POINTS

ALX is offering individuals an opportunity to gain real-world, hands-on experience, mentorship, and development, and gear up to take these learnings forward on their own path to success.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

One of the best careers that ALX says is high in demand is that of Virtual Assistant. According to ALX, the success of the most influential business leaders can be seen in those they keep close to them, none more so than their Executive Assistants.

The unemployment rate in Kenya increased to 6.6 percent in 2021 with the maximum rate standing at 12.2 percent. For the first quarter of 2022, the rate was expected to fall at expected to be 7 percent, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts’ expectations.

The majority of the unemployed in Kenya are the youth. On most occasions, potential employers have argued that there are job opportunities in Kenya but the problem is inadequate experience and skills for those seeking to be employed. Kenyan education has been blamed for being more theoretical while overlooking the much-needed practical skills.

It is because of this gap in skills between job seekers and potential employers that ALX, a career accelerator that seeks to upskill young Africans by giving them the opportunity to prepare, launch, and grow their careers and enter a space of impact and significance, has rolled out various programs to help and equip the young generation.

“Typically, only the most influential people in the companies have assistants who guide them… the influence that you have as an executive assistant is very powerful and you can really literally shape where a company goes and you can shape how effective a given leader is,” said Fred Swaniker, the CEO of ALX.

With the changing business landscape, Virtual Assistants are now in the Top 10 most in-demand remote roles.

As a VA, one can access powerful global learning opportunities without the barrier of geography and location accessibility.

ALX is offering individuals an opportunity to gain real-world, hands-on experience, mentorship, and development, and gear up to take these learnings forward on their own path to success. With these skills, “you are gonna stand out from everyone else who is going and looking for a job,” added Swaniker.

The beauty about gaining skills as a Virtual Assistant from ALX is that there is no cost attached to the program. It all depends on the will of the participant to learn and meeting with the needed requirements. Get all the information through this link https://www.alxafrica.com/programme_post/virtual-assistant/

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