'Virtual' assistants take on chores
By Sylvia E. King-Cohen
As president of the Long Island chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management, Doug Silverman doesn't have an office, nor does he have a secretary, a fax machine, a computer or even a drinking fountain.
Even so, he's still able to send out mass mailings, coordinate monthly dinner parties, update lists and keep his nearly 1,200 members up to speed on what's going on, despite having a full-time job that has nothing to do with the organization. He acknowledges it would be impossible without Linda Selden, his "virtual" personal assistant.
"Virtual assistants are the wave of the future for personal use and for businesses," Selden says. She lives in Greenlawn and is the incoming president of the International Virtual Assistants Association, which has more than 1,000 members worldwide. "It eliminates the expense of an employee for the business or individual. It also offers flexibility for the entrepreneur/virtual assistant."
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