On paper, the math looks good. You hire offshore talent at a fraction of U.S. wages, your headcount grows, and your payroll barely moves. But what are the hidden costs of cheap outsourcing? What do you really get out of a cheap offshore labor cost?
Many founders and operators report the opposite lived experience: longer days, constant supervision, and mounting exhaustion even as their teams expand.
Gallup consistently finds that managers and leaders account for the majority of variance in team productivity and engagement. This means leadership time is one of the most expensive and also the most easily wasted resources in any organization. Harvard Business Review has also shown that poorly designed roles and excessive managerial oversight are major contributors to burnout and execution drag, especially in distributed teams.
This is the false economy of hiring “cheap.” When low wages come at the expense of leadership focus, the savings are an illusion. If you’re running a growing team but feel more trapped in day-to-day operations than ever, keep reading!
IN THIS BLOG
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What Are The Negative Effects of Low Cost Outsourcing? - ➤
Does Offshoring Save Money? - ➤
Leadership Micromanagement = Bottleneck - ➤
The Hidden Overhead of Oversight - ➤
The Myth of Cheap Outsourcing - ➤
Endless Slack Threads and “Quick” Looms - ➤
Missed Deadlines Because You Stepped Away - ➤
Every Win Still Depends on You - ➤
What Smart Outsourcing Looks Like - ➤
Pay for Experience, Not Just Presence - ➤
Protecting Your Leadership Calendar - ➤
Build a Team That Makes Decisions Without You - ➤
How Remote Staff Helps You Buy Back Time - ➤
1. Pre-Screened Talent with Strategic Experience - ➤
2. Set Up Support and Delegation Planning - ➤
3. Post-Hire Success Reviews - ➤
FAQs - ➤
Why do cheap hires take up more of my time? - ➤
What’s a realistic hourly rate for experienced offshore staff? - ➤
Will offshoring to cheaper countries eventually work? - ➤
How does Remote Staff ensure my leadership time is protected? - ➤
Don’t Save on Labor Only to Spend Your Time
What Are The Negative Effects of Low Cost Outsourcing? The True Cost of Cheap Offshore Labor
Most hiring decisions focus on hourly rates. But a cheap offshore labor cost only tells part of the story. The real question is whether that labor reduces or increases the demand on leadership time.
When offshore hiring is done without structure or experience benchmarks, it creates a labor vs leadership tradeoff where money is saved on wages but lost on oversight.
Understanding how this tradeoff plays out is key to evaluating true labor cost efficiency.
Let’s break it down:
Does Offshoring Save Money? Why Cheap Doesn’t Always Mean Efficient
Low-cost hires or outsourcing to low cost countries often come with limited experience, unclear role boundaries, or weak problem-solving skills.
As a result, leaders spend more time correcting work, clarifying expectations, and filling gaps. What you save in hourly rates is quickly consumed by rework and supervision.
Does outsourcing reduce cost? Efficiency is about output per hour. When underqualified hires require constant guidance, the labor vs cheap labor comparison collapses.
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Ma.
Candidate ID: 584877
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Organizational Skills, Email Support, Phone Support, Chat Support...
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Remote Staff Recruiter Comments
Louribeth (Lors) brings a solid track record in U.S. legal virtual assistance, specializing in document handling, medical records, and case management support. Her blend of legal admin and BPO background equips her with both precision and client service orientation. She has strong technical capabilities include database management, data entry, and legal correspondence. She's well-suited for any role that requires U.S. legal familiarity, administrative rigor, and client communication skills.
- 3+ years as a Legal Virtual Assistant at a Law Firm in LA, California.
- She has over 6 years combined experience in legal and case management support.
- Tasks include preparing legal documents, retrieving and following up on medical and billing records, scheduling attorney meetings, and maintaining case files.
- Has worked in client-facing roles both in legal and BPO settings, handling email, phone, and chat support.
- Experience managing sensitive and confidential records.
- Worked closely with U.S.-based attorneys and case managers.
- Handled Social Security Disability (SSDI, SSI) applications and follow-ups with SSA.
Predictive Index Behavioral Profile - Operator
- Unhurried and deliberate, stable and will do things using the established process; finds it difficult to change these systems. Dependable, consistent and needs familiar environments and coworkers to be most productive.
- Cooperative, easy-going, and agreeable in getting along with others. A focused, uncritical listener who won’t “rock the boat.”
- Methodical, steady, and even-paced; loses productivity when interrupted.
Helpful, patient, and stable; works steadily and consistently. Respectful of established processes, standards, and policies, they will work within those standards to ensure repeated successes and high-quality results. Ma. Louribeth C. has the patience and tolerance required for routine work and can be relied on to do such work consistently and in a relaxed manner. Prefers having, and following, a well thought-out process to ensure success. If they are responsible for establishing the process, they will do so in a thoughtful, methodical manner, paying close attention to details and time-honored successes. Once established, they’ll expect that the process be followed consistently.
Will focus on the details of the work and will handle them with somewhat better than average accuracy. In work involving repeated contact with people, Louribeth will be pleasant, agreeable, and supportive. Derives satisfaction from helping others and likes to feel part of a secure team.
Employment History
Legal Virtual Assistant
Industry:
Law / Legal
Employment Period:
January 2022 to March 2025 (37 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Organizing Case Files: Maintain and organize case files for easy access.
- Case Updates: Track case progress and deadlines, providing updates to case managers.
- Preparing Case Summaries: Help prepare summaries of legal documents for case managers.
- Case Preparation: Compile key case facts, medical records, and legal documents for case preparation.
- Drafting Legal Documents: Assist in drafting routine legal documents (e.g., medical and billing record requests)
- Reviewing Legal Documents: Ensure documents are accurate and properly formatted.
- Retrieving Medical and Billing Documents: Contact medical providers to obtain necessary records.
- Follow Up on Medical and Billing Requests: Ensure timely follow-up to avoid case delays.
- Follow Up with Health Insurance Companies: Confirm lien statuses and resolve any issues with health insurance companies.
- Confidentiality: Handle legal information and client data with confidentiality.
- Compliance: Ensure tasks comply with laws, regulations, and firm policies.
- Meetings and Appointments: Schedule meetings between attorneys and case managers.
Advocate Representative for a Social Security Disability Advocacy Group
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
September 2019 to January 2022 (27 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Proactively contact potential claimants to assess their eligibility for SSDI and SSI benefits by asking detailed questions about their disability, medical history, and work history.
- Receive calls from individuals seeking information or assistance with applying for SSDI and SSI benefits, providing them with clear guidance on the application process and eligibility requirements.
- Responsible for informing claimants of their disability claim status.
- Conducting follow-ups with the SSA Office to obtain the latest updates on disability claims.
- Updating claimant's contact details accurately and timely.
- Collecting and consolidating medical updates from the claimants. Proactively communicating with claimants to request necessary information for the SSA office.
- Sending emails promptly to the relevant department, particularly for hearing-level cases.
Education History
Field of Study:
Business Studies/Administration/Management
Major:
Marketing Management
Graduation Date:
January 3, 2022
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
N/A
Skills
ADVANCED ★★★
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Organizational Skills, Email Support, Phone Support, Chat Support, Medical Records Research, Administrative Support, Office Administration, Communication Skills, Database Administration, Data Entry,
INTERMEDIATE ★★
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Administrative Support
Work at Home Capabilities:
- Internet Bandwidth: Greater than 100mbps
- Working Environment: Private Room
- Speed Test Result: N/A
- Internet Type: Fiber
- Hardware Type: Laptop
- Brand Name: Dell
- Processor: 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1155G7 @ 2.50GHz
- Operating System: Windows 11
All-inclusive Rate: USD $8.09/hr
Ma
Candidate ID: 583838
ADVANCED
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Human Resource Management, Recruiting, Administrative Support, Administrative Skills...
INTERMEDIATE
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Canva, Social Media Management...
Median Rate
$8.09
$8.74
if $1 = PHP52
$10.24
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Full Time: $USD 8.09 per hour or $USD 1402.54 per month
Remote Staff Recruiter Comments
Work Experience
- Experience in HR and recruitment includes but not limited to:
- Relevant areas of work include sourcing
- Screening Applicants
- Coordinating interviews
- Negotiating offers
- ATS utilization
- Market Research
- End-to-End Recruitment
- Worked in various industries including gaming, retail, and consultancy.
- Experienced in using recruitment and project management tools:
- Indeed
- Monster
- Recruit ‘Em
- Xray Recruit
- RecruiterFlow
- Trello
- Asana
- ClickUp
- Clockify.
- Proficient in recruitment and HR tasks, including sourcing, screening, and interviewing candidates.
- Skilled in using ATS and recruitment software such as RecruiterFlow, SmartRecruiters, Podio, Jobvite, and Zoho Recruit.
- Experienced with project management tools like Trello, Asana, ClickUp, and Clockify, enhancing her ability to manage recruitment projects efficiently.
- Extensive use of Google and MS applications, as well as communication tools like Zoom, Skype, WhatsApp, Viber, Telegram, Slack, and MS Teams.
Monica is available anytime for Full-time opportunities.
Predictive Index Reference Profile - Persuader
Employment History
Recruitment Specialist
Industry:
Human Resources Management / Consulting
Employment Period:
November 2022 to July 2024 (20 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Utilized various sourcing channels (job boards, social media, networking, and referrals) to attract a diverse pool of qualified candidates.
- Developed and implemented effective recruitment strategies to reach potential candidates.
- Reviewed resumes and applications, conducted video interviews, and assessed candidates’ qualifications, skills, and experience.
- Collaborated with offshore clients to evaluate candidates’ skills and cultural fit.
- Maintained accurate and up-to-date candidate records in the applicant tracking system (ATS) or recruitment software.
- Tracked candidate progress throughout the recruitment process, including interview feedback, assessment results, and communication history.
Freelance Recruitment Consultant
Industry:
Human Resources Management / Consulting
Employment Period:
October 2022 to December 2023 (13 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Conducted end-to-end recruiting processes, including sourcing, screening, coordinating, interviewing, negotiating, and offer acceptance for a portfolio of high-priority requisitions.
- Supported various clients, both technical and non-technical.
- Identified and endorsed pre-selected candidates for interviews with hiring managers and further assessments.
- Attended requisition calls with the client’s Hiring Manager to fully understand job requirements and ensure clear communication to candidates.
- Coordinated with line managers to schedule qualified candidates for interviews.
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Industry:
Human Resources Management / Consulting
Employment Period:
August 2021 to October 2022 (13 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
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Team Leadership and Support:
- Acted as the team lead, assisting fellow recruitment consultants with their account-related concerns.
- Formulated and planned effective recruitment strategies to place candidates successfully.
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Recruitment Process:
- Assisted in end-to-end recruiting processes (sourcing, screening, coordinating, interviewing, negotiating, and offer acceptance) for high-priority requisitions.
- Supported various clients, both technical and non-technical.
- Identified and endorsed pre-selected candidates for interviews with hiring managers and further assessments.
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Market Research and Communication:
- Conducted market research to understand talent availability, competitive compensation packages, and recruitment strategies used by other organizations.
- Attended requisition calls with client Hiring Managers to fully understand job requirements and ensure clear communication to candidates.
- Coordinated with line managers to schedule qualified candidates for interviews.
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Tools and Software Proficiency:
- Administered Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), updating applicant status accurately and timely.
- Utilized Boolean key strings and skill-set sourcing techniques.
- Extensively used MS Office tools (Outlook, Excel, Word), MS Teams, Google Meets, and other web and video conferencing platforms (Viber, Skype).
Independent Contractor HR Consultant
Industry:
Human Resources Management / Consulting
Employment Period:
February 2018 to August 2022 (54 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Overseeing the HR Department in timekeeping, payroll, recruitment, and employee engagement.
- Handling all HR tasks, including recruitment & selection, learning & development, timekeeping, compensation & benefits, and employee & labor relations.
- Resolving issues related to delivery riders, drivers, and warehouse personnel.
HR Recruitment Assistant
Industry:
Human Resources Management / Consulting
Employment Period:
October 2018 to February 2020 (16 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Orchestrated end-to-end recruitment processes:
- including candidate screening
- initial interviews
- candidate endorsement
- ATS updates
- creation of candidate profiles for client submission
- Other admin duties:
- Resolved issues related to delivery
- Riders, drivers, and warehouse personnel.
- Resolved issues related to delivery
HR Associate
Industry:
Entertainment / Media
Employment Period:
September 2017 to January 2018 (4 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assisted our HR Director with various HR tasks.
- Acted as the company’s Technical Recruiter, handling IT, web design, and web development openings.
- Actively participated in and served as the main point person for the company’s Employee Engagement initiatives.
HR Officer
Industry:
Consulting (IT / Science / Engineering & Technical)
Employment Period:
February 2016 to July 2017 (17 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Handled various HR tasks, including recruitment & selection (both local and expat), learning & development, timekeeping, compensation & benefits, and employee & labor relations.
- Reported directly to our HR Director.
- Managed expat employees’ staff houses and facilitated the processing of their respective visas.
- Coordinated flight bookings for employees and management, along with hotel reservations.
HR Officer
Industry:
Retail / Merchandise
Employment Period:
August 2015 to January 2016 (5 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- recruitment & selection
- learning & development
- timekeeping
- compensation & benefits
- employee & labor relations
HR Officer/Executive Assistant
Industry:
Grooming / Beauty / Fitness
Employment Period:
June 2014 to July 2015 (12 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Handled various HR tasks, including recruitment & selection, learning & development, timekeeping, compensation & benefits, and employee & labor relations.
- Reported directly to the HR Head/Director.
- Acted as the HR Director’s Executive Assistant.
- Managed four branches of the salon brand, overseeing personnel schedules.
- Responsible for training schedules and creative demos for the salon’s carried brands.
- Filled in as the salon receptionist when the branch manager was unavailable.
And here are the tools you’ve used:
- Job Platforms: LinkedIn, Facebook, Indeed, Monster, Jobstreet
- Sourcing Extensions: Recruit 'Em, Xray Recruit, RecruiterFlow, Boolean, Kendo
- Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS): RecruiterFlow, SmartRecruiters, Podio, Jobvite, Zoho Recruit
- Project Management/Time Tracker Tools: Trello, Asana, ClickUp, Webwork, Clockify, Jibble, Calendly, Worksnaps, MS Bookings
- Communication Apps: Zoom, LINE, Skype, WhatsApp, Viber, Telegram, Slack, MS Teams, Outlook, ChatGPT, Bard, Trumpet
Education History
Field of Study:
Mass Communications
Major:
Mass Communication
Graduation Date:
March 1, 2012
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
N/A
Skills
ADVANCED ★★★
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Human Resource Management, Recruiting, Administrative Support, Administrative Skills,
INTERMEDIATE ★★
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CanvaSocial Media Management
Work at Home Capabilities:
- Internet Bandwidth: Greater than 100mbps
- Working Environment: Private Room
- Speed Test Result: https://www.speedtest.net/result/16526012196
- Internet Type: Fiber
- Hardware Type: Laptop
- Brand Name: HP
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 5
- Operating System: Windows 11
All-inclusive Rate: USD $9.54/hr
Charmine
Candidate ID: 572002
ADVANCED
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Material Cost Estimation, Quantity Surveying, PlanSwift...
INTERMEDIATE
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Bluebeam Software, ArchiCad, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central...
Median Rate
$9.54
$10.40
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$12.40
if $1 = PHP40
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Employment Preferences
(inclusive of service fee)
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Full Time: $USD 9.54 per hour or $USD 1653.67 per month
Remote Staff Recruiter Comments
Charmine is a highly skilled professional with extensive experience in cost estimation, quantity surveying, and project management. With a solid background in the construction and engineering industries, Charmine has worked on various projects across Australia, ensuring accurate cost estimates, detailed quantity takeoffs, and effective coordination with stakeholders. Her expertise in using software tools like Bluebeam, ArchiCad, and PlanSwift further enhances her ability to deliver precise and reliable project estimates.
Areas of Work:- Cost Estimation
- Quantity Surveying
- Project Management
- Material Cost Estimation
- Contractor Accreditation
- Construction
- Engineering
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Cost Estimator 2 (Wisdom Homes Sydney Home Builder, June 2023 - April 2024)
- Liaised with consultants, pre-site and on-site coordinators, and drafting personnel to ensure consistency in documents.
- Performed detailed cost estimates, ensuring cost projections were within the projected margin.
- Managed margin declarations, budget approvals, and the release of jobs to sites, including raising purchase orders and approving necessary expenditures.
- Coordinated with the Sydney office regarding estimation updates, supplier price increases, site issues, and other related matters.
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Quantity Surveyor 2 (101 Residential Homes Perth Home Builder, August 2021 - June 2023)
- Worked closely with prestart and drafting teams to maintain document consistency.
- Performed detailed cost estimates, ensuring budget adherence within contract terms.
- Supervised junior quantity surveyors' takeoffs and provided revisions to quantities and costs due to variations or supplier changes.
- Coordinated with the Perth office for any corrections, clarifications, or ambiguities related to project documentation.
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Estimator (Consolidated Energy, July 2019 - August 2021)
- Provided detailed takeoff estimates with visual diagrams for insulation projects across Australia (WA, NSW, Victoria, ACT, QLD).
- Analyzed drawings, specifications, and other requirements to prepare comprehensive cost estimates.
- Ensured estimates complied with Basix and Nathers regulations.
- Gained exposure and training in cost estimation for projects from Allcastle Homes - Sydney and BGC Residential - WA.
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Accreditation of Contractor's/Consultant (Realcognita, September 2018 - September 2018)
- Engaged in the accreditation process for contractors and consultants.
Skills:
- Material Cost Estimation (Advanced)
- Quantity Surveying (Advanced)
- PlanSwift (Advanced)
- Bluebeam Software (Intermediate)
- ArchiCad (Intermediate)
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (Intermediate)
Charmine is a highly experienced cost estimator and quantity surveyor with a strong focus on delivering accurate project estimates and managing construction-related documentation. Her proficiency in advanced estimation techniques and her experience with industry-standard software make her a valuable asset in the engineering and construction sectors. Charmine's ability to coordinate effectively with multiple stakeholders, coupled with her technical expertise, ensures the successful completion of projects within budget and on time.
Employment History
Cost Estimator 2
Industry:
Construction / Building / Engineering
Employment Period:
May 2023 to April 2024 (10 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Liaise with Consultants, Pre-site and On-site Coordinators, Drafting, and relevant personnel to ensure consistency in the document
- Perform detailed cost estimate and ensure that cost projection will be within the projected margin.
- Responsible for margin declaration and locking in of budget once the estimated cost has been approved.
- Responsible for releasing of job to site that includes raising of Purchase Orders and approval of necessary expenditures that is outside the projected margin.
- Responsible for any estimating issues that will arise after job release, including but not limited to the revision of quantities and cost due to variations, change in suppliers, answers to queries.
- Proper coordination with the Sydney office regarding any estimation updates/changes, supplier price increase, site issues, or ambiguities to the job and any related documents thereto.
Quantity Surveyor 2
Industry:
Construction / Building / Engineering
Employment Period:
July 2021 to May 2023 (22 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Liaise with Prestart, Drafting, and relevant personnel to ensure document consistency.
- Perform detailed cost estimate and ensure that cost projection will be within the contract budget.
- Checking of junior quantity surveyors' takeoff prior sending to Perth.
- Responsible for any revision to quantities and cost due to variations, change in suppliers, answers to queries, if will be requested by Perth office.
- Proper coordination with the Perth office regarding any hitlist, corrections, clarification or ambiguities to the job and any related documents thereto.
Estimator
Industry:
Construction / Building / Engineering
Employment Period:
June 2019 to August 2021 (25 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide detailed takeoff estimates with visual diagram for wall, floor and ceiling insulation incl building wraps of residential and commercial projects to Australian clients (WA, NSW, Victoria, ACT, QLD)
- Analyze drawing, specification, and other requirements in preparation for comprehensive cost estimate
- Ensure that estimate comply with the Basix and Nathers
- Had been exposed to and trained in the cost estimation of projects from Allcastle Homes - Sydney and BGC Residential - WA.
Resident Engineer
Industry:
Construction / Building / Engineering
Employment Period:
March 2018 to August 2018 (5 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Conduct inspection on site to ensure all work is complying with the approved drawings and schedule
- Coordinate site works and design issues to project manager, and/or project’s consultant s and owner
- Evaluate/Reconcile assigned contractor and owner supplied materials (OSM) supplier billing
- Estimate materials/equipment for deductive and additive works reconciliation with contractor prior to issuance of change order
Contractors/Consultant
Industry:
Construction / Building / Engineering
Employment Period:
July 2019 to August 2021 (25 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide detailed takeoff es mates with visual diagram for insula on to Australian clients (WA, NSW, Material Engineer 1 Passer Victoria, ACT, QLD)
- Analyze drawing, specifica on, and other requirements in prepara on for comprehensive cost es mate
- Ensure that es mate comply with the Basix and Nathers Board Examination Passer
- Had been exposed to and trained in the cost es ma on of projects from Allcastle Homes - Sydney and BGC Residen al - WA.
Contractors/Consultant
Industry:
Employment Period:
July 2019 to August 2021 (25 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
Surveyor
Industry:
Property / Real Estate
Employment Period:
August 2021 to June 2023 (22 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Liaise with Prestart, Drawing, and relevant personnel to ensure document consistency.
- Provide detailed cos ng analyzation and quantity take off
- Checking of junior quantity surveyors' takeoff prior to the locking of budget and creation of Purchase Orders.
- Responsible for any revision to quantities and cost due to variations, change in suppliers, answers to queries, if will be requested by Perth office.
- November 2017 Civil
- Proper coordintion with the Perth office regarding any hitlist, corrections, clarification or ambiguities
- Engineering Board to the job and any related documents thereto. Examination Passer
Surveyor
Industry:
Employment Period:
August 2021 to June 2023 (22 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
Cost Estimator 2 – Wisdom Homes (Sydney Home Builder)
Industry:
Property / Real Estate
Employment Period:
June 2023 to February 2024 (8 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Liaise with Consultants, Pre-site and On-site Coordinators, Drawing, and relevant personnel to ensure Design Coordinates Inc. consistency in the documents.
- Perform detailed takeoff es mates and accurate cost projection SM Sta Rosa BPO Project
- Attends to the Supervisor/supplier queries and raise additional orders or amend if necessary. Sta. Rosa City, Laguna
- Responsible for releasing of job to site that includes raising of Purchase Orders and approval of necessary expenditures that is outside the projected margin. August-November 2016
- Responsible for any es ma ng issues that will arise a er job release, including but not limited to the revision of quantities and cost due to variations, change in suppliers, answers to queries.: • Proper coordination with the Sydney office regarding any es ma on updates/changes, supplier price increase, site issues, or ambiguities to the job and any related documents thereto.
Industry:
Employment Period:
June 2023 to February 2024 (8 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
Education History
Field of Study:
Engineering (Civil)
Major:
Civil Engineering
Graduation Date:
June 8, 2017
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
Licensed Civil Engineer Registered Master Plumber Accredited Materials Engineer 1
Skills
ADVANCED ★★★
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Material Cost EstimationQuantity SurveyingPlanSwift
INTERMEDIATE ★★
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Bluebeam SoftwareArchiCadMicrosoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
Work at Home Capabilities:
- Internet Bandwidth: Between 5mbps to 100mbps
- Working Environment: Private Room
- Speed Test Result: https://www.speedtest.net/result/16497788311
- Internet Type: Fiber
- Hardware Type: Laptop
- Brand Name: Dell
- Processor: 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1145G7
- Operating System: Windows 11
All-inclusive Rate: USD $15.34/hr
Paul
Candidate ID: 566754
ADVANCED
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Digital Marketing, Facebook Ads, Google AdWords, Google Analytics...
INTERMEDIATE
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Google Tag Manager, Google Data Studio, LinkedIn Marketing, Hubspot CRM...
Median Rate
$15.34
$17.06
if $1 = PHP52
$21.05
if $1 = PHP40
Currency Fluctuation Range
*includes service fee. Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate, and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
**Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
Employment Preferences
(inclusive of service fee)
*Plus GST for Australian Businesses
Part Time: $USD 15.34 per hour or $USD 1329.09 per month
Full Time: $USD 15.34 per hour or $USD 2658.19 per month
Remote Staff Recruiter Comments
1. Career Highlights / Relevant Projects
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Started in SEO content writing before expanding into full-spectrum digital marketing including Google Ads, Meta Ads, Reddit Ads, and LinkedIn Campaigns—managing both B2B and B2C campaigns end-to-end.
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Led campaign strategy and execution for real estate, SaaS, and IT clients, performing keyword research, landing page mapping, A/B testing, and ad optimization based on platform data and user behavior.
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Formerly led SEO, PPC, and social media teams at a digital agency, overseeing strategy, team management, and campaign planning aligned with client SLAs.
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Currently supports part-time lead generation campaigns and project management for an IT services business, running Google and LinkedIn Ads within the HubSpot ecosystem.
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Demonstrated strong experience in campaign performance tracking, budget optimization, and cross-platform reporting using data from Google Analytics, Search Console, and ad managers.
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Experience working with brands across industries including QSR, publishing, FMCG, pharma, personal care, and nonprofit organizations in the US, Canada, Australia, and the Philippines.
2. Skill Proficiency + Tech / Software Proficiency
Skill Proficiency: On-page SEO, SEM, media buying, campaign strategy, lead generation, content planning, email marketing, HubSpot automation, keyword research, paid ads optimization, and performance reporting.
Tech / Software Proficiency: Google Analytics, Google Search Console, Google Ads, Meta Ads Manager, HubSpot, Canva, SEMrush (past), Ubersuggest, Reddit Ads, LinkedIn Campaign Manager, Microsoft Office.
Certifications: Holds past certifications in Google Ads (Search, Display, Video), Meta Media Planner & Buyer (until 2020), Reddit Ads, and HubSpot Marketing Automation. Though some certifications have expired, his knowledge remains up to date through continued campaign work.
He is available to start immediately.
Predictive Index Behavioral Profile: Captain
Strongest Bahaviors:
- Proactivity, assertiveness, and sense of urgency in driving to reach personal goals. Openly challenges the world.
- Independent in putting forth their own ideas, which are often innovative and, if implemented, cause change. Resourcefully works through or around anything blocking completion of what they want to accomplish; aggressive when challenged.
- Relatively quick in connecting to others; reasonably open and sharing. Builds and leverages relationships to get work done.
Paul John is a confident, independent self-starter with competitive drive, initiative, a sense of urgency, and the ability to make decisions and take responsibility for them. Can react and adjust quickly to changing conditions and come up with ideas for dealing with them.
Software Proficiency: Skilled in Google Ads and basic CRM tools, with limited exposure to technical SEO (primarily on-page SEO) and no experience in backend optimizations or advanced technical SEO adjustments.
Specialization: Paul’s expertise lies in creating and optimizing PPC campaigns, particularly within Google Ads. His approach includes goal setting, audience analysis, budget planning, ad copy creation, structured ad group setup, and performance monitoring, all aimed at improving metrics like click-through rate and landing page relevance.
Strengths: Paul excels in PPC strategy and performance improvement through quality score optimization, ad fatigue management, and landing page adjustments, utilizing data-driven insights to refine keyword strategies and ad relevancy.
Home Office Setup: He operates from a remote-ready setup with a MacBook Pro M2, dual monitors, a 150 Mbps Globe broadband connection, and mobile data backup, allowing him flexibility and reliability for remote work.
Employment History
Senior Media Manager
Industry:
Advertising / Marketing / Promotion / PR
Employment Period:
July 2016 to February 2021 (55 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for Digital Media Strategy and Paid Media Plan for Business Development team (pitches) and assigned brands.
- Responsible for Ad Ops (mounting & buying) for assigned brands.
- Campaign reporting and analysis.
- Experienced in Brand Awareness, Traffic, and Lead Campaigns in FB and Google for local clients.
Media Officer
Industry:
Advertising / Marketing / Promotion / PR
Employment Period:
February 2018 to June 2020 (28 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for Paid Media Plan for assigned brands.
- Responsible for Ad Ops (mounting & buying) for assigned brands.
- Campaign reporting and analysis.
- Specialised in R&F (brand awareness) campaign in Facebook and Google for local clients.
Marketing Officer
Industry:
Advertising / Marketing / Promotion / PR
Employment Period:
April 2016 to January 2018 (21 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
OIC for Marketing
Industry:
Advertising / Marketing / Promotion / PR
Employment Period:
March 2017 to December 2017 (9 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
Senior Content Writer
Industry:
Advertising / Marketing / Promotion / PR
Employment Period:
October 2015 to March 2016 (5 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for copywriting for blog articles for assigned clients.
- Responsible for social media calendar creation for assigned clients.
- Responsible for Ads mounting (Facebook page likes, reach and Google search PPC)
- Responsible for creating TDKH for on-page SEO
- Responsible for Keyword Planning Ads Reporting and Google Analytics reporting for SEO clients.
Content Writer
Industry:
Accounting / Audit / Tax
Employment Period:
April 2015 to September 2015 (5 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for copywriting for blog articles for assigned clients.
- Responsible for social media calendar creation for assigned clients.
- Responsible for creating TDKH for on-page SEO
- Responsible for Keyword Planning Google Analytics reporting for SEO clients.
Marketing Associate
Industry:
Electrical & Electronics
Employment Period:
January 2015 to March 2015 (2 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Product Management
- Social Media
Junior Business Dev Manager
Industry:
Advertising / Marketing / Promotion / PR
Employment Period:
October 2014 to December 2014 (2 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
Marketing Assistant Marketing Associate
Industry:
Manufacturing / Production
Employment Period:
September 2011 to September 2014 (36 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Brand Marketing
- Brand Management for the Flagship brands.
- Traditional Ad Buying
- Magazine, News Paper, OOH & Cinema Ads
FULL STACK DIGITAL MARKETER
Industry:
Advertising / Marketing / Promotion / PR
Employment Period:
October 2022 to April 2025 (30 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Running Google Ads. LinkedIn and Reddit Ads (Leads Generation) |
- Responsible for Google Business Profile, G2 and Capterra update.
- Ad hoc Facebook Ads (Awareness to Leads-Gen) |
- Running Email / Drip Campaign on HubSpot
- Landing page optimization on HubSpot
- Zoom webinar marketing
- On-page SEO optimization
Paid Social Executive
Industry:
Advertising / Marketing / Promotion / PR
Employment Period:
March 2023 to February 2024 (11 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Manages Meta, Snapchat, Reddit & TikTok Paid Campaigns of Subway Canada
- Monitoring Campaigns, and campaign monitoring for Subway Canada.
- Lead the Social paid campaign for Subway which is Full-funnel (Awareness to Online sales)
Freelance Digital Marketing Specialist
Industry:
Advertising / Marketing / Promotion / PR
Employment Period:
March 2022 to April 2023 (12 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for spearheading Google Search for Leads Gen
- Responsible for Google Business Profile update.
- Ad hoc Facebook Ads (Awareness to Leads Gen) |
- Experienced in Brand Awareness, Traffic, and Lead Campaigns in FB, Google, Linkedin for local and few US clients.
Digital Marketing Manager
Industry:
Advertising / Marketing / Promotion / PR
Employment Period:
March 2021 to September 2022 (17 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Manages the production team (SEO, PPC, Socials) on a daily basis.
- Strategy-building for VIP clients
- Deliver SEO service and Leads Gen ppc campaign to Reators / real-estate agents in the west-coast
Senior Media Manager
Industry:
Advertising / Marketing / Promotion / PR
Employment Period:
February 2018 to June 2020 (28 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for Digital Media Strategy and Paid Media Plan for Business Development team (pitches) and assigned brands
- Responsible for Ad Ops (mounting & buying) for assigned brands.
- Campaign reporting and analysis.
- Experienced in Brand Awareness, Traffic, and Lead Campaigns in FB and Google for local clients.
- Media Officer
- GetHooked 360 Inc. | Feb 2018 - June 2020
- Responsible for Paid Media Plan for assigned brands
- Responsible for Ad Ops (mounting & buying) for assigned brands.
- Campaign reporting and analysis
- Specialised in R&F (brand awareness) campaign in Facebook and Google for local clients.
Senior Content Writer
Industry:
Advertising / Marketing / Promotion / PR
Employment Period:
April 2018 to January 2018 (2 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for Paid ads ads and leads Nurturing of Manila as an Internal Brand
- Meet clients for campaign briefing with the sales team.
Education History
Field of Study:
Mass Communications
Major:
Broadcast Communication
Graduation Date:
December 31, 2010
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
Civil Service Professional License
Skills
ADVANCED ★★★
-
Digital Marketing, Facebook Ads, Google AdWords, Google Analytics, Google Adwords Keyword Planner, Brand Management, Social Media Management, Social Media Marketing, Email Marketing,
INTERMEDIATE ★★
-
Google Tag Manager, Google Data Studio, LinkedIn Marketing, Hubspot CRM, SEO Writing, Content Writing, SEOCanvaBing AdsTwitter AdsWebinar
Work at Home Capabilities:
- Internet Bandwidth: Greater than 100mbps
- Working Environment: Shared Room
- Speed Test Result: https://www.speedtest.net/result/16395995628
- Internet Type: Fiber
- Hardware Type: Laptop
- Brand Name: Mac Book Pro M2
- Processor: silicon M2 chip
- Operating System: MacOS X
All-inclusive Rate: USD $6.64/hr
Matthew
Candidate ID: 565310
ADVANCED
-
Telephone Skills, Administrative Support, Data Entry, Inbound Sales...
INTERMEDIATE
-
Data Entry, Administrative Support...
Median Rate
$6.64
$7.07
if $1 = PHP52
$8.07
if $1 = PHP40
Currency Fluctuation Range
*includes service fee. Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate, and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
**Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
Employment Preferences
(inclusive of service fee)
*Plus GST for Australian Businesses
Full Time: $USD 6.64 per hour or $USD 1151.41 per month
Remote Staff Recruiter Comments
- Matthew has been working for 7 years in different companies in BPO industry. He handled different positions such as Speech Transcriptionist, Technical Support Representative, and Customer Service Representative. He started working as a Customer Service Representative back in 2016. He supported the following tasks:
- Data entry
- Admin
- Customer Service
- Transcriptionist
- Technical Support
- Trouble shoot
- Ticketing
- Email support
- He is proficient in systems such as CRM, ITC, and Microsoft tools.
- Matthew is available to start immediately and she is amenable to working the day shift for any part-time or fulltime position.
Strongest Behaviors
- Focused on goals and the people needed to get there, not details or plans; frequently delegates details.
- Risk-taking, daring, and focus on future goals; this individual is more concerned with where they’re going than either how they’ll get there, or where they’ve been. Adaptable, operates flexibly.
- Fluent, enthusiastic, and comparatively frequent in communication; a motivator who pays attention to others’ points of view.
A very independent, confident, decisive, self-starter, intense and driving. This individual has a strong sense of urgency, can react and adjust quickly to changing conditions, generate novel ideas, and deal with them swiftly. Their drive is directed at getting the important things done. Competitive, ambitious and venturesome, they respond positively and actively to challenge and pressure, always sure of an ability to handle problems and people.
Employment History
CustomerService Representative
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
July 2023 to February 2024 (7 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
● Resolve customer’s accounts and bill complaints via phone an email.
● Use telephones to reach out to customers and verify account information.
● Greet customers warmly and ascertain problems or reason for calling.
Speech Transcriptionist
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
March 2020 to May 2023 (38 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Listen to recordings and transcribe those recordings to text files
- Ensure accuracy of the transcribed text
- Understand details of client requirements regarding formatting and notation
- Complete transcriptions in a timely manner, reviewing grammar, punctuation and spelling prior to submission
- Remain familiar with the latest transcription software and recommend upgrades or enhancements if necessary
- Correct any errors or inaccuracies in a timely manner
- Ensure typing skills are honed and remain sharp by completing typing drills on a regular basis
Technical Support Representative
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
June 2018 to November 2019 (17 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Identifies, investigates, and resolves users problems with computer software and hardware.
- Fields support calls, chat, email, and/or other communication from users with inquiries regarding software programming, connectivity, printing, and similar concerns.
- Consults with users to determine steps and procedures taken to identify and resolve the problem.
- Applies knowledge of computer software, hardware, and procedures to solve problems.
- Guides users through diagnostic and troubleshooting processes, which may include use of diagnostic tools and software and/or following verbal instructions.
- Collaborates with other staff to research and resolve problems.
- Collaborates with programmers to explain errors and/or recommend modifications in programs.
- Arranges service by software or hardware vendors to repair or replace defective products.
- Maintains knowledge of technology innovations and trends.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Customer Service Representative
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
August 2016 to October 2017 (14 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Open and maintain customer accounts by recording account information
- Resolve product or service problems by clarifying the customer's complaint; determining the cause of the problem; selecting and explaining the best solution to solve the problem; expediting correction or adjustment; following up to ensure resolution
- Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed
- Manage large amounts of incoming calls
- Identify and assess customers' needs to achieve satisfaction
- Build sustainable relationships of trust through open and interactive communication
- Provide accurate, valid, and complete information by using the right methods/tools
- Meet personal/team sales targets and call handling quotas
- Handle complaints, provide appropriate solutions and alternatives within the time limits, and follow up to ensure resolution
- Keep records of customer interactions, process customer accounts, and file documents
- Follow communication procedures, guidelines, and policies
- Go the extra mile to engage customers
- Resolve customer complaints via phone, email, mail, or social media
- Greet customers warmly and ascertain problem or reason for calling
Live Chat Consultant
Industry:
Employment Period:
June 2024 to Present
Duties and Responsibilities:
Customer Service Representative
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
July 2023 to February 2024 (7 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Resolve customer’s accounts and bill complaints via phone an email.
- Use telephones to reach out to customers and verify account information.
- Greet customers warmly and ascertain problems or reason for calling.
Education History
Field of Study:
Major:
Graduation Date:
January 1, 2010
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
N/A
Field of Study:
Major:
Graduation Date:
January 1, 2008
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
N/A
Field of Study:
Major:
Graduation Date:
January 1, 2004
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
N/A
Field of Study:
Computer Science/Information Technology
Major:
Information Technology
Graduation Date:
January 1, 2010
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
N/A
Skills
ADVANCED ★★★
-
Telephone Skills, Administrative Support, Data Entry, Inbound Sales, Outbound Sales,
INTERMEDIATE ★★
-
Data EntryAdministrative Support
Work at Home Capabilities:
- Internet Bandwidth: Between 5mbps to 100mbps
- Working Environment: Private Room
- Speed Test Result: N/A
- Internet Type: Fiber
- Hardware Type: Laptop
- Brand Name: Acer
- Processor: Inter Core i5
- Operating System: Windows 10
All-inclusive Rate: USD $12.44/hr
Bryan
Candidate ID: 564145
ADVANCED
-
Windows Azure, Microsoft Active Directory, Windows Administration, Windows Server Administration...
INTERMEDIATE
-
MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server...
Median Rate
$12.44
$13.73
if $1 = PHP52
$16.73
if $1 = PHP40
Currency Fluctuation Range
*includes service fee. Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate, and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
**Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
Employment Preferences
(inclusive of service fee)
*Plus GST for Australian Businesses
Full Time: $USD 12.44 per hour or $USD 2155.93 per month
Remote Staff Recruiter Comments
- Bryan has been working in the IT industry for more than 17 years.
- He has worked as Systems and Network Engineer for Managed Service Providers for US clients and healthcare facility based in Singapore
- He is mainly working on Level 2.5 cases related to Microsoft Azure and data security since Level 3 supports are for onsite.
- He also followed ITIL and has working knowledge with Change Management
- His technical skills include:
- Software Skills:
- Windows Server management, security and updates patching (Application, File, SQL, Cluster, Web, Parse, Build, etc.)
- VMware vSphere
- Datto, Axient backups
- Veeam
- Azure AD, InTune, MS365
- Citrix, ASG-Remote Desktop, RDP
- JAMS: Mediation, Arbitration and ADR Services
- CRM Systems
- Ticketing Systems/MSP Tools (N-Central, N-able, RMM, SolarWinds, ConnectWise, ServiceNow, Remedy)
- Strong knowledge in Active Directory including GPO / GPP processing.
- Microsoft Exchange: Administration, Creation, Modification and Deletion
- Internet Information Services (IIS)
- MS SQL / MYSQL Database and scripting
- Power shell
- Hardware Skills:
- PC/Server troubleshooting, repair, and preventive maintenance.
- Fundamental Networking and TCP/IP Knowledge
- Troubleshoot supported modems, routers, and switches.
- Servers and Network Printer Set up.
- Software Skills:
- He can start ASAP and prefers full-time arrangement
Employment History
Customer Service Advisor
Industry:
Computer / Information Technology (Hardware)
Employment Period:
June 2007 to June 2008 (12 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Handles technical issues of U.S. customer's Creative products via phone support and email and pushing sales to every customer. Participated as a front liner during Road shows and IT shows.
Operations Engineer IT Support Engineer
Industry:
Computer / Information Technology (Software)
Employment Period:
August 2008 to March 2010 (19 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Handle customer support enquiries via phone / email / support ticketing system. Response to support requests - Phone / Email / Support Ticketing System - within targeted time frame and resolve support requests with best possible solution(s).
- Attending to data center customers and provide Data Center maintenance.
- Setting up of servers (Windows 2003/2008, Linux Centos, FTP) as we as Windows clustering. Planning, Setup, Installation, Reinstallation, Migration, Maintain and Rectify server issues.
- Network (LAN/WAN/VPN): Deploying and configuring network solutions such as CISCO routers and switches.
- Server/network monitoring (Planning, Setup, Maintain and Rectify network issues).
- Setup and maintenance of hosting accounts, web servers, MS Exchange (2003/2007) email and mobile email setup.
- PC setup, configuration, and maintenance: Windows (XP, Vista), Linux Centos.
- Perform after office hours provisioning and 1st level technical support.
- Involve in new order process - such as setting up new hosting accounts, and new servers.
- Active Directory Administration and Microsoft Exchange accounts Administration.
- Monitor network stability, involve in planning, setup, maintenance and rectify network problem.
- Assist to Sales to provide after-sales support.
- Assist to attend to basic sales inquiry when sales representative is not available.
Customer Service Representative
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
March 2005 to January 2007 (22 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Handled 1st level phone support and email response for American clients' satellite service.
- Provided technical support to American Customers, including equipment troubleshooting, installment and activation. Provided marketing information to customers and handled general queries.
Desktop Support Engineer IT Systems Security Administrator
Industry:
Banking / Financial Services
Employment Period:
April 2010 to November 2011 (19 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide full support to RBS users with issues from all in-house applications (AS400, Kondor+, etc.), Windows OS (XP) administration, as well as Microsoft Office 2003/2007/2010, SharePoint etc.
- Provide trade floor desktop support for applications/systems such as Reuters3000Xtra, RMDS, Bloomberg, Bloomberg Anywhere, etc.
- MS Exchange (2003), Outlook, and Lotus Notes (client and domino) email and mobile (Blackberry) setup, configuration, and maintenance.
- Provide PC upgrade and Desktop Support Services to the RBS Infrastructure Integration Program. Build office PC/Laptop using existing corporate build processes.
- Provide immediate personal L2/L3 support to front-office users. Provide desk-side assistance to back-office users.
- Utilize Active Directory for user/group/machine accounts management and administration.
- Manage PROJECTS within Singapore IT service desk purview (such as PC deployment, process enhancement, application UAT testing, etc.). Disaster Recovery site included.
- Provide Core Desktop Support (3rd line) to Front/Back Office users through escalation channel by IT Service Desk, Desktop Support team etc.
- Serve as back-up leader to the service desk team. Site survey on Hardware and Logging.
- Manages changes using change requests web application while complying with banking security standards.
- Manages all reporting needs for Singapore and/or the region. Includes data generation, analysis and summarized information for recommendation, presentation etc. Ensures high level of end-user satisfaction. Ensure the team pro-actively document all knowledge and experience in the share depository and participate in knowledge sharing / training for the team.
- Performs system security administration on technology platforms in accordance with the defined policies, standards, and procedures of the organization, as well as with industry best practices and vendor guidelines. Utilizes Phone / Ticketing Systems (Remedy Tool).
- Performs assessments, installation and configuration of security tools, systems, and applications, including Identity Management systems and host-based security systems.
Systems Analyst
Industry:
Telecommunication
Employment Period:
May 2018 to November 2021 (41 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
replacement programs: partner with other technical staff to ensure connectivity and compatibility between systems.
Systems Analysis Functions –
- Lead, and participate in as necessary, the activities related to the identification of system requirements, documentation, testing and presentation of assigned business segments technology initiatives while adhering to established policies and procedures.
- Identify system issues within scope of responsibility ensuring issues are brought to timely resolution and documented according to department standards.
- Maintain large scale multi-tenant communication platform ensuring departmental best practices are followed, as required.
- Act as a liaison between information technology and appropriate department or staff in efforts to drive strategic systems technology initiatives.
- Participate in determining/defining project requirements.
- As required, work with appropriate resource (e.g., engineering, etc.) to approve/accept documentation related to platform build outs.
- Continuously update existing platform documentation
- Conduct testing on existing systems to varying degrees as required (e.g., unit, capacity, or failover testing, etc.)
- Conduct technical research to analyze existing programs for deficiencies or areas that can be improved.
- Identify options for potential solutions and assessing them for both technical and business suitability.
- Partner with other technical staff, (e.g., networking, telecom, application development, etc.) to ensure connectivity and compatibility between systems.
- Draw up specific proposals for modified or replacement programs.
- Research, plan, install, configure, troubleshoot, maintain, and upgrade vendor software.
- Coordinate, prioritize, and participate in activities associated with completing assigned projects or project task(s).
- Update project plan as necessary.
- Monitor progress of tasks ensuring all deadlines are met as scheduled.
- Provide management with status reports detailing status and timelines.
- Follow all steps to close project which may include conducting meetings, completing project reports, and maintaining completed project file.
- Proactively oversee the activities involved in quality resolution of problems related to area of responsibility.
- Respond with a sense of urgency to problems escalated to employee's level.
- Escalate to supervisor any situation outside the employee's control that could adversely impact the services being provided.
- Place the highest priority on providing quality customer service by ensuring the unique needs of customers are met.
- Ensure quality resolution and thorough and accurate documentation of customer issues.
- Provide analysis and feedback to management staff and appropriate departments regarding recurring problems, recommending improvements aimed at reducing future occurrences of problems.
- Participate in creating, administering, and continuously updating procedures for resolution of all related issues.
- Establish and maintain a professional relationship with internal/external customers, team members and department contacts.
- Cooperate with team members to meet goals or complete tasks.
- Provide quality customer service that exceeds customer expectations and improves level of service being provided.
- Treat all internal/external customers, team members and department contacts with dignity/respect.
- Escalate to supervisor any situation outside the employee's control that could adversely impact the services being provided.
Azure Network Engineer
Industry:
Banking / Financial Services
Employment Period:
August 2022 to November 2023 (14 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Perform daily monitoring operation and support.
- Assist in analysing, assigning, and escalating support calls • Provide remote technical support to 100+ clients.
- Provide continuous patch updates and maintain IT hygiene.
- Conduct monthly review of incidents and service requests to analyse and recommend improvements in quality.
- Administer SharePoint, Azure AD, Intune, Teams and MS365
- Troubleshooting Windows / Mac Desktops and Laptops
- Security systems (Sophos, Zoho Vault)
- MSP Tools (RMM, N-Able)
IT Support Engineer Grade II
Industry:
Healthcare / Medical
Employment Period:
May 2012 to August 2017 (63 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Administration of LAN / WAN, Windows Server 2000/2003/2008, Print Servers and Lotus Notes Servers.
- IT related inquiry and desktop support (PC/Notebook, Printer and Copier Machine, etc.)
- Antivirus patches update, clean up and validation of PCs.
- IT equipment/consumable inventory management/replenishment. IT store/server room housekeeping.
- Multiple Hospital Software (VI & SAP) installation and updates maintenance
- Backup/restoration of database and backup tape management
- Administration of network infra and servers, and user account creation for: Lotus Notes; External Email; Active Directory; Buffalo server; CRM Web Update and backup
- Windows Active Directory configuration, maintenance, and monitoring. Email ID management.
- Develop and maintain standard operating procedures. Procurement Orders and Invoice management
- Support users on desktop settings, emails, printers, and office applications.
- Maintain IT inventory and keep track of changes in the network.
- Complete installation of Windows. Configuration, deployment, and maintenance
- Conduct training every month to St. Luke’s Hospital staff to answer questions and to share knowledge to address simple IT matters to minimize delays in support response.
- Mobile device email setup
- Documentation of server management and other IT systems.
- Network and Wi-Fi maintenance.
T2 NOC System Engineer
Industry:
Consulting (IT / Science / Engineering & Technical)
Employment Period:
January 2022 to November 2024 (33 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Tier 2 Service Desk: Resolve escalated support tickets for customers via both phone and email, along with proactive support for monitored environments.
- Working experience supporting all current Microsoft Windows Operating Systems (Windows 10, Windows Server 2016, 2019)
- Working experience supporting various hardware technologies including PCs, Servers, Printers, etc.
- Working experience supporting Cloud technologies including Office 365, Intune, and Azure AD, etc.
- Working experience supporting in Active Directory, PowerShell, Scripting, etc.
- Working experience supporting remote access technologies including Citrix, RDS, VPN, etc.
- Experience supporting and troubleshooting of TCP/IP, endpoint security, DNS, DHCP, etc.
- Continue to expand knowledge and experience gaining expertise in various technologies.
- Experience with 2-factor authentication (Microsoft/Google Authenticator, DUO)
- Security systems (SIEM, Sentinel One, Threat Locker)
- Backup solutions (Datto, Veeam, VMware, Axcient)
- MSP Tools (N-Central, N-able, RMM, SolarWinds)
Education History
Field of Study:
Computer Science/Information Technology
Major:
Information Technology
Graduation Date:
March 31, 2005
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
N/A
Skills
ADVANCED ★★★
-
Windows Azure, Microsoft Active Directory, Windows Administration, Windows Server Administration, Microsoft Windows Server, SolarWinds, X Window System, Windows Server, Windows applications, VMware,
INTERMEDIATE ★★
-
MySQLMicrosoft SQL Server
Work at Home Capabilities:
- Internet Bandwidth: Between 5mbps to 100mbps
- Working Environment: Private Room
- Speed Test Result: https://www.speedtest.net/result/16357178343
- Internet Type: Fiber
- Hardware Type: Laptop
- Brand Name: DELL
- Processor: 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz 1.38 GHz
- Operating System: Windows 11
All-inclusive Rate: USD $5.19/hr
Jefferson
Candidate ID: 559690
ADVANCED
-
Graphic Design, Social Media Management, Back-office, Typing...
INTERMEDIATE
-
Branding, Data Encoding, Photography, Advertising...
Median Rate
$5.19
$5.41
if $1 = PHP52
$5.91
if $1 = PHP40
Currency Fluctuation Range
*includes service fee. Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate, and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
**Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
Employment Preferences
(inclusive of service fee)
*Plus GST for Australian Businesses
Part Time: $USD 7.13 per hour or $USD 617.56 per month
Full Time: $USD 5.19 per hour or $USD 900.28 per month
Remote Staff Recruiter Comments
- With 10 years of relevant work experience, the candidate has developed a specialized skill set in design for merchandise, particularly in clothing.
- His expertise includes creating Shirt Designs, Seamless Patterns Designs, Vectorize Prints, and Apparel Templates. He has also produced E-commerce Promotional Graphics for various businesses across different industries.
- Over the years, he has become proficient with tools such as:
- Adobe Illustrator,
- Adobe Photoshop,
- Marketing tools like Trello, Mailchimp, Zoho, Google Suite, and WordPress.
- He has intermediate skills in Adobe After Effects.
- His experience with Adobe Photoshop dates back to 2014, focusing on images and posters.
- He started using Illustrator in 2020 for shirt designs.
- He is currently available for either a full-time or part-time role.
Employment History
Graphic Designer
Industry:
Arts / Design / Fashion
Employment Period:
June 2014 to July 2017 (37 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
-
Diverse Print Media Design:
- Expertly designed and produced a wide array of print media including tarpaulins, invitations, souvenirs, ID cards, calling cards, product labels, and flyers.
- Tailored visual elements and text to suit specific events, promotional needs, and branding strategies, enhancing overall marketing impact.
-
Photo and Image Editing:
- Advanced skills in photo editing and image manipulation to enhance visual content for print and digital media.
-
Typography and Layout:
- Focus on layout precision and typographical aesthetics for various documents and publications.
- Utilized industry-standard software to arrange text, images, and graphics in visually appealing and easy-to-read formats.
-
Production Coordination:
- Managed print production processes from initial design to final output, ensuring quality control at every step.
Graphic Designer
Industry:
Arts / Design / Fashion
Employment Period:
February 2018 to March 2018 (1 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Specialized in designing impactful and durable tarpaulin graphics for advertising, events, and commercial use.
- Employed creative design solutions to maximize visibility and message delivery on large-scale prints.
Graphic Designer
Industry:
Apparel
Employment Period:
June 2020 to August 2021 (14 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
-
Shirt and Clothing Design:
- Expertly designed shirt prints for various clothing lines, focusing on aesthetics that appeal to targeted demographics.
- Applied innovative design principles to enhance clothing collections, contributing to brand identity and market positioning.
-
Advanced Printing Techniques:
- Proficient in multiple printing technologies including Dark Transfer, Light Transfer, and Sublimation to produce high-quality, durable clothing prints.
- Ensured the integrity of final products by selecting appropriate printing methods based on fabric types and design requirements.
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Vinyl Printing and Equipment Operation:
- Operated Cameo for precision vinyl cutting and printing, producing detailed and custom designs for apparel and other media.
- Managed setup, maintenance, and troubleshooting of printing equipment, maintaining high standards of operation and output.
Graphic Designer
Industry:
Advertising / Marketing / Promotion / PR
Employment Period:
August 2021 to May 2024 (32 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
Key Clients: FilipCoin, Tritan Ventures Incorporated, Web Design MOCASA, RichAms Global, Ltd., GigaTech Gadgets, Tap Go TV, Responsive Health and Insurance Brokers, Optimo
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Apparel Design Expertise:
- Specialized in creating intricate seamless patterns, vectorized prints, and comprehensive apparel templates.
- Produced high-quality promotional graphics and apparel mock-ups, enhancing product visibility and consumer engagement.
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Digital Marketing and Visual Content Creation:
- Developed and executed digital marketing materials including advertising and instructional posters, brochures, and social media ads.
- Designed engaging email posters, infographics, and PowerPoint presentations for comprehensive brand messaging across various platforms.
- Crafted motion graphics for marketing and product videos, significantly enhancing online media presence.
- Managed WordPress website maintenance and content updates, ensuring current and prospective client engagement through optimized web presence.
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Client-Centric Collaboration:
- Worked closely with clients to translate marketing objectives into clear visual strategies.
- Maintained ongoing communication with stakeholders to ensure deliverables met all specifications and brand standards.
Education History
Field of Study:
Computer Science/Information Technology
Major:
Information Technology
Graduation Date:
May 1, 2024
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
N/A
Skills
ADVANCED ★★★
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Graphic Design, Social Media Management, Back-office, Typing, Transcription,
INTERMEDIATE ★★
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BrandingData EncodingPhotographyAdvertisingOrganizational Skills
Work at Home Capabilities:
- Internet Bandwidth: Between 5mbps to 100mbps
- Working Environment: Private Room
- Speed Test Result: https://www.speedtest.net/result/16235537376
- Internet Type: Fiber
- Hardware Type: Desktop
- Brand Name: Biostar
- Processor: AMD A8 7680
- Operating System: Windows 10
All-inclusive Rate: USD $8.57/hr
FATIMA
Candidate ID: 559380
ADVANCED
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Accounts Payable Management, SAP Business One, SAP, Microsoft Excel...
INTERMEDIATE
-
Administrative Support...
Median Rate
$8.57
$9.29
if $1 = PHP52
$10.96
if $1 = PHP40
Currency Fluctuation Range
*includes service fee. Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate, and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
**Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
Employment Preferences
(inclusive of service fee)
*Plus GST for Australian Businesses
Full Time: $USD 8.57 per hour or $USD 1486.25 per month
Remote Staff Recruiter Comments
- Fatima finished a bachelor's degree in management accounting and has eight years of experience in strategic planning, customer relationship management, and account reconciliation.
- She started as an Accounts Payable Analyst and became an AP Helpdesk Analyst. Presently, she works as a Senior Accounts Payable Analyst handling 3 teams.
- She is an expert in invoice processing, financial data entry, and record-keeping.
- She has been a Top Performer. She was involved in making process improvements and her achievements/ successful proposals include Automated QA Template, Automated DPC NA Netting, Automated DPC UK Netting, and Automated Productivity Tracker.
- She is proficient with SAP, Oracle ERP systems, ServiceNow ticketing, JDE, and MS Office.
- She is currently working full-time and can start with another engagement after 4 weeks notice.
Strongest Behaviors
- Focused; can concentrate on the task at hand for long periods. Quickly notices and understands technical matters more than social ones. Consistent and patiently thoughtful.
- Attention to detail; follows through on tasks to ensure completion in general accordance with quality standards.
- Operationally, as opposed to socially, focused. Thinks about what needs to be done, and how to do it well, and generally follows that execution plan.
FATIMA is thoughtful, disciplined, and particularly attentive to, careful of, and accurate with the details involved in the job. Identifies problems, and enjoys solving them, particularly within her area of expertise. Works at a steady, even pace, leveraging her background for the betterment of the team, company, or customer.
With experience and/or training, she will develop a high level of specialized expertise. Serious and dedicated to the job and the company. Her work pace is steady and even-keeled, and she is motivated by a real concern for getting work done thoroughly and correctly. Discipline and circumspect thinking will lend caution to their decision-making; FATIMA plans ahead, double-checks, and follows up carefully on decisions and actions.
Employment History
Accounts Payable Analyst | Senior Accounts Payable Analyst
Industry:
Others
Employment Period:
October 2021 to May 2024 (30 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Monitors and strategize planning with the team to clean slate bucket queues.
- Creates automation through VBA Excel, Team's list, and Power Automate for process improvements mostly targeting lower handling time. (QA template, Netting template, Productivity Tracker, Leave Tracker, and Mailbox Verifier-IP Tracker).
- Manages month-end closing procedures by ensuring all invoices were accurately entered into the accounting system within designated timeframes.
- Supports across DBS AP Processes in NA and EMEA region including their Operating Segments, Operating Company and Business Units.
- Creates Work Instructions and process improvements.
- Optimizes payment tracking methods by introducing innovative software solutions that increased efficiency and reduced manual workload.
- Trains junior staff members in proper accounts payable procedures, ensuring consistency and accuracy across the team.
- QA posted invoices to ensure alignment with standard policies through three-way matching.
- Assist SMEs for stuck invoices/not able to interface in the system.
- Maintains and addresses missing bank detail invoices for payment.
- Coordinates with team lead for any escalations and client concerns.
- Verify, code and match invoices with purchase orders; input invoices into our accounting systems.
- Support in managing the Accounts Payable email inbox.
- Generate, extract, and subumits of netting process every once a month.
- Oversee Direct Debit transactions diligently.
- Coordinates with counterparts for aging invoices.
- Reaches out client Opcos and Payments team for weekly payment release.
- Contribute to month-end closing tasks as necessary.
- Assist SMEs for stuck invoices/not able to interface in the system.
Accounts Payable Analyst | AP Helpdesk Associate | AP Helpdesk Analyst | HR Service Analyst
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
December 2015 to November 2021 (71 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Answers Accenture’s employees email concerns.
- Processes SSS loan, Pag-ibig loan, SSS Sickness loans, and other government claims.
- Conducts maternity claim offsetting discussion and session.
- Updates and confirms employee regularization.
- Conducts exit interviews to better understand employees.
- Payroll Inclusion or Exclusion backup processor.
- Assist bereavement, paternity, parental, and other leaves processes.
- Point of Contact between Employee Connect Specialist Team and Benefits Team for employees claim request.
- Maintains and records Admin reports for stakeholders: Backlog Reduction Plan, Productivity Report, Ideas Created& Logs, System Issue and Attendance.
- Helps manager in handling team members while supervisor is on leave while ensuring that metrics are met.
- Ticket handling: assigned queue, prioritization, and answered email queries.
- Updates process changes both log and standard desktop publishing (DTP).
- Proposed and submitted process changes for different teams.
- Answers supplier’s email inquiries for Accounts payable concerns: invoice statuses, payments, remittances, accounts update or changes, and portal issues, escalates to different Tier/departments.
- Provided precise and concise answers and giving informative files about processes.
- Manages accounts payable cycle from billing receipts to payment through coding invoices, matching to Purchase Orders, creations of check request and obtaining approval or manual keying of invoices in accounting system.
- Processes manual exceptions and answers client’s emails.
- Generates and sends reports to respective users for statuses of still parked and newly entered invoices.
Education History
Field of Study:
Business Studies/Administration/Management
Major:
Management Accounting
Graduation Date:
October 1, 2015
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
N/A
Skills
ADVANCED ★★★
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Accounts Payable Management, SAP Business One, SAP, Microsoft Excel, Invoice Audit, Visual Basic, Microsoft Office,
INTERMEDIATE ★★
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Administrative Support
Work at Home Capabilities:
- Internet Bandwidth: Greater than 100mbps
- Working Environment: Private Room
- Speed Test Result: https://www.speedtest.net/result/16233423564
- Internet Type: Fiber
- Hardware Type: None
- Brand Name: N/A
- Processor: Intel Core i5
- Operating System: Windows 11
All-inclusive Rate: USD $7.61/hr
Jikki
Candidate ID: 557764
ADVANCED
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Email management, Cold Calling, Outbound Appointment Setting, Salesforce CRM...
INTERMEDIATE
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Email Lead Generation, Inbound Lead Generation...
Median Rate
$7.61
$8.18
if $1 = PHP52
$9.51
if $1 = PHP40
Currency Fluctuation Range
*includes service fee. Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate, and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
**Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
Employment Preferences
(inclusive of service fee)
*Plus GST for Australian Businesses
Full Time: $USD 7.61 per hour or $USD 1318.83 per month
Remote Staff Recruiter Comments
- He worked in the BPO industry for 8 years, more in sales accounts, telecommunications, and IT cloud solutions (RingCentral) working as an account partner manager, selling products and services.
- He is also doing appointment setting to discuss leads, performance and promotions, and after-sales support.
- He has experience as a Business Development Representative whose main tasks is to manage emails, cold calling, and appointment setting.
- Has set up sales operations from scratch and managed end-to-end sales processes, including cold calling and client onboarding.
- He has extensive experience in sales, lead generation, and CRM management, coupled with a strong analytical and operational focus, positions him as a strong candidate. His behavioral profile further underscores his suitability for this role, emphasizing his ability to deliver results with precision and reliability.
Tools:
Salesforce
Close
RingCentral
Skype
Zoom
Google Suite
Microsoft Office
NiceCXone
Avaya
MS Teams
Slack
Calendly
Facebook Account and
Business Manager
Rio CRM
Predictive Index Behavioral Profile - Specialist
Strongest Behaviors
- Detail-oriented and precise; follow-through is deep and literal to ensure tasks were completed in accordance with quality standards.
- Driven to protect the company against risk by thoroughly leveraging their background and strictly following “the book.”
- Operationally, as opposed to socially, focused. Thinks, in specific terms, about what needs to be done and how to do it accurately and flawlessly; follows, in a literal way, that execution plan.
Jikki is a very conscientious person, particularly attentive to, careful of, and accurate with the details involved in the job. Identifies problems, and enjoys solving them, particularly within own area of expertise.
Reserved, serious, and always concerned with the exact correctness of the work. Self-discipline, sense of duty, and respect for authority and tradition are strong qualities in Alyssa Kay, who takes responsibilities very seriously.
Employment History
SALES DEVELOPMENT REPRESENTATIVE
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
August 2023 to March 2024 (7 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Cold calling
PARTNER ACCOUNT MANAGER
Industry:
Computer / Information Technology (Software)
Employment Period:
January 2020 to June 2023 (40 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Lead Qualification and Sales Pipeline Management
- Appointment Setter/Inbound & Outbound Calling
- Email/Calendar Management
TECHNICAL AND SALES SPECIALIST
Industry:
Telecommunication
Employment Period:
May 2019 to December 2019 (7 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Inbound Calling
- Troubleshoot
- Upsell
- Device Insurance
SALES AND BILLING CHAT REPRESENTATIVE
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
October 2017 to May 2019 (19 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Expert at simplifying the explanation of customer bills, rate plans, and features of AT&T's products and services
- Use problem-solving skills to troubleshoot and resolve various customer-impacting issues such as voice and data, that span multiple networks and elements.
Sales Development Representative
Industry:
Consulting (IT / Science / Engineering & Technical)
Employment Period:
June 2024 to January 2025 (7 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Contact and qualify potential customers
- Collaborating with the sales team
- Participating in sales meetings
- Scrapping/Lead Generation
- Appointment Setter
- Email Management
Education History
Field of Study:
Business Studies/Administration/Management
Major:
Call Center Management
Graduation Date:
March 1, 2014
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
N/A
Skills
ADVANCED ★★★
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Email management, Cold Calling, Outbound Appointment Setting, Salesforce CRM, B2B Lead Generation, Chat Support, Customer Relations, Data Entry, Sales Management, Calendar Management, RingCentral, Microsoft Office, Google Apps,
INTERMEDIATE ★★
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Email Lead GenerationInbound Lead Generation
Work at Home Capabilities:
- Internet Bandwidth: Between 5mbps to 100mbps
- Working Environment: Private Room
- Speed Test Result: N/A
- Internet Type: Fiber
- Hardware Type: Laptop
- Brand Name: -
- Processor: default
- Operating System: Windows 11
All-inclusive Rate: USD $7.61/hr
Kristine
Candidate ID: 554574
ADVANCED
-
Virtual Assistant Skills...
INTERMEDIATE
-
Human multitasking...
Median Rate
$7.61
$8.18
if $1 = PHP52
$9.51
if $1 = PHP40
Currency Fluctuation Range
*includes service fee. Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate, and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
**Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
Employment Preferences
(inclusive of service fee)
*Plus GST for Australian Businesses
Part Time: $USD 8.57 per hour or $USD 743.12 per month
Full Time: $USD 7.61 per hour or $USD 1318.83 per month
Remote Staff Recruiter Comments
Kristine has a solid background in customer service, having worked as a Customer Service Representative. Her few tasks include attracting potential customers by answering product and service questions, suggesting best offers and providing information about other products and services and building productive trust relationships with customers.
She also has experience working as a Virtual Assistant in the real estate industry for 2 years. Managing email inbox processing and day-to-day tasks, Conducting research and documentation, Processing applications for new tenants, lease renewals, and vacating tenants, Conducted inbound and outbound calls. She possesses excellent communication and multitasking abilities.
Technical Expertise:
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Proficient in using MS tools, Slaesforce, slack
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Advanced skills as a Virtual Assistant.
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Proficiency in property management software (Property Tree, Inspection Manager, etc.).
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Experience in handling preventive maintenance and work order tracking.
Interpersonal Abilities:
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Strong customer service skills.
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Effective communication with renters, rental providers, and maintenance staff.
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Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks simultaneously.
Predictive Index Behavioral Profile - Adapter
Strongest Behaviors
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Assertive drive to accomplish personal goals by working around or through roadblocks. Communicates directly and to the point.
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With an ability to concentrate on the task at hand, is generally more focused on technical matters than social ones. Consistent and thoughtful.
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Task-focused; often notices and is driven to fix technical problems, cutting through any personal/emotional issues. In areas of interest, has the aptitude to spot trends in data or figure out how complex systems work.
Behavioral Summary
Kristine is a flexible individual who portrays a similar amount of each drive. At times, she may express certain motivational needs, and at other times those needs may be different.
Kristine Jade is likely equipped with a diverse behavioral range that provides adaptation from one situation to the next. She may desire to take the lead on a project but is also comfortable accommodating the desires of others and allowing others to assume control – provided the task gets executed correctly.
Jade has been working as a Customer service representative for almost 2 years in a BPO set up. Her few tasks include attracting potential customers by answering product and service questions, suggesting best offers and providing information about other products and services and building productive trust relationships with customers.
She also has experience working as a Virtual Assistant in the real estate industry for 2 years. Managing email inbox processing and day-to-day tasks, Conducting research and documentation, Processing applications for new tenants, lease renewals, and vacating tenants, Conducted inbound and outbound calls.
Technical Expertise:
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Advanced skills as a Virtual Assistant.
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Proficiency in property management software (Property Tree, Inspection Manager, etc.).
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Experience in handling preventive maintenance and work order tracking.
Interpersonal Abilities:
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Strong customer service skills.
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Effective communication with renters, rental providers, and maintenance staff.
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Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks simultaneously.
Predictive Index Behavioral Profile - Adapter
Strongest Behaviors
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Assertive drive to accomplish personal goals by working around or through roadblocks. Communicates directly and to the point.
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With an ability to concentrate on the task at hand, is generally more focused on technical matters than social ones. Consistent and thoughtful.
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Task-focused; often notices and is driven to fix technical problems, cutting through any personal/emotional issues. In areas of interest, has the aptitude to spot trends in data or figure out how complex systems work.
Behavioral Summary
Kristine is a flexible individual who portrays a similar amount of each drive. At times, she may express certain motivational needs, and at other times those needs may be different.
Kristine Jade is likely equipped with a diverse behavioral range that provides adaptation from one situation to the next. She may desire to take the lead on a project but is also comfortable accommodating the desires of others and allowing others to assume control – provided the task gets executed correctly.
Predictive Index Behavioral Profile - Adapter
Strongest Behaviors
- Assertive drive to accomplish personal goals by working around or through roadblocks. Communicates directly and to the point.
- With an ability to concentrate on the task at hand, is generally more focused on technical matters than social ones. Consistent and thoughtful.
- Task-focused; often notices and is driven to fix technical problems, cutting through any personal/emotional issues. In areas of interest, has aptitude to spot trends in data or figure out how complex systems work.
Kristine is a flexible individual who portrays a similar amount of each drive. At times, she may express certain motivational needs, and at other times those needs may be different.
Kristine Jade is likely equipped with a diverse behavioral range that provides adaptation from one situation to the next. She may desire to take the lead on a project but is also comfortable accommodating the desires of others and allowing others to assume control – provided the task gets executed correctly.
Employment History
Real Estate Assistant Property Manager/Virtual Assistant
Industry:
Others
Employment Period:
August 2023 to May 2024 (8 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assistant of Property Managers based in Victoria, Australia
- Email Inbox Processing. Manages day to day task received from email and sent by the client.
- In charge of dealing with Renters and Rental Providers. Making sure request, inquiries/concern are prioritized and given immediate attention.
- Research and Documentation.
- Application processing, New Tenant, Lease Renewals & Vacating Tenant.
- Managing compliance reports for Smoke Alarm, Pest, Insurance
- Knowledgeable in using Property Tree, Inspection Manager, Teamup, Inspection Express, Real ICT, Compare & Connect Portal, Snug and Outlook.
- New Tenancy, Lease Renewals and Notice to Vacate
- Plotting Routine Inspection to Generating and sending Entry Notices
- Sending SMS messages to the tenants when the inspection routine is scheduled on a specific date.
- Sending SMS and Email reminders to the tenants when in Arrears.
- Processing Notice to Vacate, Arrears, Rent Increase and Rent Reviews.
- Lodging utilities, Water and Electricity Connection and Change of Billing Address.
- Managing open home enquire and Change of Tenancy
- Handling inbound and outbound calls.
Real Estate Maintenance Assistant/Virtual Assistant Number 1
Industry:
Property / Real Estate
Employment Period:
February 2022 to September 2023 (19 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Conducting preventive maintenance and identifying when items need upgrading or replacing.
- Tracking work orders and quote requests being sent to creditors and asking for a follow-up after a week.
- Updating the notes and uploading files in the Property Tree when needed.
- Processing invoices payments for all the maintenance jobs.
- Sending SMS messages to the tenants when the inspection routine is scheduled on a specific date.
Customer Service Representative TaskUs
Industry:
Transportation / Logistics
Employment Period:
September 2017 to January 2019 (16 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Attracts potential customers by answering product and service questions; suggesting the best offers and provides information about other products and services.
- Build productive trust relationships with customers and provide assistance.
Customer Service Representative
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
February 2016 to August 2017 (18 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Maintained customer happiness with forward thinking strategies focused on addressing customer needs and resolving concerns, providing assistance to special needs or wants.
Assistant Property Manager Virtual Assistant
Industry:
Property / Real Estate
Employment Period:
September 2023 to March 2025 (18 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assistant of Property Managers based in Victoria, Australia
- Email Inbox Processing. Manages day-to-day tasks received from email and sent by the client.
- In charge of dealing with Renters and Rental Providers.
- Making sure requests, inquiries/concerns are prioritized and given immediate attention.
- Research and Documentation.
- Application processing, New Tenancy, Lease Renewals, and Vacating Tenant.
- Managing compliance reports for Smoke Alarm, Pest, Insurance
- Knowledgeable in using Property Tree, Inspection Manager, Teamup, Inspection Express, Real ICT, Compare & Connect Portal, Snug and Outlook.
- Plotting Routine Inspection to Generating and sending Entry Notices
- Send SMS messages to the tenants when the inspection routine is scheduled on a specific date.
- Sending SMS and Email reminders to the tenants when in Arrears.
- Processing Notice to Vacate, Arrears, Rent Increase, and Rent Reviews.
- Lodging utilities, Water and Electricity Connection, and Change of Billing Address.
- Managing open home inquiries and Change of Tenancy
- Handling inbound and outbound calls.
Education History
Field of Study:
High School
Major:
Graduation Date:
April 1, 2011
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
N/A
Skills
ADVANCED ★★★
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Virtual Assistant Skills
INTERMEDIATE ★★
-
Human multitasking
Work at Home Capabilities:
- Internet Bandwidth: Between 5mbps to 100mbps
- Working Environment: Private Room
- Speed Test Result: N/A
- Internet Type: Fiber
- Hardware Type: Laptop
- Brand Name: Huawei
- Processor: Intel Core i3
- Operating System: Windows 11
All-inclusive Rate: USD $6.16/hr
Michael
Candidate ID: 553234
ADVANCED
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Customer Support, Technical Support, Technical Installations...
INTERMEDIATE
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Technical Support, Cisco, CorelDRAW, FileZilla...
Median Rate
$6.16
$6.52
if $1 = PHP52
$7.35
if $1 = PHP40
Currency Fluctuation Range
*includes service fee. Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate, and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
**Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
Employment Preferences
(inclusive of service fee)
*Plus GST for Australian Businesses
Full Time: $USD 6.16 per hour or $USD 1067.70 per month
Remote Staff Recruiter Comments
- Michael is working for more than 10 years in different companies in BPO, and IT industries. He handled different positions such as Technical Support, Computer Operator, Operations Admin, Desktop Support, Senior Customer Service Representative, Reporting Analyst, Sales Specialist and Virtual Assistant. He has bachelor Degree in Information Technology. He worked with US client and supported the following task:
- Technical support
- Customer service
- Inbound and outbound calls
- Email support
- Microsoft installation
- Troubleshoot
- Admin
- He is proficient in Windows XP Professional, Windows Vista, MS Office, and Sales force.
- Michael is available to start immediately and he is amenable to working the day shift for any part-time or fulltime position.
Strongest Behaviors
- Detail-oriented and accommodating; most comfortable working as part of a well-defined team for which they produce high-quality output and decisions.
- Patient, stable, and consistent; does things generally systematically and is not inclined to change these systems. Dependable, relatively consistent and works best in familiar environments, with familiar people.
- Tolerant, easy-going, and uncritical in getting along with others. A focused listener
A very conscientious and disciplined person; particularly careful, thorough, and accurate in their work. This individual is exacting and strives to produce results that precisely meet the established goals. Works best where there are clear standards, expectations, reporting relationships and measurements for the work. Michael will depend upon professional training, their own experience, or management leadership, to provide those standards and the structure needed for their work.
Employment History
Sales Representative
Industry:
Others
Employment Period:
September 2023 to March 2024 (6 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Does outbound calls to potential clients for account activation of educational trading package
Virtual Assistant
Industry:
Others
Employment Period:
December 2019 to February 2022 (26 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Follow-up clients and customers
- Take care of billing administration for client through their software
- Do some office admin task for clients virtually
- Do a few graphics and illustrations for clients
- Create PowerPoint presentations for clients
- Update website contents for clients
- Create social media accounts for clients
- Update contents of clients' social media accounts
- Create ad contents for clients
- Send and answer emails for clients
Sales Specialist
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
March 2019 to August 2019 (5 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Selling and marketing websites.
- Assisting and explaining to the customer the importance of incorporating their product or brand online.
- Assisting and explaining to the authors the importance of incorporating their shop, revenue, and inventory online.
- Assist callers during Enrollment period and explain the differences among Plans.
- Proper filtering of leads, prospects, and pipelines.
- Calling/dialing the phone to contact leads, prospects, pipelines and ask for sales or additional services.
- Assisting the TL with the admin tasks like QA, coaching, reporting.
- Assisting the TL in managing the team.
- Adhoc tasks.
Reporting Analyst SME
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
July 2016 to January 2019 (30 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Downloads and collates from different accounts', clients', and departments' data / information for reporting.
- Does ETL for all the reports being done.
- Examines, add, subtract or consolidates all the data and presents it to management or clients
- Does all the reporting and presentations using Excel, MS Access, Cognos and other applications for reporting.
- Handles a small group agents or partly doing a TL's task while also doing my main tasks.
- Adhoc tasks.
- Doing seminars for ITIL candidates.
- ITIL trained and certified.
- Assist all end users with general computer operation and desktop application software questions and problems.
- Troubleshoot end user PC problems of all moderate complexity, often requiring examination of underlying PC, OS, configurations and application software.
- Responsible for correcting any problem with equipment at a call center site.
- Responsible for the operation, installation and configuration phase of equipment.
- Perform hardware and software upgrades to peripheral equipment.
- Assist with hardware and software upgrades to Production and Administration phone switches.
- Assist as lead in moderate to complex projects.
- Install and maintain facility wiring infrastructure. Identify and/or assist with resolution to customer access issues.
- Complete all pre-wiring and testing, including placement of patches, prior to scheduled installations or maintenance.
- Maintain accurate records on spare equipment, minor materials and tools necessary to restore telephony circuit operation in the event of failure, plus assist in maintaining an accurate inventory of all hardware and software.
- Generate network services reports plus advise management on operational status.
- Instruct and assist Technician II and below in performance of routine duties through mentoring and guidance.
- Solve technical problems of moderate complexity, exercising initiative and judgment.
- Resolve problems through interaction with internal and external groups as needed.
- Perform preventative maintenance and safety inspections of assigned equipment
- Provide on-call technical support via pager as required.
- Spend between 60 - 70 % of time clearing trouble tickets in a timely manner.
- Make necessary independent decisions to correct errors or discrepancies in trouble tickets as required.
- Creation of reports and SLA breaches and compliances from clients using MS Excel, MS Access, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and IBM Cognos Analytics/BI.
- Creation of automation tools using MS Excel, MS Access, MS Word, and IBM Cognos Analytics/BI.
Computer Hardware Technician
Industry:
Construction / Building / Engineering
Employment Period:
August 2014 to March 2016 (19 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Installation of Servers.
- Installation of Microsoft Operating Systems and Microsoft Offices.
- Installation and configuration of network switches and network routers.
- Installation and configuration of network printers.
- Installation and configuration of antivirus softwares and antivirus servers.
- Installation and configuration of Autocad and Primavera softwares.
- Troubleshooting and repair of network photocopy machines, printers, computers, network switches, network routers, and servers
- Ad hoc office jobs
- Monitoring and procurement of computer and office equipments.
- Monitoring and troubleshooting of the internet and network traffic.
Senior Customer Service Technical Support Specialist
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
May 2010 to February 2014 (44 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Helps and assists technicians/customers on the phone in installing digital phones, cable tv's and wideband internet connections.
- Helps and assist customers on the phone regarding their service information.
- Helps and assist customers on the phone regarding their bills and additional service orders.
Desktop Support I
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
December 2009 to May 2010 (4 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Helps and assists customers on the phone in the installation and/or troubleshooting of their printers.
Operations Admin Assistant
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
December 2008 to March 2009 (3 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assigns tasks for production staff
- Monitors productivity of production staffs
- Receives final works from production staffs
- Creates and submits reports to management regarding production and operation activities
Computer Operator
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
October 2007 to October 2008 (12 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Installs OS like Windows 2003 Server, Windows XP Professional, Windows Vista.
- Installs MS Office applications.
- Installs, troubleshoots and configures network switches and routers.
- Installs and troubleshoots network printers and photocopy machines.
- Installs anti-virus softwares on network computers and servers
- Installs Autocad and Primevera (legal) softwares
- Troubleshoots and repairs network computers and servers.
Technical Support Customer Service Representative
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
September 2006 to October 2007 (13 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Installs OS like Windows 2003 Server, Windows XP Professional, Windows Vista.
- Installs MS Office applications.
- Installs, troubleshoots and configures network switches and routers.
- Installs and troubleshoots network printers and photocopy machines.
- Installs anti-virus softwares on network computers and servers
- Installs Autocad and Primevera (legal) softwares
- Troubleshoots and repairs network computers and servers.
Customer Service Associate
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
August 2022 to August 2023 (12 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Answers calls from customers
- Connects the calls to other departments for specific concerns
Education History
Field of Study:
Computer Science/Information Technology
Major:
Information Technology
Graduation Date:
March 1, 2005
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
N/A
Skills
ADVANCED ★★★
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Customer SupportTechnical SupportTechnical Installations
INTERMEDIATE ★★
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Technical Support, CiscoCorelDRAWFileZillaHTML5Networking
Work at Home Capabilities:
- Internet Bandwidth: Between 5mbps to 100mbps
- Working Environment: Private Room
- Speed Test Result: https://www.speedtest.net/result/16141466889
- Internet Type: Cable
- Hardware Type: Desktop
- Brand Name: HP
- Processor: intel core i5 4th gen
- Operating System: Windows 10
All-inclusive Rate: USD $7.61/hr
Jerald
Candidate ID: 553227
ADVANCED
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Recruiter Customer Service, Recruiting, Real Estate, Paralegal...
INTERMEDIATE
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Administrative Support...
Median Rate
$7.61
$8.18
if $1 = PHP52
$9.51
if $1 = PHP40
Currency Fluctuation Range
*includes service fee. Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate, and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
**Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
Employment Preferences
(inclusive of service fee)
*Plus GST for Australian Businesses
Part Time: $USD 8.57 per hour or $USD 743.12 per month
Remote Staff Recruiter Comments
- Role Fit Summary
- Jerald has over 9 years of total professional experience, including 5+ years in executive administrative support and virtual assistance and earlier experience in customer service and back-office operations.
- His background includes supporting international clients across the USA, Australia, EMEA, and APAC regions, primarily within real estate, recruitment, paralegal, sales/marketing, and healthcare industries.
- Demonstrates familiarity with executive support responsibilities, CRM management, client coordination, and project administration.
- Relevant Experience
- Worked as a Paralegal Admin Assistant for an Australian conveyancing firm, where he reviewed contracts, handled client documentation, coordinated with stakeholders, and assisted with settlement preparation.
- Previously served as Social Media Manager and Paralegal Support for another conveyancing organization, assisting with document gathering, client file management, and scheduling lawyer consultations.
- Experience as a Logistics Lead Administrator, coordinating venues, preparing quotations, and supporting operational logistics for events and organizational initiatives.
- Also worked as an HR Admin Assistant and Recruitment Support, handling candidate sourcing, pre-screening, and HR coordination for recruitment processes.
- Administrative / Executive Support Skills
- Experienced in calendar management, meeting coordination, and meeting documentation, ensuring that key information and action items are captured and communicated to relevant stakeholders.
- Supports executives and business leaders with email management, operational coordination, and client communication.
- Has exposure to proposal preparation, contract documentation, and presentation decks, including preparing quotations and proposals for client engagements and partnerships.
- CRM, Systems & Tools
- Familiar with several CRM and business systems including Salesforce, Zendesk, HubSpot, and PipeDrive, along with custom CRM platforms used by specific clients.
- Experienced with project management tools such as Trello, ClickUp, and Monday.com for task management and collaboration.
- Additional systems exposure includes Xero and QuickBooks for invoicing, and real estate platforms such as PropertyMe and PropertyTree.
- Familiar with productivity tools including Google Workspace, Outlook, Slack, Zoom, and Calendly.
- Communication
- Demonstrates strong English communication skills and experience working with international stakeholders and distributed teams.
- Comfortable handling client communication, coordination across departments, and follow-ups with external partners and clients.
- Work Style & Strengths
- Organized and process-oriented, with experience supporting structured workflows such as legal documentation, settlement preparation, and recruitment pipelines.
- Adaptable and comfortable working in remote and fast-paced environments where coordination across teams and time zones is required.
- Demonstrates initiative in supporting executives, operations teams, and client-facing processes simultaneously.
Jerald is a highly experienced and detail-oriented Paralegal Administrator with extensive background supporting Australian conveyancing teams. With over five years of remote paralegal and administrative experience including hands-on work with Ownit Conveyancing QLD, Colwell Conveyancing Group, and ThinkConveyancing NSW Jerald is well-prepared to excel in a contract and CRM-focused role.
He has proven capability in CRM management, including experience with platforms like LEAP, ActionSteps, Salesforce, and Clio, where he regularly updated client contact data, tracked milestones, and managed contract documentation from EOI through settlement. His responsibilities have included preparing and issuing contracts via tools like DocuSign and DocHub, managing deposit tracking, sending executed contracts to all parties, and coordinating inspections and valuations.
Jerald is also adept at preparing settlement figures, statements of adjustment, and maintaining organized filing systems for all documents, receipts, and correspondence. His experience in chasing key dates, deposits, and outstanding documents through professional phone and email communication demonstrates his proactive and detail-focused approach. He has also worked closely with solicitors, clients, and agents making him comfortable in cross-functional and client-facing interactions.
In addition to his technical qualifications, Jerald brings strong customer service experience from his prior BPO roles in healthcare and financial accounts, which further strengthens his responsiveness, problem-solving, and communication skills.
With his in-depth knowledge of Australian conveyancing practices, excellent CRM and documentation skills, and proven ability to work independently in remote roles, Jerald Roxas is a strong fit for supporting contract execution, milestone monitoring, and stakeholder coordination in a fast-paced legal or real estate environment.
Jerald has a solid background in administrative support, recruitment, and project management within various industries, including real estate and legal services. His comprehensive experience makes him a strong candidate for roles in these areas.
Areas of Work:- Administrative Support
- Recruitment
- Project Management
- Paralegal Duties
- Real Estate
- Legal Services
- BPO / IT-Enabled Services
Jerald has extensive experience in administrative and support roles. Most recently, he worked as a Recruitment Specialist, presenting employment opportunities, sourcing candidates, and conducting initial interviews. Prior to this, he served as a Project Manager and HR Specialist, helping with business development, social media marketing, and daily interviews across various industries. He also worked in the legal sector, assisting Australian lawyers with administrative tasks for property settlements, responding to client inquiries, and preparing legal documents. Additionally, Jerald has experience as a Digital Admin, handling booking, scheduling, data entry, lead searching, and email marketing. His strong organizational skills and attention to detail make him an asset in administrative and support roles.
Skill Proficiency + Tech / Software Proficiency:Skills:
- Recruiter Customer Service (Advanced)
- Recruiting (Advanced)
- Real Estate (Advanced)
- Paralegal (Advanced)
- Administration (Advanced)
- IT Technical Support (Intermediate)
- B2B Marketing (Intermediate)
- Image Editing (Intermediate)
Software Proficiency:
- Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
- ActionSteps
- LEAP
- PipeDrive
- Zendesk
- Canva
Jerald is currently available to start working immediately and is comfortable with both remote and on-site work setups. He has demonstrated strong technical and interpersonal skills, making him a valuable asset for administrative, recruitment, and project management roles. His experience in real estate, legal services, and business development showcases his ability to handle diverse tasks and ensure efficient operations. Jerald’s comprehensive background, attention to detail, and proactive approach to administrative support position him as a highly competent candidate for these roles.
Employment History
EA /HR Recruitment Officer
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
March 2022 to October 2023 (19 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Talent Scouting via LinkedIn, Indeed, Facebook Groups and other Job Portals
- EA for the HRBP of the Recruitment Firm
- To help in pre-screening process and job caravan
- Use of in-house ATS tool to maintain candidate details
- To present the company's employment, compensation and benefits from selected candidates for any positions that need to be filled-out from the hiring post.
- Regions Supported: US, APAC, Columbia
D Project Manager HR Specialist
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
April 2020 to February 2023 (34 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Help in the operation processes, business development via social media marketing and emailing.
- Worked with various clients with different industries like with American Healthcare, Comcast Telecoms, and Real Estate VA jobs.
- Conduct daily interviews and manages monthly targets
- Knowledge in Canva to use for creating recruitment poster in social media
Paralegal
Industry:
Law / Legal
Employment Period:
October 2019 to November 2021 (24 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Worked with Australian Lawyers in their administrative task
- Responds to clients via email communication and do outbound calling to explain required documents and address any contract changes or requests based on the agreement of both seller and buyer.
- Prepare legal professional email to send communications to solicitors and banks and call them to chase any outstanding documents needed for settlements.
- Creates a statement of adjustment and discusses the billing details to clients.
- Review Contract, Intake via phone and manage client details
- Filling out different forms mandated from the government related to real estate
- Known now Conveyancing.com.au under DBC
C Digital Admin
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
May 2020 to December 2021 (19 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Booking and scheduling
- Data Entries, Lead Searching, Basic SEO
- Emailing Clients for Marketing
- Collaboration within the other Sales Admins
- Personal Client Needs
- Project Based Client
Project Manager / HR Recruiter / Conveyancer
Industry:
Human Resources Management / Consulting
Employment Period:
October 2023 to February 2025 (16 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- VA Training for Paralegal and Real Estate
- Talent Scounting
- Freelance Recruitment
- Calendar Management
- Client Requests
- HR and Sales Reporting
- Social Media Manager includes
- Canva edits
- Training Aspiing VAs
Logistics Administrator
Industry:
Non-Profit Organisation / Social Services / NGO
Employment Period:
October 2021 to December 2024 (38 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Help in Paralegal works and preparation and payments for mandates benefits of the government
- Booking management for venue and meetings
- Work with logistics providers like lalamove to work for any order shipping for events materials
- Creation and Presentation of Venue Quotation for prospective clients
- Coordination with IT for any member’s access and IT concerns for the events
Project Manager VA Coaching Freelancing
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
October 2022 to February 2025 (28 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- VA Training for Paralegal and Real Estate
- Talent Scouting - Freelance Recruitment (End-to-End)
- Calendar Management - Client Requests
- HR and Sales Reporting
- Social Media Manager includes Canva edits
- Training Aspiring Vas
- Regions Supported: EMEA., US, APAC
HR Admin Assistant
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
January 2025 to July 2025 (6 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Help in administrative tasks like CV formatting, sorting and emailing
- Sourcing candidates in different job boards like LinkedIn, Indeed, Jobstreet and even in social media like Facebook group or LinkedIn groups too
- Process phone screening, scheduling of shortlisted candidate and coordination with clients for the interview schedules
- Talent Marketing, creation of posts and networking to attract more candidates to apply
- Region Supported: APAC
Education History
Field of Study:
Science & Technology
Major:
Information Technology
Graduation Date:
April 3, 2015
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
N/A
Skills
ADVANCED ★★★
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Recruiter Customer Service, Recruiting, Real Estate, Paralegal, Administration,
INTERMEDIATE ★★
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Administrative Support
Work at Home Capabilities:
- Internet Bandwidth: Greater than 100mbps
- Working Environment: Private Room
- Speed Test Result: https://www.speedtest.net/result/18484506972
- Internet Type: Broadband
- Hardware Type: Laptop
- Brand Name: ThinkPad Lenovo
- Processor: Intel Core i7
- Operating System: Windows 11
*includes service fee. Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate, and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
**Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
Leadership Micromanagement = Bottleneck
When work can’t move forward without your review, approval, or intervention, leadership becomes the bottleneck.
Tasks stall while waiting for feedback, and progress slows the moment you step away. This dynamic quietly shifts your role from strategist to supervisor.
Instead of scaling, you’re trapped in execution loops, an expensive misuse of high-value leadership time.
The Hidden Overhead of Oversight
Oversight isn’t free. It shows up as:
- More check-ins and status updates
- More training sessions and explanations
- More tools, dashboards, and reporting layers
Each layer consumes hours that should be spent on growth, partnerships, or strategy.
This is where management time valuation matters: leadership hours are far more expensive than offshore wages, yet often treated as unlimited.
The Myth of Cheap Outsourcing: How Time Loss Shows Up in Daily Operations
The cost of cheap labor becomes obvious not in spreadsheets, but in daily friction.

These are the patterns that signal your team is costing you time, even if payroll looks lean.
Endless Slack Threads and “Quick” Looms
When instructions aren’t absorbed the first time, communication multiplies. You explain a task, then clarify it, then record a Loom to explain it again.
What feels like “just a few minutes” compounds into hours each week. This is executive time management erosion, or simply a death by a thousand clarifications.
Missed Deadlines Because You Stepped Away
If projects pause when you’re offline, execution isn’t resilient. Teams wait instead of act because decision rights are unclear or confidence is low.
This creates fragility. Progress depends on your presence, turning leadership into a constant availability requirement rather than a strategic function.
Every Win Still Depends on You
When success requires your involvement at every stage, growth plateaus. You become the system instead of designing the system.
Your day ends only after everyone else’s work is done, an unsustainable model that drives burnout and undermines organizational efficiency.
What Smart Outsourcing Looks Like
The answer isn’t abandoning offshore hiring but upgrading it. Smart outsourcing prioritizes outcomes, autonomy, and leadership leverage over raw cost savings.
This is where human capital investment matters more than wage arbitrage.
Pay for Experience, Not Just Presence
Experienced, skilled professionals cost more per hour, but require far less supervision. They identify problems, propose solutions, and execute with minimal guidance.
In practice:
- Fewer corrections
- Faster decisions
- Better judgment under ambiguity
This shifts the equation from “cheap labor cost” to leadership ROI.
Protecting Your Leadership Calendar
Good hiring decisions give you time back. Instead of filling your calendar with reviews and explanations, you regain hours for strategy and growth.
This is the real metric of success: does your team reduce your workload, or rearrange it? Smart outsourcing optimizes time vs cost in business, not just payroll.
Build a Team That Makes Decisions Without You
Autonomy is the ultimate ROI. Teams that understand priorities and boundaries can move forward independently.
When decision-making is distributed:
- Execution accelerates
- Leaders step out of the weeds
- The decision-making cost drops dramatically
This is how outsourcing becomes leverage instead of liability.
How Remote Staff Helps You Buy Back Time
The real goal of offshore hiring isn’t just lower payroll. It’s protecting the scarcest asset in your business: leadership time.
When hiring decisions ignore the labor vs leadership tradeoff, founders end up subsidizing a low-cost workforce with high-cost supervision.
Remote Staff is built around a simple principle: offshore talent should reduce your involvement, not increase it.

Here’s how that shows up in practice:
1. Pre-Screened Talent with Strategic Experience
Remote Staff doesn’t optimize for volume or speed alone. Candidates are vetted for independent execution, judgment, and decision-making, not just availability or willingness to take orders.
This guarantees you’re hiring skilled contributors who can operate with minimal oversight. Instead of amplifying cheap offshore labor cost problems, this approach improves labor cost efficiency by reducing rework and supervision.
The result is better leadership ROI from every hire.
2. Set Up Support and Delegation Planning
Most founders are left to onboard offshore hires on their own—often while juggling everything else.
Remote Staff provides structured setup support so delegation doesn’t collapse into micromanagement.
That includes role clarity, delegation planning, and expectation alignment before work begins.
By designing handoffs intentionally, Remote Staff helps reduce decision-making cost and prevents leadership time from being consumed by avoidable questions and corrections.
3. Post-Hire Success Reviews
Hiring isn’t the finish line—it’s the start of a performance system. Remote Staff conducts post-hire success reviews to identify whether leaders are still doing work that should have been delegated.
If leadership time is still being drained, adjustments are made—whether that’s refining responsibilities, improving workflows, or resetting expectations.
This directly addresses the cost of poor leadership design and restores balance between execution and oversight.
FAQs
If you’re weighing offshore hiring decisions, these are the questions that surface most often when leaders start evaluating time vs cost in business, not just wages.
Why do cheap hires take up more of my time?
Because lower-cost hires often lack experience or decision autonomy, they require more direction, review, and correction.
What you save in hourly rate is offset by increased management time valuation and oversight.
What’s a realistic hourly rate for experienced offshore staff?
Rates vary by role, but experienced offshore professionals typically cost more than entry-level hires and still considerably less than U.S. equivalents.
The key metric isn’t the rate, but whether the hire reduces your workload and improves output.
Will offshoring to cheaper countries eventually work?
Can I train cheap hires into better contributors? Sometimes, but it requires significant time, structure, and patience.
In many cases, the human capital investment needed to close the gap exceeds the savings, especially when leadership bandwidth is limited.
How does Remote Staff ensure my leadership time is protected?
By vetting for autonomy, supporting onboarding, and reviewing post-hire performance, Remote Staff focuses on outcomes, not just placement.
This enables strategic resource allocation where leadership time is spent on growth, not supervision.
Don’t Save on Labor Only to Spend Your Time
You didn’t start your company to become a full-time QA reviewer or task clarifier. Yet that’s where many founders end up when they prioritize low rates over execution readiness.

Otherwise, it quietly taxes your time, energy, and momentum.
The smarter move is to invest in people and systems that protect high-value leadership and compound results.
If you’re ready to stop trading time for false savings, request a callback now and learn more about building a team that scales without draining you!
Darren Aragon is a multifaceted writer with a background in Information Technology, beginning his career in research at Pen Qatar and transitioning through customer service to a significant role at Absolute Service, Inc. His journey into freelance writing in 2021 has seen him excel across various niches, showcasing his adaptability and deep understanding of audience engagement.






