Outsourcing

Let’s start with this question: what is outsourcing? It is simply the principle of delegating tasks usually done in-house to someone who is not a part of the enterprise directly.

Problem: does outsourcing promote the termination of employees? Yes and no. Yes if we are facing an amount of problems leading to cutting the costs drastically in order to pursue business. No if you are using this technique right from the start, offering a variety of knowledge and competencies while maintaining your original structure.

After the years, there have been many changes in the availability of personal assistants. We are currently assisting to an evolution in this type of work. Enterprises are taking into consideration the numerous advantages related to the hiring of independent

workers. To have a PA physically present in your office is certainly a perk in many ways, but with our current economy and the overall competition, virtual assistants may be the way to go.

What becomes of the personal assistant in all this?

In the world in which we are living, it is not everything to simply be an assistant who ‘assists’. The assistant nowadays must not only have a wide knowledge of many things but also needs to be able to find information or competencies that are not in his power. Then, outsourcing services will allow a personal assistant to find this knowledge amongst external individuals in order to fulfill the tasks more efficiently. Dans le monde où nous vivons, il n'est plus compatible de n'être qu'un assistant qui "assiste".

The assistant can also be servicing a larger number of ‘bosses’ and use his knowledge locally and internationally.