Just to be clear, am I talking about being a virtual assistant or a physical assistant? Well, it will be pertinent to know that when asking someone to be your assistant, you can be referring to either a virtual or physical assistant as they both mean the same thing.
The invention of various high technology and remote jobs has made virtual assistance very possible. Continuously, if you want to ask someone to be your assistant, how do you go about it?
In this article, I will be writing out fifteen (15) ways you can ask someone to be your assistant. This will make it easier for you to make your request to anyone you want to.
15 Ways to Ask Someone to Be Your Assistant
- I require a helping hand to juggle my busy schedule. Are you interested?
- Hey, would you be interested in lending your skills as my assistant? I’m in the market for a partner in productivity.
- I’ve noticed you have a knack for organization and time management; I could use your expertise as my assistant.
- I’m looking for a teammate to help me stay on top of things; are you up for the challenge of being my assistant?
- I’m looking for a reliable personal assistant and I think you’d be perfect for the role. Will you consider being my right-hand person?
- Ever dreamt of being a wizard’s apprentice? Well, I’m not a wizard, but I do need an assistant to work some magic in my life.
- I’m looking for a partner in crime…management to take on the adventure of being my assistant; let’s make some mischief together!
- Oh my God! I need someone with a Ph.D. in Procrastination Prevention because only a person with that level of expert-level skills can be my assistant!
- I would need to call all superheroes in disguise cause it would take someone with secret identity-level organizational skills to be my assistant.
- Right now, I need a multitasking ninja in disguise who is a master of juggling multiple tasks without dropping the ball to be my assistant and you fit the description.
- I’ve been admiring your skills and wondered if you’d consider assisting me with some tasks from time to time.
- Hello, hope you’re having a good day! I’ve been searching for someone trustworthy to assist me with my workload. Would you be interested in the role of my assistant?
- I’ve been thinking about delegating some tasks to lighten my load. Would you be open to the idea of being my assistant?
- I’ve been observing you and I’m quite impressed by your efficiency. I’ve been thinking, would you be interested in assisting me as my assistant?
- I’m reaching out because I could use some assistance with my tasks. Would you be interested in discussing the opportunity?
1. I need a helping hand to juggle my busy schedule. Are you interested?
One of the ways to go about asking someone to be your assistant is to let them know the reason why you want their help. Then allow them to say yes, don’t assume that they are free or less busy unless they tell you that.
- ‘I need a helping hand to juggle my busy schedule.’
- ‘Is that so?’
- ‘Are you interested?’
2. Hey, would you be interested in lending your skills as my assistant? I’m in the market for a partner in productivity
As you search for a personal assistant, you have to look for a person who has the skills that you need. It may be that the tasks that you want handled will need a person who is knowledgeable in that area.
- ‘Hey, would you be interested in lending your skills as my assistant?’
- ‘Yes, I would.’
- ‘I’m in the market for a partner in productivity.’
3. I’ve noticed you have a knack for organization and time management; I could use your expertise as my assistant
This request is quite specific and straight to the point. It allows the person to know what exactly you need from them and how they can go about helping you.
- ‘I’ve noticed you have a knack for organization and time management.’
- ‘Yes, I do.’
- ‘I could use your expertise as my assistant.’
4. I’m looking for a teammate to help me stay on top of things; are you up for the challenge of being my assistant?
This response signifies that you are looking for more than a personal assistant. You are searching for a person who will not just perform the duties of a personal assistant but also a teammate.
- ‘I’m looking for a teammate to help me stay on top of things.’
- ‘Okay.’
- ‘Are you up for the challenge of being my assistant?’
5. I’m looking for a reliable personal assistant and I think you’d be perfect for the role. Will you consider being my right-hand person?
One quality you must look out for in a personal assistant is reliability. You wouldn’t want someone with sticky fingers to work for you. This statement is mostly suitable if you are searching for a personal assistant who will work physically and not virtually.
- ‘I’m looking for a reliable personal assistant and I think you’d be perfect for the role.’
- ‘Oh wow.’
- ‘Will you consider being my right-hand person?’
6. Ever dreamt of being a wizard’s apprentice? Well, I’m not a wizard, but I do need an assistant to work some magic in my life
If you intend to catch someone off guard while at the same time being hilarious then this is the right statement to use.
- ‘Ever dreamt of being a wizard’s apprentice?’
- ‘Hmm, that’s new.’
- ‘Well, I’m not a wizard, but I do need an assistant to work some magic in my life.’
7. I’m looking for a partner in crime…management to take on the adventure of being my assistant; let’s make some mischief together!
This statement sounds informal and funny. It is a way to ask someone whom you are already familiar with to become your assistant. On the surface, it appears as if the request is that of a person joking around, but it is an intelligent and witty way to ask someone to be your assistant.
Who knows? From a statement as light-hearted as this, you two may be the next big shot just like the Google inventors.
- ‘I’m looking for a partner in crime…management,’
- ‘Interesting. For?’
- ‘to take on the adventure of being my assistant; would you be interested in making mischief together?’
8. Oh my God! I need someone with a Ph.D. in Procrastination Prevention because only a person with that level of expert-level skills can be my assistant!
This request is targeted. It specifies what exactly you want in your assistant. For instance, you want someone who can motivate you to pick up tasks quickly without constantly procrastinating.
This statement should be used by a person who has a problem with postponing important activities.
- ‘Oh my God! I need someone with a PhD in Procrastination Prevention…’
- ‘For?’
- ‘…because only a person with that level of expert-level skills can be my assistant.’
9. I would need to call all superheroes in disguise cause it would take someone with secret identity-level organizational skills to be my assistant
While this statement may appear funny, it shows the speaker’s desperation to get someone to help. Not only does the speaker need a helping hand, but he/she needs someone with high organizational skills maybe because of the tasks involved.
- ‘I would need to call all superheroes in disguise…’
- ‘For a party?’
- ‘No, ’cause it will take someone with secret identity-level organizational skills to be my assistant.’
10. Right now, I need a multitasking ninja in disguise who is a master of juggling multiple tasks without dropping the ball to be my assistant and you fit the description
Well, this statement will be most suitable and acceptable if you intend to pay the person extremely well. This is because handling multiple tasks under intense pressure can wear a person out, and without the right motivation, they may quit at an inconvenient time.
- ‘Right now, I need a multitasking ninja in disguise who is a master of juggling multiple tasks without dropping the ball…’
- ‘That’s a lot. What for?’
- ‘…to be my assistant and you fit the description.’
11. I’ve been admiring your skills and wondered if you’d consider assisting me with some tasks from time to time.
You use this statement if there is a particular person you’ve had in mind for a long time. It signifies that you’ve been studying them for a reasonable amount of time, and you are impressed with what you’ve seen of them.
For you to observe someone for some time, may mean that you are being careful about who you bring into the business or that you just happened to be where the person was exercising his/her meticulousness.
- ‘I’ve been admiring your skills…’
- ‘Thank you.’
- ‘…and I was wondering if you’d consider assisting me with some tasks from time to time.’
12. Hello, hope you’re having a good day! I’ve been searching for someone trustworthy to assist me with my workload. Would you be interested in the role of my assistant?
The distinct quality featured in this statement is trustworthiness. It may be that your line of business requires someone with integrity who is honest and discreet and will not spill the secrets of your business to the wrong person.
- ‘Hello, hope you’re having a good day?!’
- ‘Yeah, I am. What’s up?’
- ‘I’ve been searching for someone trustworthy to assist me with my workload. Would you be interested in the role of my assistant?’
13. I’ve been thinking about delegating some tasks to lighten my load. Would you be open to the idea of being my assistant?
We all have that time in our work life when the workload seems a little too heavy and we need an extra and experienced hand to outsource those duties too. If that is the case with you, then this is the right statement to use in presenting your request.
- ‘I’ve been thinking about delegating some tasks to lighten my load.’
- ‘Who were you thinking about?’
- ‘Would you be open to the idea of being my assistant?’
14. I’ve been observing you and I’m quite impressed by your efficiency. I’ve been thinking, would you be interested in assisting me as my assistant?
This response sounds as if you are not an easy person to impress. Maybe because you are particular about the kind of things that impress you when it comes to the work environment or that you have not seen that level of efficiency before.
- ‘I’ve been observing you and I’m quite impressed by your efficiency.’
- ‘Oh, thank you.’
- ‘I’ve been thinking, will you be interested in assisting me as my assistant?’
15. I’m reaching out because I could use some assistance with my tasks. Would you be interested in discussing the opportunity?
This response shows that you are not in constant communication with that person and that you reach out only once in a while when you need to outsource some tasks.
It may be an arrangement that works for both of you and not something you guys do often.
- ‘I’m reaching out because I could use some assistance with my tasks.’
- ‘Okay.’
- ‘Would you be interested in discussing the opportunity?’
Wrapping Up,
Now that I have come to the end of the list, I’m certain that you should have little or no problem anymore in asking someone to be your assistant. Let me remind you that it could be the position of a virtual or physical assistant, or both.
This list comes with an explanation and a dialogue example of how to properly go about it. Feel free to drop further insight (if you have any), or the experiences (outcome) you had while using any of our methods. Whether you will pay the person or not is at your discretion and should be based on an agreement between the both of you.