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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Maria
Candidate ID: 437441
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Technical Support, Sales, Customer Service, Virtual Assistant Skills...
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$7.63
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$8.79
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Part Time: $USD 6.97 per hour or $USD 604.14 per month
Remote Staff Recruiter Comments
- Ria has been working for almost 15 years as a Customer Service Representative, Technical Support, Telemarketer, Virtual Assistant, Appointment Setter, and Executive Service Specialist within the BPO industry.
- She is knowledgeable in doing tasks:
- Customer Handling
- Technical Support
- Phone Support
- Selling Product
- Marketing Research
- Calendar Management
- Email Management
- Data Mining
- Lead Generation
- Data Entry
- Customer Satisfaction
- She is adept at using tools like:
- Salesforce
- Vodafone
- Avaya
- Microsoft Office
- RingCentral
- Google Application
- Xero
- Slack
- Zoom
- She can start immediately. For any full-time position.
Predictive Index Behavioral Profile- Collaborator
Strongest Behaviors
- Socially-focused, naturally empathizes with people, easily seeing their point of view or understanding their emotions. Positive, non-threatening communication.
- Teaches and shares; often working collaboratively with others to help in any capacity.
- Accommodating; most comfortable working with others, often puts team/company goals before personal goals. Promotes teamwork by actively sharing authority.
Behavioral Summary
Maria Fatima is a warm, informal, outgoing, and congenial person who gets along comfortably with most people, meets new people easily and enjoys doing so, and works as well in group situations as well as one-on-one. A persistent, eager helper; has the kind of comfort with intangibles required to do work requiring an intuitive understanding of others’ viewpoints and feelings.
This individual is able to reach and stimulate others while being aware of and sympathetically interested in their needs. Unselfish and derives satisfaction from doing things for other people and being liked and appreciated by them for doing so.
Employment History
CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
January 2008 to June 2014 (77 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Campaign: US eCommerce
- Inbound Calls as a Customer Service Agent.
- Tracking Packages for the Customer.
- Refunds and Replacements.
- Basic Troubleshooting
CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
February 2015 to January 2016 (11 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Campaign: Telecommunication
- Inbound Calls as Customer Service Agent.
- Processing Refunds/Promo.
- Activations of Prepaid cards.
- Take care of T Mobile Customer Accounts, Coverage, Deals and Devices.
- Basic Mobile and Network Troubleshooting
TECHNICAL SUPPORT REPRESENTATIVE
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
February 2015 to January 2017 (23 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Inbound Calls as Customer Service Agent.
- Basic Troubleshooting of Microsoft Surface Devices.
- Microsoft Surface Replacement.
TELEMARKETER
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
February 2016 to August 2016 (6 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Outbound Sales: selling products to help Bowel Cancer Australia - Charity.
OUTBOUND SALES
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
February 2017 to January 2018 (11 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Marketing Research
- Outbound Calls for Marketing Purposes
- Agile CRM: storing and updating client’s profile
- Inbound Calls as Customer Service Agent.
- Inbound Calls for booking purposes.
- Manage Client’s Calendar (Schedules)
- Manage Client’s Email
- Manage the Business Facebook Account.
- Using Xero for invoice purposes.
- Using Excel applications.
- Using x-lite
- Using Stripe application for receiving payments.
- Using Slack Application.
APPOINTMENT SETTER
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
May 2018 to January 2020 (20 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Marketing Research/ Data Mining
- Outbound calls for appointments.
- Lead Generation.
- Using Gold Mine CRM: Client’s profile
- Using Excel applications.
EXECUTIVE SERVICES SPECIALIST I
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
March 2021 to April 2021 (1 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Lead Generation.
- Using Excel applications.
- Outbound calls for appointments.
CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
December 2020 to March 2022 (14 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Inbound calls
- Outbound calls
- Order Management
- Email Support
- Chat Support
- Tech Support
- Sales Support
Education History
Field of Study:
Education/Teaching/Training
Major:
English
Graduation Date:
January 1, 1992
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
N/A
Skills
ADVANCED ★★★
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Technical Support, Sales, Customer Service, Virtual Assistant Skills, Telemarketing,
INTERMEDIATE ★★
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Lead GenerationTechnical SupportXero
Work at Home Capabilities:
- Internet Bandwidth: 15 Mbps
- Working Environment: Private Room
- Speed Test Result: Download:44.02 Upload: 1.00
- Internet Type: Fiber
- Hardware Type: Desktop
- Brand Name: AMD
- Processor: Ryzen 3 2200G
- Operating System: Windows 10
All-inclusive Rate: USD $11.57/hr
CHRIS
Candidate ID: 436905
ADVANCED
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WordPress, DIVI Page Builder, Elementor, WooCommerce...
INTERMEDIATE
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Trello, PHP, JavaScript, Atlassian JIRA...
Median Rate
$11.57
$12.62
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$15.28
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Currency Fluctuation Range
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Employment Preferences
(inclusive of service fee)
*Plus GST for Australian Businesses
Full Time: $USD 11.57 per hour or $USD 2004.62 per month
Remote Staff Recruiter Comments
Chris is a highly skilled WordPress Developer with advanced expertise in website development, customization, and performance optimization. His strong background in SEO, along with his knowledge of popular page builders and CRM tools, makes him a great fit for roles that require both technical proficiency and a focus on user experience and speed optimization.
Work Experience Overview:- WordPress, Shopify & HubSpot Developer (Freelance, Jan 2022 - Jun 2024): Specialized in WordPress and Shopify theme installation, configuration, and development. Managed DNS, CDN, database configurations, and conducted pagespeed optimization for both desktop and mobile.
- WordPress Developer (PetCo Direct, Aug 2021 - Dec 2021): Installed and customized themes and plugins, managed GoDaddy hosting, and integrated MailChimp CRM. Focused on content management and website speed optimization.
- WordPress/HubSpot Developer (My Virtual Mate, Nov 2020 - Aug 2021): Built landing pages, managed WordPress themes, and handled content management, pagespeed optimization, and server management.
- Shopify Front-End Developer (REV365 Digital Marketing, Sept 2018 - Jan 2019): Developed front-end functions for Shopify, converting static pages into dynamic websites using InvisionApp designs.
- Web Developer/SEO Personnel (WPTangerine, Jul 2017 - Aug 2018): Managed WordPress and eCommerce site development, handled DNS and database management, optimized pagespeed, and performed on-page SEO tasks.
- WordPress Development (Advanced): Extensive experience in WordPress theme and plugin installation, customization, and pagespeed optimization.
- Elementor, DIVI Page Builder, WooCommerce (Advanced): Expertise in popular WordPress builders and eCommerce platforms.
- Front-End Development (Advanced): Proficient in HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript for website customization and performance optimization.
- Database & Hosting Management (Advanced): Skilled in managing MySQL databases, DNS configuration, and hosting platforms like GoDaddy and Digital Ocean.
- SEO Optimization (Advanced): Experienced in on-page SEO, content management, and website speed improvements.
Predictive Index Behavioral Profile- Collaborator
- Persistence; consistent pursuit of goals in calm, methodical manner even when setbacks occur. Opinionated; slow to change.
- Casual with rules. Focused on the goal, not how to get there; willing to bend the rules. Delegates implementation details.
- Unworried and unhurried; takes each day as it comes with little planning for what might happen, particularly given the predictable routines that have been established.
Chris Bert is a warm, informal, outgoing, and congenial person who gets along comfortably with most people, meets new people easily and enjoys doing so, and works as well in group situations as well as one-on-one. A persistent, eager helper; has the kind of comfort with intangibles required to do work requiring an intuitive understanding of others’ viewpoints and feelings.
This individual is able to reach and stimulate others while being aware of and sympathetically interested in their needs. Unselfish and derives satisfaction from doing things for other people and being liked and appreciated by them for doing so.
- Chris has substantial experience as a Web Developer, working on various platforms like WordPress, Shopify, and HubSpot since 2013.
- His professional journey includes freelance and remote work, primarily focusing on website development, theme/plugin customization, hosting server management, and SEO.
- Notable projects include building numerous websites using WordPress (DIVI, Avada, and Elementor themes) and Shopify for diverse clients and industries.
- His work includes high-profile sites showcasing his ability to handle complex website builds and optimizations.
- Has extensive experience in front-end development, SEO management, and content management.
- Proficient in a wide range of technical skills, including HTML5/CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, PHP, and MySQL.
- He has strong expertise in web hosting management (WHM/cPanel), database management, and using various CRM and SEO tools such as MailChimp, Aweber, Google Analytics, and Search Console.
- His command over tools like WordPress, Shopify, HubSpot, Kinsta, and Figma positions him as a versatile developer skilled in both the technical and creative aspects of web development.
Strongest Behaviors
- Persistence; consistent pursuit of goals in calm, methodical manner even when setbacks occur. Opinionated; slow to change.
- Casual with rules. Focused on the goal, not how to get there; willing to bend the rules. Delegates implementation details.
- Socially informal, extroverted, and outgoing; gets familiar quickly. Communicates in an uninhibited, lively, and adaptable manner, drawing others into the conversation.
Chris Bert is a warm, informal, outgoing, and congenial person who gets along comfortably with most people, meets new people easily and enjoys doing so, and works as well in group situations as well as one-on-one. A persistent, eager helper; has the kind of comfort with intangibles required to do work requiring an intuitive understanding of others’ viewpoints and feelings.
This individual is able to reach and stimulate others while being aware of and sympathetically interested in their needs. Unselfish and derives satisfaction from doing things for other people and being liked and appreciated by them for doing so.
Employment History
Web Developer/SEO Personnel/Social Media Manager
Industry:
Advertising / Marketing / Promotion / PR
Employment Period:
January 2016 to July 2017 (18 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Create and develop websites (DIVI from Elegant theme)
- Domain DNS integration to cPanel
- Create and manage database • CMS (WordPress) installation through cPanel
- Content Management
- On/Off-page Optimization
- Link Building
- Manage CRM Tool (Aweber)
- Manage and create marketing funnels and landing pages (ClickFunnels)
- Manage Affiliate Marketing product (MOBE)
- Create a Marketing Strategy
Technical Service/SEO personnel
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
March 2014 to May 2016 (26 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Give support to the clients customer via email
- Content Management
- Optimize Websites
- Link Building
Virtual Assistant/Web Developer
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
February 2013 to March 2014 (13 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop client's websites using different WordPress themes
- Optimize page for fast and efficient loading
- Content Management
- Social Media Management and Marketing
- Data Entry
Promo Clerk
Industry:
Apparel
Employment Period:
May 2011 to January 2013 (20 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Received apparel stacks from the main company
- Pile and arrange stacks in the stockrooms
- Display apparel products in our designated displaying area
- Sell assigned brand of products
Web Developer/SEO Personnel
Industry:
Consulting (IT / Science / Engineering & Technical)
Employment Period:
July 2017 to August 2018 (12 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Create and develop websites (WordPress & eCommerce Sites)
- Domain DNS integration to hosting server
- Create and manage database
- CMS (WordPress) installation
- Maintaining and troubleshooting clients’ websites
- On-page Optimization
- Pagespeed Optimization
- Data Entry
Shopify Front-End Developer
Industry:
Computer / Information Technology (Software)
Employment Period:
September 2018 to January 2019 (3 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Shopify Front-End
- Convert Designed Pages (InvisionApp) to Static Pages
- Covert to Dynamic Pages and Website
- Create Front-End Function (Pop-ups, Lazy Load, Dropdown, etc.)
- Use of Version Control (Bitbucket)
WordPress Developer
Industry:
Consulting (IT / Science / Engineering & Technical)
Employment Period:
January 2020 to October 2020 (9 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Theme and Plugin installation
- Setting up/Configuring theme and plugins
- Website Development
- Hosting Server Management (Kinsta)
- DNS, CDN and Database Configuration, and Management
- Google Console – Cloud Storage Configuration and Management
- Content Management
- Pagespeed Optimization
WordPress/HubSpot Developer
Industry:
Computer / Information Technology (Hardware)
Employment Period:
November 2020 to August 2021 (8 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- HubSpot (Landing Page Build, Quote Template Customization, and website integration)
- WordPress Theme and Plugin installation
- WordPress Setting up/Configuring theme and plugins
- Website Customization
- Hosting Server Management (Digital Ocean)
- Content Management
- Pagespeed Optimization
WordPress Developer
Industry:
Others
Employment Period:
August 2021 to December 2021 (4 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Theme and Plugin installation
- Setting up/Configuring theme and plugins
- Website Customization
- Hosting Server Management (GoDaddy)
- Content Management
- Pagespeed Optimization
- CRM Integration/Management (MailChimp)
WordPress, Shopify & HubSpot Developer
Industry:
Computer / Information Technology (Software)
Employment Period:
January 2022 to June 2024 (29 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- WordPress and Shopify Theme, and Plugin installation
- WordPress and Shopify Setting up/Configuring theme and plugins
- Front-end Website Development using HTML, CSS, and Native JavaScript
- Hosting Server Management
- DNS, CDN, and Database Configuration, and Management
- Google Console and API Integration
- Content Management
- Pagespeed Optimization (Desktop and Mobile)
Education History
Field of Study:
Computer Science/Information Technology
Major:
Information Technology
Graduation Date:
April 13, 2011
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
N/A
Skills
ADVANCED ★★★
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WordPress, DIVI Page Builder, Elementor, WooCommerce, Beaver Builder, MySQL, MailChimp, Hubspot CRM, HTML5, CSS3,
INTERMEDIATE ★★
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TrelloPHPJavaScriptAtlassian JIRA
Work at Home Capabilities:
- Internet Bandwidth: Between 5mbps to 100mbps
- Working Environment: Private Room
- Speed Test Result: https://www.speedtest.net/result/16720572690
- Internet Type: Fiber
- Hardware Type: Desktop
- Brand Name: AMD
- Processor: Ryzen 7
- Operating System: Windows 11
All-inclusive Rate: USD $7.26/hr
Emmalyn
Candidate ID: 436876
ADVANCED
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Data Entry, Research, Email Handling, Calendar Management...
INTERMEDIATE
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Documentations, Communication Skills, Document Formatting...
Median Rate
$7.26
$7.74
if $1 = PHP52
$8.94
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 7.26 per hour or $USD 629.56 per month
Full Time: $USD 7.26 per hour or $USD 1259.11 per month
Remote Staff Recruiter Comments
- Emma has over 14 years of work experience within Accounting, Government industries.
- Her skills includes the following:
- Admin Support
- Data entry
- Research
- Email Support
- Events Management
- Calendar Management
- Proficient in using the following tools/technologies:
- Google Suite
- DocuSign
- Google Drive
- Canva
- MS Outlook
- She is available to start immediately
Predictive Index Behavioral Profile - Adapter
Strongest Behaviors
- Works at a faster-than-average pace, producing results in general accordance with schedules and “the book.”
- Detail-oriented; typically makes and follows a plan to keep track of things and usually follows up to ensure completion.
- 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.
Behavioral Summary
This is a valid Behavioral Assessment, and this individual does not need to take the assessment again.
This is a flexible individual who portrays a similar amount of each drive. At times, this person may express certain motivational needs, and at other times those needs may be different.
Emmalyn is likely equipped with a diverse behavioral range that provides adaptation from one situation to the next. They may desire to take the lead on a project but are also comfortable accommodating the desires of others and allowing others to assume control – provided the task gets executed correctly.
Employment History
Industry:
Accounting / Audit / Tax
Employment Period:
August 2013 to March 2022 (103 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Creation, management, and updating of data of licensed professionals
- Coordination, processing of documents for renewal of accreditation licenses
- Research, initiate and maintain communications between the Firm and regulatory agencies of the applicants:
- This could range from inquiries on completion of documents, the status of their application, and the release date of the renewed file
- Provide solutions to diminish pain points when dealing with complex challenges that are present during a client’s application:
- This could range from proper timing, how to respond, escalate complex issues to superiors, assurances that transaction(s) will go smoothly, finding the necessary information that is not readily available especially in terms of procedures and requirements
- Assisted/co-hosted company-held seminars and webinars, along with:
- Creating a spreadsheet database for prospective clients who expressed interest in attending
- Coordinated with the Finance Team to insured the client(s) processing of their invoices, Official Receipts, collection, follow-up, and release of documents upon obtaining confirmation of payment(s)
- Provided suggestions and insights to prevent and/or minimize possible issues and conflicts
- Drafted and send E-mail communications and announcements (in memo format) as approved by superiors
Industry:
Architectural Services / Interior Designing
Employment Period:
September 2012 to December 2012 (3 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Charged with internal and external communications
- Management of the Firm's rolodex
- Handled, scheduled and organized external meetings
Industry:
Government / Defence
Employment Period:
July 2007 to June 2011 (47 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Accepted applications for initial registration and renewal of professional licenses of various professions covered by the Commission
- Processed and released the requested documents of licensed professionals (ranging from IDs to Certificates)
- Assisted in administration of exams and ensured that the board examinees were able to understand the instructions and complied with the Commission's protocols and guidelines.
Education History
Field of Study:
Nursing
Major:
Nursing
Graduation Date:
January 1, 2007
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
N/A
Skills
ADVANCED ★★★
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Data Entry, Research, Email Handling, Calendar Management, Administrative Skills, Electronic data filing, Email Support,
INTERMEDIATE ★★
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DocumentationsCommunication SkillsDocument Formatting
Work at Home Capabilities:
- Internet Bandwidth: 15 Mbps
- Working Environment: Private Room
- Speed Test Result:
- Internet Type: DSL
- Hardware Type: Desktop
- Brand Name: HP
- Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU 540 @ 3.07GHz
- Operating System: Windows 10
All-inclusive Rate: USD $7.66/hr
Joemar
Candidate ID: 436387
ADVANCED
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Microsoft Applications, Google Apps, Customer Service, Technical Support...
INTERMEDIATE
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SEM, Microsoft Excel...
Median Rate
$7.66
$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 7.66 per hour or $USD 1326.89 per month
Remote Staff Recruiter Comments
He is proficient in supporting the following:
- Customer support (phone)
- Billing
- Basic troubleshooting
- Executive assistance
- Logistics
- Dispatch
- Administrative tasks
- MS Office
- Canva
- Client-specific CRM
- Adobe Acrobat
- Google Suite
He is amenable to start immediately.
He prefers working on a day shift but can consider the night shift too, for either part-time or full-time positions.
Employment History
Freelance Tasker/Reviewer
Industry:
Others
Employment Period:
December 2021 to June 2022 (6 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Annotations, labelling, text taxonomy, 3D segmentations or categorization.
Logistics Personnel / Warehouse Supervisor / Logistics Supervisor
Industry:
Manufacturing / Production
Employment Period:
September 1998 to August 2006 (95 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assists the Logistics head with Inventory and production planning chores.
- Keeping track of on floor stocks using status reports and providing Del Monte a weekly update of the inventory of materials.
- Collates and controls data to generate reports production reports daily, generate inventory monitoring system to create reports weekly, monthly and annually.
- Provided Supervision of production and warehouse operations from distributions of raw materials up to dispatching of finished products.
- Monitoring of Purchase Orders provided by clients of balances and actual packed or processed and makes requisitions of the additional.
- Supervises personnel of warehouse for proper allocation and issuance of materials for production and other work related transactions.
- Performs necessary Quality Inspections for incoming materials to test if these materials either for Raw (e.g., spices & sugars) or packaging (e.g., pouches & cartons) are of good production quality.
- Monitors these items if quantities fit necessary costumer requirements. In this task, we are required to use stock cards for daily running inventory.
- Monitors floor stocks of production materials (Raw and Packaging) and create necessary requisitions to be submitted to the client's CSCM (Corporate Supply Chain Management) if the remaining floor stocks of materials are insufficient.
Dispatch & Logistics Supervisor
Industry:
Manufacturing / Production
Employment Period:
November 2006 to January 2010 (37 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- To assists the Logistics Manager & FG Warehouse Team in Logistics & Inventory Chores.
- To engaged in daily dispatching of Finished Bakery products to various destinations or points of the Philippines.
- To ensure efficiency of distributions of finished products to various Key and Secondary accounts via 3rd party logistics providers and haulers or truckers.
- To find costs effective means in logistics distributions.
- Entrusted to keep supervisions of both Logistics & Warehouse staffs and crew.
- Tasked to check and dispatch various lemon square products to key and secondary accounts daily.
- Assure efficient or accurate dispatched various products daily.
- To assist the Logistics Supervisors smooth dispatching operations.
Assistant to the Operations Manager
Industry:
Transportation / Logistics
Employment Period:
February 2010 to August 2010 (6 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- To assist the Operations Manager in handling and scheduling of daily coal deliveries & supervises delivery & heavy equipment staffs or operators on their daily duties and performances.
- Familiarization of parts for Heavy equipment & Heavy duty trucks. Maintenance and breakdown monitoring chores for the mentioned type of vehicles.
- In charge of approved purchases for required service parts and service repairs of broken/bugged down vehicles/equipment.
- To monitor daily quality of coals, specifically average moisture contents. Monitoring of hustling operations of incoming coal deliveries via sea barges, from start up to finish.
Advanced Customer Service Representative / Sales Support Representative
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
February 2011 to May 2016 (63 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Tasked to filter incoming (Inbound) calls, track necessary transfers and assist customers to the right department or specialist or refer to the correct department.
- Assigned to qualify customers with their broadband or internet needs.
- Ensure customers meet qualifications as per client's customer guidelines.
- See to it that the guidelines and correct process call flows is followed.
- Follow proper escalation and process on each call.
Customer Success Specialist 2
Industry:
Banking / Financial Services
Employment Period:
June 2016 to December 2021 (66 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Tasked to assist customer with daily banking concerns and needs. Providing above and beyond experience.
- Educate and provide recommendations to customers about ways, products and tools that are essential to customer's financial needs and customer's getting access and monitor accounts through self-serve options.
- Making sure to execute procedures to address or resolve issues, concerns and request within bank policy, existing federal regulations and parameters that all strictly followed and observed.
- Making sure to accomplish self-paced online learnings, seminars and refresher courses are required to make sure everything is streamlined. Always updated with changes, revisions and compliant with the company or bank's vision and values.
- Received Quality assurance annual rating of 98% and assisting average of 80 calls per day.
- To be always aware of one's performance and adaptive to coaching for efficiency and better career growth.
Student Enrolment Advisor
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
August 2022 to April 2024 (19 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Making sure to student records from enquiries are updated as their application to a University progresses
Student Enrolment Advisor
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
April 2024 to March 2025 (10 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- As a student enrollment advisor who handled multiple universities, I was responsible for making sure that student records were up to date, from enquiries to enrollment.
- Nurturing and keeping track of each record.
Education History
Field of Study:
Computer Science/Information Technology
Major:
Computer Systems Design and Programming
Graduation Date:
April 13, 1998
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
Civil Service test (Sub-Professional) April 1, 2001 Result:
Skills
ADVANCED ★★★
-
Microsoft Applications, Google Apps, Customer Service, Technical Support, Administrative Skills, Administrative Support,
INTERMEDIATE ★★
-
SEMMicrosoft Excel
Work at Home Capabilities:
- Internet Bandwidth: Between 5mbps to 100mbps
- Working Environment: Private Room
- Speed Test Result: https://www.speedtest.net/result/17440137458
- Internet Type: Fiber
- Hardware Type: Desktop
- Brand Name: Customized
- Processor: Intel Core i5-11400
- Operating System: Windows 10
All-inclusive Rate: USD $6.68/hr
Gerome
Candidate ID: 436154
ADVANCED
-
Customer Service, Customer Support, Phone Support, Billing...
INTERMEDIATE
-
Computer Literacy...
Median Rate
$6.68
$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
Part Time: $USD 6.68 per hour or $USD 578.73 per month
Full Time: $USD 6.68 per hour or $USD 1157.45 per month
Remote Staff Recruiter Comments
- Gerome is an accomplished professional with a strong foundation in customer service, fraud analysis, and credit management, gained through extensive experience in the call center industry.
- As a Fraud Analyst, he systematically investigates and prevents fraudulent activities, ensuring the protection of both company revenue and customer identities. His work involves assessing and halting suspicious transactions, suspending fraudulent accounts, and using legitimate documentation to confirm identity and mitigate risks.
- Excelled in credit management, where he demonstrated his ability to manage customer payment issues through direct communication and proactive account handling. His expertise includes conducting outbound and inbound collections, resuming suspended services post-resolution, and implementing credit actions to regulate usage.
- Identified and prevented fraudulent activities that significantly minimized revenue loss and enhanced the company’s security measures.
- Consistently achieved top productivity metrics, earning accolades such as "Highest Productivity for Control Group-Voice" and "Most Improved Productivity."
- Demonstrated excellence in customer engagement by efficiently resolving payment issues and facilitating long-term solutions, strengthening customer trust and satisfaction.
- Played a key role in enhancing operational efficiency by leveraging systematic processes to detect and mitigate fraud risks.
- Skill Proficiency: Customer service, fraud detection, credit management, assertive collections, adaptability, and strong work ethic.
- Tech/Software Proficiency: Proficient in tools and software for fraud analysis, credit management, and automated call handling, along with systems supporting identity verification and account regulation.
Predictive Index Behavioral Profile - Operator
Strongest Behaviors:
- 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.
- Driven to protect the company against risk by thoroughly leveraging their background and strictly following “the book.”
Helpful, patient, and stable; works steadily and consistently. Respectful of established processes, standards, and policies, he will work within those standards to ensure repeated successes and high-quality results. Gerome 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 he is responsible for establishing the process, he will do so in a thoughtful, methodical manner, paying close attention to details and time-honored successes. Once established, he’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, Gerome will be pleasant, agreeable, and supportive. Derives satisfaction from helping others and likes to feel part of a secure team.
Employment History
Customer Service Specialist/Fraud Analyst
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
March 2016 to Present
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Stops fraudulent new service orders and saves revenue losses
- Assesses, detects, and prevents fraud using a systematic approach
- Stops and suspends mobile or fixed lines to suppress potential fraud Customer Service Support
- Handle a high volume of inbound and outbound customer calls to collect overdue balances in a professional, empathetic, and efficient manner
- Resolve customer queries and complaints, providing accurate information about products, services, and payment options
- Maintain required metrics such as average handling time, net promoter score, promise to pay a percentage, and quality compliance to ensure customer satisfaction and meet performance targets
- Use problem-solving skills to investigate and identify the root cause of customer issues and take appropriate actions to resolve them, including initiating payment arrangements and processing payments over the phone
- Resume service suspensions due to non-payment and arrange payment extension
- Educate customers on billing processes and policies, and help them understand their account balances and payment options
- Follow established procedures and guidelines to ensure compliance with company policies and industry regulations
- Accurately document customer interactions and update customer records in the system, ensuring data integrity and confidentiality
- Work collaboratively with other teams, such as collections, fraud, and customer retention, to ensure efficient and effective service delivery
- Continuously improve knowledge and skills through training, coaching, and feedback to provide exceptional customer service and contribute to the team's success.
- Assists customers paying their bills over the phone
- Manages and imposes credit actions to regulate payments and usages
- Performs outbound, auto outbound and inbound call collections
- Resumes service suspensions due to non-payment and arrange Solutions
Compressor Man and Dive Guide
Industry:
Hotel / Hospitality
Employment Period:
April 2013 to February 2016 (34 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Moves control and turns valves to start compressor engines, pumps, and auxiliary equipment
- Monitors meters, gauges, and recording instrument charts to ensure specified temperature, pressure, and flow of oxygen/nitrox through the system
- Operates equipment to control the transmission of oxygen/nitrox through pipelines Dive Guide
- Keeping an eye on divers throughout the dive
- Helping to demonstrate (and refine) diver’s skills
- Guiding Divers during surface swims, navigation exercises, or the tour portion
- Looking after the group if the Instructor needs to ascend with someone
- Accompanying certified divers on Adventure or Specialty dives
- Making sure divers are safe and happy!
Education History
Field of Study:
Computer Science/Information Technology
Major:
Information Technology
Graduation Date:
April 20, 2012
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
N/A
Skills
ADVANCED ★★★
-
Customer Service, Customer Support, Phone Support, Billing, Salesforce CRM, Customer Relations, Microsoft Outlook,
INTERMEDIATE ★★
-
Computer Literacy
Work at Home Capabilities:
- Internet Bandwidth: Greater than 100mbps
- Working Environment: Private Room
- Speed Test Result: Download: 3.45, Upload: 30.10
- Internet Type: Fiber
- Hardware Type: Laptop
- Brand Name: ASUS
- Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1035G1 CPU @ 1.00GHz 1.19 GHz
- Operating System: Windows 10
All-inclusive Rate: USD $7.66/hr
Lovely
Candidate ID: 435924
ADVANCED
-
Photo Editing, Email Handling, Accounting, Administrative Support...
INTERMEDIATE
-
Social Media Management, Social Media Marketing, eCommerce Site Development, Microsoft Office...
Median Rate
$7.66
$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 7.66 per hour or $USD 663.44 per month
Full Time: $USD 7.66 per hour or $USD 1326.89 per month
Remote Staff Recruiter Comments
- Lovely has been working for around 11 years. She's been part of various industries such as manufacturing, health and wellness, advertising agency, and BPO.
- She can be coined as a jack-of-all-trades. She was an HR and Admin Executive Assistant, an Accounting Executive Assistant, a Project and Events Manager, a Sales Associate, and recently, as an E-Commerce Administrative Assistant.
- She is currently connected with a US-based client as a part-time Virtual Assistant.
- She's proficient in supporting the following:
- Administrative support
- Accounting
- E-commerce management
- Order fulfillment
- Communicating with vendors
- Billing
- Events/project management
- Customer support
- Invoicing
- She's been exposed to the following tools/applications:
- Photoshop
- HTML
- Canva
- QuickBooks
- Asana
- Shopify
- Trello
- Amazon
- MS Office
- Google Suite
- MS Outlook
- MS Teams
- Lovely is available to start immediately for any part-time or full-time role.
Strongest Behaviors
- Socially-focused, naturally empathizes with people, easily seeing their point of view or understanding their emotions. Positive, non-threatening communication.
- Teaches and shares; often working collaboratively with others to help in any capacity.
- Accommodating; most comfortable working with others, often puts team/company goals before personal goals. Promotes teamwork by actively sharing authority.
- Socially informal, extroverted, and outgoing; gets familiar quickly. Communicates in an uninhibited, lively, and adaptable manner, drawing others into the conversation.
- Interested in people, building relationships, and teamwork rather than technical matters. Affable, optimistic, and easily trusting.
Lovely Elaine is an outgoing, talkative, very friendly individual, a lively and stimulating communicator. A good mixer who is poised, active and responsive in social situations.
The complete extravert; informal and uninhibited in their behavior; understands people well and is capable of using that understanding to gain the friendship and cooperation of others. It is important to this individual to be liked and accepted, and they express themself to individuals or groups with warmth and enthusiasm. Easily understands and accepts other viewpoints, ideas, and feelings, and can be effective at getting diverse groups to come together and collaborate.
Relatively unconcerned about details and often inclined to consider them unimportant, this individual expresses themself in general terms, aimed more at gaining the interest or attention of others than in communicating specific, factual information. Their interest in details and specifics which are not crucial to success is, at best, casual. As such, they focus on the “big picture” personal goals, and if appropriate, their colleagues, direct reports, or team. They’re flexible about how they attain these goals, often thinking “out of the box” and collaborating widely to get there.
Employment History
Virtual Assistant
Industry:
Others
Employment Period:
May 2022 to May 2022 (0 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assisting with training courses
- Transcription of videos
- Scheduling of training
Assistant Operations and Project Manager
Industry:
Advertising / Marketing / Promotion / PR
Employment Period:
December 2012 to June 2014 (18 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assist in Planning Projects specific for client needs
- Manage and organize various professional people working on a project
- Monitor project plan execution and project development
- Coordinate and communicate updates and possible changes in on-going projects to stakeholders
- Assist in recruiting specialists and necessary man - power for projects
- Generate/Collate Productivity Report of Production Team
- Oversee accounting, costing and billing for projects
Accounting Executive Associate
Industry:
Grooming / Beauty / Fitness
Employment Period:
January 2012 to November 2012 (10 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Encode Monthly Input VAT
- Handle of Petty Cash
- Prepare Salaries & Pay Slip
- Monitor Employee Transportation Allowances
- Process Permits and Information Update of Staffs
- Release Cash Requisition of all Departments
- Release Payables
- Assist Inventory/Collections/Billing
- File Check Vouchers (Pink & Blue Copy)
- Encode Petty Cash & Payables using QuickBooks
HR and Admin Executive Assistant
Industry:
Grooming / Beauty / Fitness
Employment Period:
May 2010 to January 2012 (20 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Attending to Human Resources and Admin concerns:
- Generate employee attendance report for
- Manage employee information monthly Audit and monitor office supplies and other supply requirements of the
- Monitoring (Lates & Absences as well as sick/Vacation Leaves)
- Collate requisitions of all departments
- Update memos, announcements & events of the Manage list of all assets of the company company
- Organize events/programs of the company
- Update/ 201 files and reports keeper Receive client calls/queries
- Interview applicants Technical support Resize layouts
- Update forms
- Track daily time records as overtime, tardiness and absences of all employees
Logistics & Executive Operations Associate
Industry:
Advertising / Marketing / Promotion / PR
Employment Period:
July 2014 to June 2016 (23 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Monitor project plan execution and project development
- Generate/Collate Productivity Report of Production Team
- Mainly Handles financial matters of the organization
- BIR Filling (Company and Employee Tax Contributions)
- SSS, Philhealth & Pag-ibig (Employee Contributions for Government Benefits) Collections/payables
- Payroll
- Company projects/events
Admin Assistant
Industry:
General & Wholesale Trading
Employment Period:
October 2016 to February 2018 (16 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Accounting job
- Admin Work
- Sending Email to Vendors
- Monitoring office supplies
- Purchase Order Travel/Hotel Booking
- Billing Concern
- OR Monitoring
- Debit Advices
- BIR Online Filling Reports
- liaising accounting Dept Filling of Invoice, OR, and Purchase Order
- Phone Answering (Trunkline)
- Manage all billing related concerns including follow up collection, and payment schedule
E- Commerce Administrative Assistant (Virtual)
Industry:
Advertising / Marketing / Promotion / PR
Employment Period:
December 2021 to March 2022 (2 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Support various administrative support tasks needed by both the e-commerce site and subscription sites of the client
- Manage the upload and publication of product listing to ensure accuracy of data posted
- Manage e-commerce site using Shopify
- Regular updates of customers' details on the system
- Advanced Excel sheet management to gather data from vendors' product information and convert into Shopify's Excel import format
- Create tasks via Asana to keep track of own tasks as well as collaborate with team tasks
- Adjust product pricing as needed by vendor requests or sales
- Hide and/or redirect products based on discontinuation
Sales Associate II
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
June 2019 to December 2021 (30 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Sending Email to Vendors
- Purchase Order Entry
- Order Releasing
- Order Billing and Monitoring
- Answering calls of resellers related to existing orders such as tracking, serial, and etc.
Administrative Assistant
Industry:
Arts / Design / Fashion
Employment Period:
January 2024 to June 2024 (5 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Sending/responding to emails
- Assisting in logistics
- Booking containers to courier
- Monitoring on going shipments from India to US
- Preparing Documents such as delivery Orders, invoice & Bill of loading.
Sales Representative
Industry:
Sports
Employment Period:
May 2023 to November 2023 (6 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Contact and Provide assistance to parents who want to sign up their kids for the organization's basketball program
- Provide proper information regarding drills, location, and schedule of the basketball classes
- Provide customer service that will encourage continuous membership to the basketball organization
- Ensure target metrics are met on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis
- Attend and participate in team meetings and other professional discussions that aim to improve current performance
Social Media Manager
Industry:
Arts / Design / Fashion
Employment Period:
November 2022 to February 2023 (3 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Made captions and content for social media platforms
- Building social media accounts and other organic posts
- Manage products on the website a
- Coordination of UGC content for creators
- Basic Editing/Creation of Product Detail Materials
Appointment Setter
Industry:
Property / Real Estate
Employment Period:
February 2023 to April 2024 (14 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assisting New Leads (Potential Client to avail Lending Services)
- Follow up calls to contacted leads, No Show & Pre approved buyers
- Generate Reports weekly and transfer to sales department Setting pre approval appointment for potential Leads
Education History
Field of Study:
Science & Technology
Major:
Computer Science
Graduation Date:
March 2, 2005
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
N/A
Skills
ADVANCED ★★★
-
Photo Editing, Email Handling, Accounting, Administrative Support, Sales Management, QuickBooks,
INTERMEDIATE ★★
-
Social Media Management, Social Media MarketingeCommerce Site DevelopmentMicrosoft OfficeCanvaAdobe Photoshop
Work at Home Capabilities:
- Internet Bandwidth: 25 Mbps
- Working Environment: Private Room
- Speed Test Result:
- Internet Type: Fiber
- Hardware Type: Laptop
- Brand Name: Asus
- Processor: Intel Core i5
- Operating System: Windows 10
All-inclusive Rate: USD $8.63/hr
LEBBAEUS
Candidate ID: 435783
ADVANCED
-
...
INTERMEDIATE
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Lead Generation, Outbound Sales, Inbound Sales, Sales...
Median Rate
$8.63
$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
Part Time: $USD 9.61 per hour or $USD 832.88 per month
Full Time: $USD 8.63 per hour or $USD 1496.32 per month
Remote Staff Recruiter Comments
Achievement: He was able to close 23 sales in a span of half a year in his previous job.
He is proficient in supporting the following:
- Customer support
- Cold Calling
- Technical support
- Lead generation
- Leading and mentoring
- Business development
- Contacting potential clients
- Developing quotes and proposals
- MS Excel
- Zoho
- Hubspot
- Oracle
- Apollo
- Lusha
- FB, IG
He is amenable to work during the day but can consider the night shift too, for either part-time or full-time roles.
Predictive Index Behavioral Profile- Adapter
https://www.predictiveindex.com/reference-profile/adapter/
Strongest Behaviors
- Relatively quick in connecting to others; reasonably open and sharing. Builds and leverages relationships to get work done.
- Fluent, enthusiastic, and comparatively frequent in communication; a motivator who pays attention to others’ points of view.
- Collaborative; works with and through others. Focused on team cohesion, dynamics, and interpersonal relations.
Behavioral Summary
Lebbaeus is likely equipped with a diverse behavioral range that provides adaptation from one situation to the next. They may desire to take the lead on a project but are also comfortable accommodating the desires of others and allowing others to assume control – provided the task gets executed correctly.
Employment History
Inside Sales Executive / Administrative Support
Industry:
Human Resources Management / Consulting
Employment Period:
August 2021 to July 2022 (11 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Coordinated innovative strategies to accomplish marketing objectives and boost long-term profitability.
- Developed and implemented favorable pricing structures balancing firm objectives against customer targets.
- Reached out to potential customers via telephone, email and in-person inquiries.
- Partnered with business teams and IT personnel to align project goals with business strategy and define project milestones.
- Negotiated, prepared and signed contracts with clients.
- Kept meticulous client notes and updated account information in company databases.
- Collaborated with company departments to develop new strategies to capitalize on emerging customer and market trends.
- Developed communication and marketing plan and leveraged talent acquisition tools, resources and campaigns to source and attract top talent.
- Created and drove talent acquisition and job placement strategies to attract diverse candidates.
- Conducted compensation conversations with human resources and hiring managers to foster internal and external equity.
- Promoted increased focus on internal talent mobility and emerging talent across organization.
- Established consistent language and methodology for talent discussions, development and succession.
- Cooperated with company leaders in change management and talent solutions to gain competitive edge in job market.
- Identified and created recruitment and administrative
Business Development Associate /Recruiter/Team Lead of Business Development/Admin Sales Support
Industry:
Advertising / Marketing / Promotion / PR
Employment Period:
February 2018 to August 2021 (41 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
Business Development Manager
March 2021 - August 2021
- Developed and implemented favorable pricing structures balancing firm objectives against customer targets.
- Reached out to potential customers via telephone, email and in-person inquiries.
- Coordinated innovative strategies to accomplish marketing objectives and boost long-term profitability.
- Taught consultative selling techniques to new and existing staff members to build expertise.
- Kept meticulous client notes and updated account
- Prepared pricing strategies for current customers to enhance sales and increase profitability.
- Set and exceeded inside sales goals by establishing ambitious targets and motivating sales representatives.
- Liaised with clients via email or phone to identify and address needs, growing existing accounts through cross-selling.
- Monitored and amplified sales pipeline to maintain flow of potential leads and prospects.
- Coordinated activities and projects to plan sales department operations and meet timelines.
- Updated accounts and maintained long-term relationships with clients.
Team Lead of Business Development Associate
January 2019 - February 2021
- Led projects and analyzed data to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Carried out day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently.
- Completed paperwork, recognizing discrepancies and promptly addressing for resolution.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Exceeded goals through effective task prioritization and great work ethic.
- Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships.
- Drove operational improvements which resulted in savings and improved profit margins.
- ● Improved operations through consistent hard work and dedication
February 2018 - January 2019
- Planned marketing initiatives and leveraged referral networks to promote business development.
- Boosted revenue by bringing in and cementing relationships with new clients and optimizing servicing of existing customer accounts.
- Communicated with local organizations to build networks and develop leads.
- Maintained extensive knowledge of company products and services to provide top-notch expertise to customers.
- Improved bottom-line profitability by growing customer base and capitalizing on upsell opportunities.
- Enhanced customer experience using all omnichannel offerings.
- Met with current clients to assess needs and develop improvement plans.
- Arranged potential client contacts, cultivated relationships and followed through all service needs.
- Coordinated with IT team leaders to forecast hiring needs and department goals.
- Built and executed sourcing, assessment and closing approaches to manage return on investment expectations.
- Onboarded new hires and set up training.
- Sourced and selected applicants for technical positions within company.
- Referred candidate resumes to customer account managers for evaluation and submission.
- Interviewed candidates using different interview methods and approaches.
- Operated as trusted advisor and subject matter expert to build strong and credible relationships with senior leaders, hiring managers and critical stakeholders
Senior Executive Services/ Admin Support
Industry:
Property / Real Estate
Employment Period:
July 2023 to April 2024 (8 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Handle general administrative tasks such as answering phone calls, responding to emails, and managing correspondence.
- Coordinate and schedule meetings, appointments, and travel arrangements for senior executives and staff members.
- Prepare reports, presentations, and other documentation for meetings and presentations.
Education History
Field of Study:
Computer Science/Information Technology
Major:
Computer Science
Graduation Date:
April 5, 2010
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
Computer Hardware Servicing II
Skills
ADVANCED ★★★
INTERMEDIATE ★★
-
Lead GenerationOutbound SalesInbound SalesSalesSales Promotion
Work at Home Capabilities:
- Internet Bandwidth: 25 Mbps
- Working Environment: Private Room
- Speed Test Result:
- Internet Type: Fiber
- Hardware Type: Desktop
- Brand Name: Ryzen 5
- Processor: Intel Core i5
- Operating System: Windows 10
All-inclusive Rate: USD $8.63/hr
Mylyn
Candidate ID: 435245
ADVANCED
-
Virtual Assistant Skills, Customer Handling, Email management...
INTERMEDIATE
-
Data Entry, Administrative Support...
Median Rate
$8.63
$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
Part Time: $USD 7.26 per hour or $USD 629.56 per month
Full Time: $USD 8.63 per hour or $USD 1496.32 per month
Remote Staff Recruiter Comments
At present, she works as a part-time appointment setter for an insurance company in Canada.
She is proficient in supporting the following:
- Customer support
- Technical support
- Email management
- Social media management
- Kana
- Kustomer
- Amazon Connect
- Oracle
- Zoho
- Arive
She prefers working the day shift for any part-time position.
Employment History
Student Advisor
Industry:
Education
Employment Period:
June 2022 to September 2023 (14 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the processing, assessment and issuing of Letter of Offer and eCoEs within agreed turnaround timelines in line with ALG Admissions procedures and standards.
- Responsible for liaising with Academic on RPL/CT application, communicate outcome to students in a timely manner and take appropriate action as per ALG Admissions procedures and standards.
- Providing prompt and accurate response to queries from education agents and students via available channels and not limited to telephone and emails.
- Taking appropriate actions to follow-up and ensure students fulfill required conditions before commencement of their course.
- Maintain accurate and detailed student records on RTOM, PRISMS and other databases in accordance with Admissions processes.
- Ensure uploading of relevant and legible supporting documentation and evidence into RTOM
- Actively contribute to the identification of continuous improvement opportunities for the ALG Admissions processes through liaising with relevant stakeholders.
- Manage key administrative processes throughout the student lifecycle
- Understand policies and apply to relevant student cases
- Work with internal stakeholders to support finalising the administrative processes
Appointment Setter
Industry:
Insurance
Employment Period:
June 2022 to June 2022 (0 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Appointment setting
- Cold-calling
Legal Assistant / OIC
Industry:
Law / Legal
Employment Period:
January 2004 to December 2005 (23 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for documentation of handled cases by the firm.
- Tasked to retrieve and searched data necessary for cases being handled.
- Responsible for handling papers of multi-level marketers.
Human Resource Assistant
Industry:
Property / Real Estate
Employment Period:
January 2006 to March 2007 (14 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for support tasks and assistance in various HR functions including but not limited to recruitment and hiring, compensation and benefits, payroll and timekeeping, training and organizational development, and personnel monitoring.
- Responsible for handling papers of requirements and documents of all employees.
Techinal Support Representative / Subject Matter Expert
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
April 2007 to May 2008 (13 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Communicate clearly and provide timely resolutions.
- Responsible to deliver service and support to end-users using and operating automated call distribution phone software, via remote connection or over the Internet and handles a group of agents in a given team
Social Media Specialist / Customer Service
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
June 2008 to January 2021 (151 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide all deliverables and metrics on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis
- Billing support, customer service support and escalations
- Maintain accurate records across all metrics.
- Manages multiple concurrencies (10-15windows, or more) effectively.
- Handle email correspondence via KANA and Kustomer.
- Inbound and Outbound calls to clients.
Tools used:
- Oracle and Livehelp (quite similar to Zendesk) - platforms to assist customers via chat (SMS, FB and Twitter)
Virtual Assistant
Industry:
Banking / Financial Services
Employment Period:
August 2021 to March 2022 (6 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Coordinating with clients
- Take care of time-consuming tasks and work as Assistant to the Loan Originator.
- Remotely ensure that business is in great shape.
- Leverage time by email management and related tasks.
- Hitting the deadlines of any assigned tasks.
- Responsible for requesting and managing payoff, projects, and related documents needed by loan officers.
- Communicates clearly with financial institutions
- Manage CRM (Zoho) and email correspondence to the clients.
- Manage client's email business and personal
- Manage client's social media account
Reservation Advisor
Industry:
Property / Real Estate
Employment Period:
November 2023 to February 2024 (3 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Managed email correspondence and provide customer support through chat services, ensuring prompt and professional responses.
- Booking management and CRM updates: Updated and logged all bookings, sheets, and customer relationship management (CRM) system, ensuring accurate and up-to-date information.
- Calendar Management: Responsible for maintaining and updating the calendar with all bookings, ensuring efficient scheduling and coordination.
- Expense tracking: Maintained an organized and detailed expense log, ensuring accurate record-keeping and facilitating financial analysis.
- Payroll processing: Managed the payroll process, ensuring accurate and timely payment to employees.
- Partner invoice follow-up: Coordinated with partners to follow up on outstanding invoices, ensuring timely payments and fostering positive business relationships.
- Listing creation and management: Created and managed listings on Handies, Map, and the company website, optimizing visibility and attracting potential customer
- Payroll (money transfers and deposits)
Education History
Field of Study:
Psychology
Major:
Psychology
Graduation Date:
January 1, 2003
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
N/A
Skills
ADVANCED ★★★
-
Virtual Assistant Skills, Customer Handling, Email management,
INTERMEDIATE ★★
-
Data EntryAdministrative Support
Work at Home Capabilities:
- Internet Bandwidth: 10 Mbps
- Working Environment: Private Room
- Speed Test Result: https://www.speedtest.net/result/12835609752
- Internet Type: Fiber
- Hardware Type: Laptop
- Brand Name: Acer
- Processor: Intel Core i3
- Operating System: Windows 10
All-inclusive Rate: USD $9.61/hr
Randy
Candidate ID: 435195
ADVANCED
-
Collections, Account Validation, Account Management, Accounting Reconciliation...
INTERMEDIATE
-
Credit Management, Bookkeeping, QuickBooks, Data Collection...
Median Rate
$9.61
$10.40
if $1 = PHP52
$12.40
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 9.12 per hour or $USD 790.52 per month
Full Time: $USD 9.61 per hour or $USD 1665.75 per month
Remote Staff Recruiter Comments
- Mark has worked for 8 years catering to clients in the US, Canada, and Australia.
- He started working last 2014 as a Customer Service Representative/Appointment Setter for 2 years where he was exposed to sales. He was a top agent and eventually got promoted to manager.
- For the past six years, he has competently supported the following tasks:
- accounts receivables
- accounts payables
- bank reconciliation
- payment processing
- invoicing
- He is confident that he has strengthened his skills in customer service and leadership capabilities.
- He is available to start immediately.
https://www.predictiveindex.com/reference-profile/maverick/
Strongest Behaviors
- Proactivity in driving to reach goals while moving at a faster-than-average pace. Inquisitive about the world.
- Eager for results, drive is for swift implementation. Works best in fast-paced environments offering a variety of activities, rather than routines.
- Flexible approach to “the book” often bends the rules and does things their own way. An innovative, "outside the box" thinker who is undaunted by failure.
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. This individual is outgoing and poised; a forceful, animated, communicator tending to be more authoritative than persuasive in style. They talk briskly, with assurance and conviction and are a stimulating influence on others, while being direct, determined and flexible.
Employment History
Credit and Collections Specialist
Industry:
Accounting / Audit / Tax
Employment Period:
March 2020 to May 2022 (25 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Monitor accounts to identify outstanding debts
- Investigate historical data for each debt or bill
- Find and contact clients to ask about their overdue payments
- Take actions to encourage timely debt payments
- Process payments and refunds
- Resolve billing and customer credit issue
- Update account status records and collection effort
- Report on collection activity and accounts receivable status
- Admin task
- Customer service orientation and negotiation skills
- Handling Escalation calls Accomplishment
- Meet and exceeds metrics and KPIs
Senior Collections Specialist
Industry:
Banking / Financial Services
Employment Period:
December 2016 to March 2020 (38 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Analyze customer accounts to determine whether it is considered delinquent
- Assist customers in finding a way to meet financial obligations without getting further behind
- Place phone calls to customer to remind them of payments and account balance
- Supervised a team if one of the supervisors is on leave
- Support a team in terms of product knowledge Accomplishment
- Meet and exceeds metrics and KPIs
- Consistent in getting salary increase
- Consistent in getting incentives
- Promoted to Senior Specialist
Campaign Sales Agent 2
Industry:
Travel / Tourism
Employment Period:
May 2014 to December 2016 (31 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Cold calling leads
- Mining leads
- Getting all information needed to for them to attend a presentation
- Follow up with customer to remind them their appointment with us Accomplishments
- Exceeds all metrics
- Top agent for 13 months consecutively
- Salary increase
- Promoted to Senior Agent
Finance Admin
Industry:
Healthcare / Medical
Employment Period:
May 2022 to January 2025 (32 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for preparing Invoice on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis
- Accountable for chasing payment for the outstanding balance ○ Uploading Invoice in an Accounting System
- Prepare Statements of account on a weekly basis
- Reconcile if the customer has a dispute or query with pricing
- Responsible for processing payments from customers
- Upload Invoices on both CSKU and QBO
- Manage email box for account payable
- Manage RHO transactions for employee
- Audit Intl invoices
- Preparing reports for AP
Education History
Field of Study:
Education/Teaching/Training
Major:
Major in English
Graduation Date:
May 11, 2020
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
N/A
Skills
ADVANCED ★★★
-
Collections, Account Validation, Account Management, Accounting Reconciliation, Accounts Payable Management, Accounts Receivable Management, Administrative Skills, Administrative Support, B2B, B2B Calling, Billing, Payment Processing, Invoicing,
INTERMEDIATE ★★
-
Credit ManagementBookkeepingQuickBooksData CollectionData Entry
Work at Home Capabilities:
- Internet Bandwidth: 100 Mbps and above
- Working Environment: Private Room
- Speed Test Result: Download: 171.13, Upload: 190.72
- Internet Type: Fiber
- Hardware Type: Desktop
- Brand Name: Infinix
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 3 3200G with Radeon Vega Graphics 3.60 GHz
- Operating System: Windows 10
All-inclusive Rate: USD $8.24/hr
Myla
Candidate ID: 434815
ADVANCED
-
Data Entry, Social Media Management, SEO...
INTERMEDIATE
-
Lead Generation, Project Management, Social Media Marketing, Telemarketing...
Median Rate
$8.24
$8.85
if $1 = PHP52
$10.38
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 8.24 per hour or $USD 1428.55 per month
Remote Staff Recruiter Comments
- Myla has been working for over 4 years. She started working in the BPO industry handling customer complaints, inquiries, billings, and technical. She also worked with Australian Logistic accounts managing emails, and phone calls doing some upselling. She also had experience for around 2 years in a Real Estate Industry while 2 years for Virtual Assistance role doing the following tasks:
- Lead generation & Appointment Setting (qualifying leads and converting them to active clients)
- Social media management
- Content creation/Social Media Posts
- She is proficient in utilizing tools such as:
- CRM
- Microsoft Office
- Google Workspace
- She is available to start immediately
Behavioral Profile - The Guardian
Strongest Behaviors
- Driven to protect the company against risk by thoroughly leveraging their background and strictly following “the book.”
- Cautious; follows a well-established and proven plan to avoid making mistakes. Does the background research necessary to have proof to support decisions before action is taken.
- Detail-oriented and accommodating; most comfortable working as part of a well-defined team for which they produce high-quality output and decisions.
Behavioral Summary
Myla is a very conscientious and disciplined person; particularly careful, thorough, and accurate in her 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.
Employment History
Virtual Assistant/Sales Agent
Industry:
Property / Real Estate
Employment Period:
January 2019 to December 2022 (47 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Sending emails, Messenger messages to prospect clients.
- Replying to inquiries
- Answering queries and Presenting project details to the clients via Zoom
- Organizing the inbox by adding labels and moving to designated folders and more.
- Follow-up on Prospect clients and warm Leads
ADMIN ASSISTANT/SECRETARY
Industry:
Telecommunication
Employment Period:
April 2020 to October 2021 (17 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Sent daily report to the manager.
- Encoded and updated data and activities in the company's spreadsheet.
- Coordinated with Team leaders and Site Engineer for the week's site activity.
- Scheduled meeting with Manager and Project Engineers.
CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE/FLEX SUPERVISOR
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
October 2019 to February 2020 (4 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Managed and Helped agents to meet their KPI.
- Took over agents call when customer asked for supervisor.
- Created agent's schedule.
- Reported to the Operations Manager directly.
- Conducted coaching sessions with agents and discussed what needs to improve and maintain.
VIRTUAL LEAD GENERATION ASSISTANT
Industry:
Transportation / Logistics
Employment Period:
January 2022 to May 2022 (4 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Scraped Leads by category and estate using Instant Data Scraper Chrome Extensions.
- Cleaned the leads database for any duplicates and inactive email addresses
- Maintained and organized leads scraped from Yellowpages.com.au
- Checked websites and other sources for any missing information
SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER AND CHAT SUPPORT SPECIALIST
Industry:
Education
Employment Period:
March 2022 to June 2022 (3 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Engaged with Social Media Followers by responding to posts comments.
- Replied to inquiries sent directly to Xcel Hub's Facebook page.
- Managed transactions such as sales and registrations of online course students.
- Organized the inbox by adding labels and moving to designated folders.
- Assisted in getting more engagements and improve the online presence of our Facebook Page
Social Media Manager/Strategist
Industry:
Hotel / Hospitality
Employment Period:
March 2022 to July 2022 (4 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Created the Business Page.
- Optimized the page.
- Created/Scheduled posts for brand visibility and lead generation.
- Managed and Answered customers queries.
SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER/SPECIALIST
Industry:
Others
Employment Period:
January 2023 to May 2023 (3 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Creating Contents and Monitoring Engagements and Reach of the Business Page
- Replying to inquiries
- Scheduling Value Contents for Brand Awareness
- Crafting Marketing Strategy for Lead Generation
- Organizing the inbox by adding labels and moving to designated folders and more.
Office Manager/ Virtual Assistant
Industry:
Food & Beverage / Catering / Restaurant
Employment Period:
November 2023 to October 2025 (23 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
Education History
Field of Study:
Education/Teaching/Training
Major:
Secondary Education and Teaching
Graduation Date:
April 15, 2010
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
N/A
Skills
ADVANCED ★★★
-
Data EntrySocial Media ManagementSEO
INTERMEDIATE ★★
-
Lead GenerationProject ManagementSocial Media MarketingTelemarketing
Work at Home Capabilities:
- Internet Bandwidth: Between 5mbps to 100mbps
- Working Environment: Private Room
- Speed Test Result: https://www.speedtest.net/result/16868789037
- Internet Type: Cable
- Hardware Type: Laptop
- Brand Name: Samsung
- Processor: Core i5
- Operating System: Windows 10
All-inclusive Rate: USD $9.61/hr
Jerlyn
Candidate ID: 434804
ADVANCED
-
Administrative Skills, Management, Management System, Managerial Skills...
INTERMEDIATE
-
Project Management, Technical Support...
Median Rate
$9.61
$10.40
if $1 = PHP52
$12.40
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 9.61 per hour or $USD 832.88 per month
Full Time: $USD 9.61 per hour or $USD 1665.75 per month
Remote Staff Recruiter Comments
- Jerlyn started her career in BPO where she was a customer service, technical support and was eventually promoted as a Subject Matter Expert.
- She became a Team Leader where she was overseeing 10 heads where she does coaching, team building activities.
- She then became an account supervisor where she handled 3 team leaders with 8 members each.
- She was an Account Manager before she transitioned to become an Admin Support / Virtual Assistant.
- As an admin assistant her role involves doing the following:
- Email Management
- Scheduling meetings & appointments
- Coordination with other staff/department
- Preparing memos, reports, invoices & other correspondence
- She is proficient with the following:
- Salesforce
- Odoo
- Freshdesk
- Pipedrive
- She can start immediately.
www.predictiveindex.com/reference-profile/captain/
Strongest Behavior
- 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.
- Fluent, enthusiastic, and comparatively frequent in communication; a motivator who pays attention to others’ points of view.
Jerlyn 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.
Their drive is purposeful, directed at getting things done quickly. This individual responds positively and actively to challenge and pressure, and has confidence in their own ability to handle novel problems and people. An outgoing, poised person, a lively and enthusiastic communicator, tending to be a little more authoritative than persuasive in style. Talks briskly, with assurance and conviction and is a stimulating influence on others, while being firm, direct, and self-assured in dealing with them.
Employment History
Administrative Support
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
July 2021 to May 2022 (9 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provides administrative support to ensure efficient operation of various departments.
- Schedule and coordinate staff and other meetings
- Schedule appointments and maintain calendars
- Email management
- Prepare communications, such as memos, emails, invoices, reports and other correspondence
- Write and edit documents from letters to reports and instructional documents
- Carries out administrative duties
- Completes operational requirements by scheduling and assigning administrative projects and expediting work results.
- Supports team by performing tasks related to organization and strong communication.
- Develops administrative staff by providing information, educational opportunities, and experiential growth opportunities.
Account Manager
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
February 2008 to June 2021 (160 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Customer Relations Management
- Ensure and enhance service consistency.
- Translate new and revised policies and procedures from the client into operational objectives and best practices.
- Accountable for the overall account performance, analyze deviation and execute corrective actions.
- Standardize key processes, policies and required activities.
- Determine resource and capacity requirements by analyzing schedules and staffing needs.
- Identify training needs to improve agent capability.
- Develop and support employee engagement initiatives.
- Screens, interviews, and coordinate with recruitment team to hire the right people for right position in the team.
- Serve as the lead point of contact for all customer account management matters.
- Build and maintain strong, long-lasting client relationships.
- Negotiate contracts and close agreements to maximize profits.
- Develop trusted advisor relationships with key accounts, customer stakeholders and executive sponsors
- Ensure the timely and successful delivery of our solutions according to customer needs and objectives.
- Communicate the progress of monthly/quarterly initiatives to internal and external stakeholders.
- Develop new business with existing clients and/or identify areas of improvement to meet sales quotas.
- Forecast and track key account metrics.
- Prepare reports on account status.
- Collaborate with sales team to identify and grow opportunities within territory.
- Assist with challenging client requests or issue escalations as needed.
Education History
Field of Study:
Finance/Accountancy/Banking
Major:
Accountancy
Graduation Date:
January 1, 2008
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
N/A
Field of Study:
Business Studies/Administration/Management
Major:
Human Resources
Graduation Date:
January 1, 2016
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
N/A
Skills
ADVANCED ★★★
-
Administrative Skills, Management, Management System, Managerial Skills, Human Resource Management, Technical Support,
INTERMEDIATE ★★
-
Project ManagementTechnical Support
Work at Home Capabilities:
- Internet Bandwidth: 50 Mbps
- Working Environment: Private Room
- Speed Test Result:
- Internet Type: Fiber
- Hardware Type: Laptop
- Brand Name: Asus
- Processor: Intel Core i3- 10th Gen
- Operating System: Windows 10
All-inclusive Rate: USD $9.61/hr
Christian
Candidate ID: 434606
ADVANCED
-
Customer Handling, Customer Service, Technical Support...
INTERMEDIATE
-
Technical Support, Sales, eCommerce, SEO...
Median Rate
$9.61
$10.40
if $1 = PHP52
$12.40
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 9.61 per hour or $USD 832.88 per month
Full Time: $USD 9.61 per hour or $USD 1665.75 per month
Remote Staff Recruiter Comments
Christian has more than five years of experience in the customer service industry
He started as a technical support specialist assistant to customers in Australia with the mobile devices and other electronic devices
He was then promoted to a level 2 agent where he took escalation calls, did remote access troubleshooting, and scheduled onsite tech visits
He also became a team manager assistant where he supported new agents in the nesting stage
Monitored calls, conducted coaching and feedback
Presently, he works for a diabetes clinic in the US processing orders from patients requesting their apparatus
Order taking and order processing
Checked the status of orders and booked shipping/courier
Processed cancelations and refunds
He is open to both part-time and full-time positions and is available to start immediately
Predictive Index Behavioral Profile - Operator
https://www.predictiveindex.com/reference-profile/operator/
Strongest Behaviors:
- Private, serious, introspective, and reserved. Takes time to connect to and trust new people.
- 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.
- Works at a steady, unwavering pace; most comfortable with familiar processes, environments, and co-workers. Doesn’t easily change.
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. Christian Xavier 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 he is responsible for establishing the process, he will do so in a thoughtful, methodical manner, paying close attention to details and time-honored successes. Once established, he’ll expect that the process be followed consistently.
Employment History
Collection operator
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
January 2016 to September 2016 (8 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Doing outgoing calls for customer that is reluctant payer for their monthly Telecom subscription
- Sorting paperwork for legality just in case customer run for their monthly dues
Customer phone support/Team manager Assistant
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
November 2017 to January 2022 (50 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Phone support for orders and Troubleshooting for Toll device ID
- Over the phone orders and shipping security
- Providing Audio and Visual support & Samsung IT products control and provide management assistance
- Oversaw and assisted Team's monthly performance
General Virtual Assistant
Industry:
Healthcare / Medical
Employment Period:
February 2022 to March 2023 (13 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Checking paperwork from Patient's Doctor before processing order
- Answering phone calls from Patient
- Processing back end orders and shipping
- Discussing copay for Medicaid and Medicare insurance
Education History
Field of Study:
Maritime Studies
Major:
Marine Transportation
Graduation Date:
January 1, 2013
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
N/A
Skills
ADVANCED ★★★
-
Customer HandlingCustomer ServiceTechnical Support
INTERMEDIATE ★★
-
Technical SupportSaleseCommerceSEOCRM
Work at Home Capabilities:
- Internet Bandwidth: Between 5mbps to 100mbps
- Working Environment: Private Room
- Speed Test Result: Download: 87.99, Upload: 71.38
- Internet Type: Fiber
- Hardware Type: Laptop
- Brand Name: Acer
- Processor: i5
- Operating System: Windows 10
*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.






