Are
you thinking of outsourcing work through a Virtual Assistant? In this article,
we will take a close look at online jobs you can outsource in the Philippines
and why the Filipinos are the right choice for the job.
1. Outbound/Inbound
Customer Service Assistant
The
Philippines’ has transformed into a tiger in the field of Information and
Communication Technology (ICT) in Asia as it has recently experienced unprecedented
growth in this sector. Year after year since the turn of the 21st
Century, Business Process Outsourcing Companies (BPO) has started to spout in
every major city in the Philippines highly attributed to the high English
literacy in the country and less expensive operational cost. Just recently,
other cities and towns have seen the impact of the sector as businesses
continue to expand to the countryside. Because of this, many Filipinos have
work experience in the ICT sector, from individuals
are finding it difficult to start in their career or those who were out
of it, have found themselves in the BPO Industry as outbound or inbound
customer service assistant. This sector alone has employed around 150,000
individuals in the BPO industry as per the Philippines Statistics Authority in
2008. It is already a testament to confidence among foreign institutions of the
capability of Filipinos as more companies set up and expand their operations in
the Philippines. It is no doubt that you will find competent and skillful Customer service assistants in the
Philippines.
2. English as a Second
Language (ESL) Teacher
The
Philippines is considered the 3rd largest English Speaking country
in the world and the largest in Asia. It’s a top source of English teachers in other
Asian countries. Foreign employers commend the good command of English and
positive attitude of Filipino teachers in dealing with their students. In comparing
Filipinos from others, skill-wise, Filipinos have a similar skill set with other English nationals. The skills are
quite similar since the mode of speaking
and system of teaching were patterned after
the USA colonized the country during the
1900s meanwhile, salary-wise, foreign nationals from the UK and USA charge
higher than Filipinos. Thus, if you’re saving on cost but still looking for
quality, then hiring a Filipino online teacher may be more within reach. In
fact, after the boom of the ICT sector, a lot of Filipinos have been engaged in virtual assistant work by giving tutoring
online services to the Chinese and
Japanese students as.
3. Social
Media Manager
Who
would have thought that the Philippines is the social media capital of the
world? It was when Universal McCann published their study entitled “Power to
the People – Wave 3” that the Philippines
emerged #1 noting a massive 83% has social
media accounts whether it’ll be Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn or others. Their social media
engagement is high; this includes
uploading or viewing videos and photos. It is a common scenario for Filipinos to
contemplate or worry on their posts as they see to it their friends are going
to like their post or photo, good enough to garner more reactions or comments. As
one walks around the streets of Philippines cities, one will always see people
holding up their cellular phones, viola; you
see they're looking up their social
media. This craze has become a phenomenon gluing the country together. Thus,
it is not a shock to hear Philippine related hashtags
up in the trending list in the Twitter world. Since Filipinos, by instinct,
know how to make each post engaging, it may not be difficult to hire someone
from the Philippines to manage Social Media accounts of groups, organizations,
or individuals as social media has become a part of their lives.
4.
Online Store Marketer
The
Filipinos were born from a culture focused primarily on trade and business.
Many of them own a small business selling just about anything. They are known
to be downright competitive as they find the internet as a venue to sell their products as a means to add to their income. Since many have
followed this trend, Filipinos have become more creative in advertising
products and checked in every available platform to sell their products. Left
and right, online groups are formed, and people post anything they want to sell.
Thus having a Filipino virtual assistant working for you is an advantage because
of the entrepreneurial mindset they have.
However,
these are the four best outsourced virtual assistant work in the
Philippines not only because of skills circumstance, or capability but also
because Filipinos are known to be hardworking, patient, and reasonable people.
