Labour scarcity is a major challenge for many companies. This phenomenon can be observed not only in Quebec, but also nationally and internationally. In an environment where economic growth and maintaining competitiveness are major issues, the lack of qualified talent creates a significant obstacle. Companies are faced with a problem: how to stimulate development or maintain growth when recruiting new, skilled employees is an arduous and time-consuming task?
Virtual assistant: An innovative solution
This is where the use of virtual collaborators proves to be an innovative and valuable solution. Virtual assistants, copywriting experts, social media managers and other virtual allies are helping to overcome the shortage of manpower. Companies need to adopt creative approaches to meet their performance and efficiency needs. And virtual allies are a flexible, low-cost alternative that meets this need.
Let's take a closer look at this solution!
A flexible digital resource
Virtual assistants use technologies such as artificial intelligence and automation to perform a variety of administrative, organizational and even creative tasks. These digital resources can handle a variety of functions, such as diary management, meeting coordination, e-mail management, data entry, project planning and much more.
Thanks to these virtual collaborators, companies can outsource some of these tasks. In this way, they can lighten the workload of their in-house teams.
A flexible, low-cost resource
One of the major advantages of working with these virtual resources is their flexibility.
Hiring a traditional employee requires a lengthy and costly recruitment process. Virtual employees, on the other hand, can be deployed quickly to get the job done.
What's more, this solution makes it possible to adapt to fluctuations in workload at lower cost. Whereas a traditional employee represents a fixed cost (salary, social security contributions, but also physical space, training, etc.), a virtual assistant will be remunerated according to the volume of work accomplished. A virtual assistant costs only the hours worked. What's more, the number of hours can easily be increased during peak periods, and reduced when the workload decreases.
A specialized, high-performance resource
Another advantage is that calling on a team of experts increases the efficiency of the task, and thereforeoptimizes the management of your resources.
Let's take a concrete example.
You call on your secretary to enter and analyze your statistics, do the billing, write a blog post and manage the company's social networks. Chances are, she'll manage them all. But the question is: will she be as efficient at each of these tasks as someone specialized in the field? How long will it take her to complete these tasks? And now ask yourself how long it would take a specialized person to accomplish these same tasks. Will the results be the same? If your secretary has written publications for your social networks, for example. Has she implemented a strategy? Has she used the right keywords? Does she cover topics relevant to your audience? Is she able to analyze the impact in terms of sales volumes?
To put it plainly, doing business with a specialist is undoubtedly a time-saver . But it's also, and above all, a better use of your resources. The specialist will take 2 times less time for much better results. Simply because he knows his job. And in times of labor shortage,judicious use of your resources is crucial.
In conclusion, the scarcity of manpower in Quebec and elsewhere is forcing companies to rethink their approach to recruitment and human resources management. Virtual collaborators offer a promising alternative to this situation, providing flexibility, efficiency and adaptability. By judiciously integrating these resources into their overall strategy, companies can not only overcome the challenges associated with labor shortages, but also strengthen their agility and competitiveness in the marketplace.
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