See their work and rates, message the ones worth talking to, and hire without a recruiter in the middle.
Intro video · watch it after you sign up$1.5k–$2k/mo
Calendar and email management. Microsoft Office and Google Workspace.
Intro video · watch it after you sign up$0.5k–$1k/mo
Communication and email management. Organizational and time management skills.
Intro video · watch it after you sign up$0.5k–$1k/mo
Written and verbal communication. Organized multitasker.
Intro video · watch it after you sign up$5k–$5.5k/mo
Calendar and schedule management. Written and verbal communication.
Intro video · watch it after you sign up$0.5k–$1k/mo
Organized and detail-oriented. Time management and multitasking.
Intro video · watch it after you sign up$0.5k–$1k/mo
Email and calendar management. Virtual assistant experience.
Intro video · watch it after you sign up$4.5k–$5k/mo
Microsoft Office and Google Workspace. Administrative support and time management experience.
Intro video · watch it after you sign up$1k–$1.5k/mo
Microsoft Office and Google Workspace. CRM and data management experience.
Intro video · watch it after you sign up$3k–$3.5k/mo
Administrative and bookkeeping. Organization and attention to detail.
Intro video · watch it after you sign up$1.5k–$2k/mo
Administrative and virtual assistant experience. A wide range of productivity and CRM tools.
Intro video · watch it after you sign up$1.5k–$2k/mo
Organized and detail-oriented. CRM data management.
Intro video · watch it after you sign up$1k–$1.5k/mo
Organizational skills, and ability in sales outreach.
They handle the operational work that doesn't need you specifically, so you can spend your time on the work that does. An offshore virtual assistant typically covers:
Calendar management, scheduling, and rescheduling without you having to coordinate
Email triage, drafting responses, and routing anything that needs your judgment
Travel booking, expense management, and vendor coordination
Research tasks: prospecting, gathering information for a project, finding the answer you don't have time to look up
The dozen small things that pile up across a week and never quite get to the top of your list
A strong virtual assistant operates with autonomy and learns your patterns fast. After a few weeks they're making decisions you'd make and only flagging the things that genuinely need you. Most founders and small business owners hire one when they realize their week is half admin and half actual work, and the math on offshoring the admin starts looking obvious.
The tell is whether they ask you about your week and your priorities before they start describing what they can do. A weak one runs through a checklist. A strong one wants to understand what's actually slowing you down. When you interview, look for:
A previous principal or client they worked with for multiple years, not someone who churns through assignments
Comfort being held accountable for outcomes, not just hours
Honesty about what's outside their lane. The good ones tell you when something would need a specialist
Avoid anyone who promises they can do everything equally well.
One flat $1,999 placement fee when you hire, whatever the rate. No percentage of salary.
Get StartedDescribe the role like you'd say it out loud. Get matched in under a minute.
| Hiring locally | Job boards | Traditional recruiter | Scout OS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | $90k–$130k/yr salary | Free to post, costly in time | 15–30% of salary, $15k–$30k on a $100k hire | $99/mo + $1,999 flat |
| Time to shortlist | Weeks | Days of sorting | 1–4 weeks | Under a minute |
| Who vets | You | Nobody | The recruiter | Done. ~1 in 300 makes it on |
| Who picks | You | You | The agency | You |
| If it fails | You eat it | Start over | Sometimes a replacement | Next placement free |
| Lock-in | Full salary | None | Retainer or contract | Cancel anytime |
A recruiter's fee scales with the salary, so the better the hire, the more it costs you. On Scout OS it's flat. $1,999 is $1,999 whether the person earns $40,000 or $120,000.
Because you see the actual person, their work, and their rate before you talk to anyone — no blind trust in a recruiter's shortlist.
Every profile goes through skills verification and reference checks before it’s searchable. Roughly 1 in 300 applicants makes it onto the platform.
LATAM, Africa, South Asia, and Europe are all searchable and filterable right on the platform.
Your next placement is free — no separate agency fee, no starting the search over from zero.
Everything you need to onboard and pay your hire compliantly is included once you place them.
$100/mo for full access to profiles and messaging, plus a flat $1,999 placement fee when you hire — no percentage of salary.
Search and get matched in under a minute. Most teams shortlist and interview within a week.
