Interview Templates and Hiring Tests for Virtual Assistants

This tutorial gives you short interview scripts and a practical 30-minute skills test you can use to shortlist quality VA candidates quickly.

Shortphone Interview Script (15 minutes)

1. Quick intro and context (1min)
2. Ask about recent VA experience (3min)
3. Tools and software familiarity (3min)
4. Work hours and availability (2min)
5. Communication style and timezone overlap (2min)
6. Candidate questions and next steps (4min)

30-Minute Practical Test

• Task: Create a two-paragraph customer reply, schedule a social post with a provided caption, and create a 3-line SOP for a simple process.
• Evaluation criteria: clarity, speed, adherence to brand tone, accuracy.

Scoring Rubric

• Technical accuracy (40%)
• Communication quality (30%)
• Initiative/problem solving (20%)
• Cultural fit/attitude (10%)

Use these templates to standardize hiring, reduce bias, and speed up hiring cycles. Want me to add these templates as downloadable files to the repo? I can add a ZIP with tests and scoring sheets.