The virtual assistant industry is highly competitive right now, especially with corporations starting to look overseas for cheaper, faster freelancers. It’s up to you to make sure that you avoid being late for that interview with a potential client.

Below are some suggestions that you can possibly use to be prepared and be early, not only for client interviews, but also webinars, conference calls, and seminars.  Let’s take them one at a time.

Let’s start with the night before the interview.

One way to start mentally and physically get ready is to do things ahead of time, right?. Draw up a checklist of things that you want to have for the meeting and cross them off as you do them.

Get plenty of rest. For some of us, it’s human nature to go to bed and lay there thinking through everything you want to say the next day. Do the mental rehearsing before you go to bed so you can have a good night’s sleep and feel refreshed the next morning.

Lay things out for your interview or meeting preferably the day before, but at least in plenty of time prior to your meeting so you’re not rushed.

If you have a headset, have it hooked up and ready to go. Print out whatever your need for the meeting – presentations, resumes, etc. Have a notepad for notes and at least two pens. I have been in a meeting, only to find that my pen ran out of ink. Shucks! Invariably, there wasn’t one available in the drawer next to me. Then I had to pull up Word in a hurry and start typing my notes and switch back and forth to something else on my desktop that I may have needed.

Start the day out relaxed and on schedule.

Now I know that’s not an easy task when you have kids to get off to school or your husband off to work; however, the benefits of starting relaxed is that you’ll stay relaxed. Things will flow much easier. Once you get behind, it seems like you can never catch up to where you should be.

Do your research ahead of time on the prospective client.

It’s so easy to use the Internet to research whether or not your client has a company website, a blog, or participates in chat or forum rooms. You will also be able to determine whether or not they are members of social network sites like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and others. All of this information should be put in a folder after you take the time to do some reading on them so you can gain an insight into your client. Don’t wait until half an hour before the interview; you will be late and sound totally unprepared.

Do your homework, mental preparation, and physical preparation ahead of time so you can avoid being late to an interview over the phone. You want to shine like the sun and show that you can be organized — not sound harried, rushed, and totally unprepared.

Let’s take a brief run through again what I’m suggesting so that you are not late to a phone interview. Early preparation was the first tip I suggested, with my recommending that you create an atmosphere that will allow you to feel in control of things and relaxed. Get a good night’s sleep the night before and have everything you need laid out ready for that all important meeting with your potential client. Check out any references to your client and/or their company on the Internet. The early bird can get the worm. Remember that when you’re looking to get that all-important next client.
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