A virtual staffing agency (VSA) operates similarly to a bricks-and-mortar temp, or staffing, agency. A VSA recruits prospective virtual assistants, then screens and tests them. Once it is determined they are fully qualified, the VSA matches them to clients based on specific client needs and demands. A VSA often trains virtual assistants as well, showing them how to take their bricks-and-mortar skills and use them in a virtual world. The VSA standardizes the pricing for a virtual assistant so clients don’t need to sort through the resumes of numerous individual virtual assistants, decipher their pricing, deposits, length-of-time commitments, and individual skills.