by James Skay, Jr. Global Indirect Marketing Intern, SAP Working on a virtual team boils down to trust. It’s trusting that your team finds you competent and dependable, and that when you’re on a virtual team “working from home,” you really are working from home. It’s no small task to establish trust, but once you do, working for a virtual team is just as good as an in-person gig, if not better. When you join a virtual team, you first need to demonstrate your responsiveness and resourcefulness. They go hand-in-hand when a manager or coworker makes a request and you’re not really sure what they mean, or how to handle it. As opposed to an in-person dynamic, you can’t just pop by their office to clarify, and you really only get two or, at most, three clarifying emails before your team relegates you to the B-squad. Whenever someone makes a request, really think it through and put all of your questions in ONE email. Before you send that email, make sure you’ve checked the network an...