I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Zirtual (Washington, DC) in Jan 2015
Interview
The Zirtual process is incredibly lengthy - it involves 5 or 6 rounds of taskwork, interviewing and applications. However, this process really does end up filtering our community into the best of the best candidates out there. Currently they hire less than 1% of all applicants. The joy in this though is that then as a ZA you can depend upon every single other person you work for doing just as well as you in the position. For instance, if you have to transfer a client of yours, you know they'll be taken care of.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would the one person in the world who likes you *least* say about you?
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Zirtual
Interview
This was an online interview via webcam. I completed a number of sample tasks that they screened, and was then selected for an interview. I received an offer by the following evening.
The google hangout was on time, you have exactly 30 minutes with the interviewer because they have others they have scheduled. Overall it was very relaxed. Be sure to have headphones with a mic handy, there's some feedback if not. I went through the whole process only to be put on hold because they pushed back trainee start dates. I'm still in limbo waiting to hear anything.
I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Zirtual (Las Vegas, NV) in Jun 2015
Interview
The first thing was a skills test, which I passed with flying colors. It was not difficult and anyone with a basic command of the English language should be able to pass. I received an email shortly after asking if i was interested in a phone interview. I did the phone interview within a couple of days then was scheduled for an in-person interview two days after that. I was told during my in-person interview that I was hired!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The interviewer asked if I had experience in being a virtual or in-person assistant. She also asked how I handled stress.