From cultivating a vibrant company culture to ensuring seamless talent acquisition and retention, HR can add a lot of value across various functions of your business.
If you’re planning to hire someone in HR or expand an existing HR team, there are a couple of ways to go about it. You could think of a traditional, in-person setup or consider an HR virtual assistant. The fact that they work remotely and can be hired from other countries can mean big savings for more experienced talent. Don’t be fooled by the term ‘assistant’ because they vary in skill levels and can be especially useful if you want to hire globally or locally, in another country.
To simplify your search for the perfect HR virtual assistant, we’ve handpicked 10 websites that offer HR virtual assistants. Our selection process focuses on evaluating the credibility of each platform, taking into account factors such as the variety of clientele served, the breadth of HR solutions offered, successful placements of assistants, and client feedback.
General Cost: Free sign-up + cost of freelancer. The base salary for HR assistants and consultants ranges from $10 to $50 per hour. At 40 hours a week, the monthly range is $1732 to $8660!
Availability of U.S-based Assistants: Yes
Types of Services Provided: Recruiting, Sourcing, and List-Building for Hiring Employees, Creating and Employee Handbook, Making Paystubs for Employees
Credibility: High (with a lot of variability)
Fiverr’s has a pretty extensive set of offerings if you are looking for a freelance HR professional. Many choose to hire HR assistants for its accessibility, diverse freelancer pool, and flexible pricing.
Note: Fiverr maintains credibility through user ratings and reviews, service quality can vary. So, it’s wise to explore your options and chat with potential candidates to find the perfect fit.
General cost: $2600 per assistant, per month working full-time
Types of remote staff provided: Virtual assistants, marketers, designers, developers, customer support.
US-based staff availability: No. Globally based.
Languages supported: English.
Credibility: High
Leverage Assistants is a white-glove virtual assistant staffing company. The company was founded by Stephen Turban, a serial entrepreneur and McKinsey alum (his last company was bootstrapped to 8-digits revenue) and it focuses on picking 1% talent globally and then training you to delegate to them effectively. Leverage is highly selective for applicants - selecting less than .2% of its applicants who apply.
Leverage Assistants match businesses with flexible, college-educated competent offshore talent. Most of Leverage’s talent are in the Philippines or South Africa. Leverage is known for its high quality of talent and its delegation training for founders.
The service however is not as on-demand as other virtual assistant companies like Upwork (placement times are 2-4 weeks), and the service often includes a waitlist for interested founders, Leverage only provides full-time virtual assistants.
Founded by experts from Harvard and McKinsey, Leverage’s HR Assistants deliver tailored solutions such as talent acquisition, onboarding, benefits administration, and compliance management,. You can choose from two partnership models: flexible, full-time talent for a fixed monthly fee or assistance in talent placement customized to your specific requirements.
General Cost: For one-time HR projects with a delivery timeline (usually 2 to 7 days), the minimum cost for a freelancer is usually $100. Costs on this platform are highly variable and go up to $1000 on a per-project basis.
Availability of U.S-based Assistants: Yes
Types of Services Provided: HR Information Systems, Compensation & Benefits, Talent Acquisition & Recruitment, Performance Management, Employee Learning & Development
Credibility: High (with a lot of variability)
Upwork offers a variety of HR assistant roles, both part-time and freelance. For freelance talent, Upwork offers various tiers for working, each with different delivery timelines and scopes of work, allowing flexibility to tailor the engagement to specific needs.
The services typically offered by HR professionals on Upwork include scheduling appointments, facilitating employee orientations, managing payroll by collecting time and attendance records, and compiling and analyzing data reports.
General Cost: Starting at $1998 per month
Availability of U.S-based Assistants: No
Types of Services Provided: Candidate Sourcing, Resume Screening, Interview Coordination, and HR Documentation Management
Credibility: High
MyOutDesk’s Phillipines-based HR virtual assistants specialize in administrative tasks such as candidate sourcing, resume screening, interview coordination, and HR documentation management.
The only thing to consider may be the ability to hire teams within the US or globally, if you anticipate bottlenecks there, you can consider the HR assistants for tasks other than recruitment.
General Cost: At 50 hours a month, which is 11.55 hours a week, the cost of an assistant is $1920/month!
Availability of U.S-based Assistants: Yes
Types of Services Provided: Full-Cycle Recruiting, Onboarding New Employees, Benefits Administration, Open Enrollment Management, Payroll Management, Employment Tax Filings, Regulatory Compliance
Credibility: High
Equivity VA is primarily a women-led company and offers access to experienced HR professionals. Through a 30-minute assessment call, tailored assistant bios, and flexible plans, they streamline the process of onboarding a virtual assistant. During the kick-off call, objectives are set, communication methods established, and a plan of action is crafted. Equivity VA’s HR assistants manage tasks such as Full-Cycle Recruiting, Onboarding, Benefits Administration, and more, empowering you to tap into expertise as needed.
General Cost: $8 per hour. At 40 hours a week, the monthly cost comes up to $1,385.60!
Availability of U.S-based Assistants: No
Types of Services Provided: Data Entry, Scheduling Meetings, Creating Documents, Talent Acquisition, Employee Development
Credibility: High
SINQ specializes in HR outsourcing solutions, providing a team of highly skilled HR virtual assistants. The services offered cover tasks ranging from talent acquisition management to payroll processing, ensuring optimized HR operations.
General Cost: Get a free consultation to learn about their pricing!
Availability of U.S-based Assistants: Yes
Types of Services Provided: Sourcing Candidates, Creating and Managing Documents, Telephonic Screening, Communication, Writing for Job Posts, Posting on Various Job Portals
Credibility: Medium
A Wishup HR virtual assistant streamlines the hiring process by sourcing talent from various job portals, managing HR documents, conducting telephonic screenings, handling candidate communication, crafting job posts, and posting listings on multiple platforms. Wishup aggregates a global pool of freelancers, including U.S.-based assistants. Additionally, some virtual assistants provide flexible pricing options such as monthly retainer packages or project-based models. The only drawback can be the lack of consistent quality across candidates.
General Cost: $299 per week which is approximately $1294 monthly!
Availability of U.S-based Assistants: No
Types of Services Provided: Sourcing Candidates, Recruitment, Training and Development
Credibility: Medium
WorkStaff360’s Virtual Recruitment Assistants to streamline HR tasks like candidate screening, acquisition, and onboarding, resulting in more time and resources for the company to dedicate to other aspects of business. One neat feature is that all WorkStaff360 assistants use AI to enhance their work output.
General Cost: To learn about their pricing, contact them here!
Availability of U.S-based Assistants: No
Types of Roles Provided: Virtual Recruiter, HR Virtual Assistant, Talent Acquisition Specialist, HR Specialist, Technical Recruiter
Credibility: Medium
Remote Raven offers streamlined HR outsourcing solutions, enabling businesses to save valuable time and resources in their hiring processes. By leveraging their Philippines-based remote assistants, businesses in other countries can reduce hiring costs and access top talent from anywhere in the world. These assistants can take over task likecandidate sourcing, screening, and onboarding tasks to expert hands.
General Cost: To learn about their pricing, get a demo here!
Availability of U.S-based Assistants: No
Types of Roles Provided: Primarily answers any questions related to HR. It can be used as a tool to train employees and reduce helpdesk impact.
Credibility: Medium
AskHR is an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that seamlessly integrates with your current communication platforms or internal website. With AskHR, employees can ask questions using everyday language and receive instant responses. It helps decrease the requirement for additional staff to handle routine HR inquiries, allowing your HR team to focus on more strategic tasks. Additionally, AskHR efficiently handles inquiries from former employees and their families.
Stephen is one of the founders of Lumiere and a Harvard College graduate. He founded Lumiere as a Ph.D. student at Harvard Business School. Lumiere is a selective research program where students work 1-1 with a research mentor to develop an independent research paper.
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