Feb 08

Hiring Offshore Doesn’t Fail—Handoffs Do

Remote work has existed for years, even before the pandemic. However, it became mainstream during mandatory lockdowns and later evolved into a preferred long-term setup for many beyond 2020.

Despite the clear benefits of remote work, many business owners still struggle to see the value of a distributed workforce. Concerns abound about productivity, particularly whether high-quality work can be delivered by someone thousands of miles away.

In reality, failed offshoring is rarely due to the remote hires themselves, but often, because of the hiring company or client.

Why does this happen, and what can be done about it?

The Offshore Blame Game (And Why It’s Wrong)

Remote workers are often blamed for poor performance, especially when they struggle to deliver in their first few weeks on the job.

However, this is not entirely their fault.

“They Didn’t Get It” Isn’t the Whole Story

Just because an offshore hire fails to deliver as expected does not mean their talent is lacking. Nor is it necessarily due to cultural differences in offshoring.

More often than not, the claim that “they just didn’t get it” points to a breakdown in clear, explicit communication issues in offshore teams. Unlike onsite teams, offshore workers rely heavily on precise instructions where nothing is left to assumption.

For example, when a manager assigns a task and says, “make it look professional,” the offshore hire may not realize this actually means, “use our 2024 brand guidelines.”

Output Gaps Often Reflect Input Gaps

There is an unspoken pressure on remote hires to prove that they are just as skilled, if not more so, than their onsite counterparts.

Yet companies often overlook a simple truth: the quality of output from a remote team is directly proportional to the quality of input they receive.

Hence, the first 90 days are critical. New hires need consistent guidance and feedback, ideally through a dedicated mentor who shows them how things work and closely supports them until they can operate independently.

What’s Often Missing in the Handoff

Delegation is one of the most crucial parts of a new employee’s first few days.

Unfortunately, some managers treat tasks as something to simply “toss over the wall,” leading to breakdowns in delegation:

  • No Documented Expectations or SOPsStandard operating procedures (SOPs) are the backbone of a remote team. Without them, offshore hires are forced into a guessing game. Without clear instructions and guidance on how tasks are done, remote workers, and even onsite employees, are left to improvise.
  • No Real Owner of Handoff Success – Accountability drives success. Unfortunately, many organizations face an accountability gap: executives sign the contract, HR handles the paperwork, but no one is clearly responsible for ensuring a new hire’s success in the first 30 days. Moreover, without proper onboarding, onshore peers may view a remote worker as a burden rather than an asset. Meanwhile, offshore hires may hesitate to ask questions for fear of appearing incompetent.
  • Feedback Comes Too Late or Not At All – Mistakes can go unnoticed for a long time, especially without regular feedback. Unlike frequent check-ins, delayed feedback can feel more like a performance review than a coaching opportunity. As a result, new hires may develop a fear of failure, becoming hesitant to take initiative, particularly when they are still unclear about expectations.

3 Offshore Handoff Personas That Sabotage Success

Now that we’ve established that a new hire isn’t always to blame for “failing,” who is responsible?

Here are some examples.

#1. The Micromanager Who Won’t Let Go

Some managers fear that an offshore hire will disrupt their well-established processes.

As a result, instead of delegating tasks fully, they hold tightly to control them, even while the remote worker is expected to handle the work.

Illustration:

Mark hires John, a senior developer. However, instead of letting John focus on his tasks, Mark insists on reviewing every line of code as it’s written and requires John to provide updates three times a day.

Unsurprisingly, this makes John feel trapped. Eventually, he stops taking initiative, or worse, begins looking for a new job. Meanwhile, Mark becomes burned out from doing more himself and ends up blaming John for underperformance.

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Samuelle

Candidate ID: 534426


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Remote Staff Recruiter Comments

  • Samuel has been working for 8 years in different companies from BPO industries. He handled different positions such Billing Support, Sales Support, Technical Support, Chat Support, and Customer Service Supervisor. He worked with client that cater to US and previously got promoted and handled a team consisting of fifteen staff. He supported the following tasks:
    • Technical Support
    • Troubleshoot
    • Customer Service
    • Inbound / Outbound calls
    • Training / Coaching
    • Client handling 
    • Data Analytics
    • Basic graphic design
  • He is proficient in CRM, Canva, and Microsoft tools
  • He is available to start immediately and she is amenable to working the day shift for any part-time or fulltime position.
Predictive Index Behavioral Profile - Promoter

Strongest Behaviors
  • Comfortably fluent and fast talk, in volume. Enthusiastically persuades and motivates others by considering their point of view and adjusting delivery.
  • Collaborative; usually works with and through others. Intuitive understanding of team cohesion, dynamics, and interpersonal relations.
  • Extremely informal, extraverted, and outgoing; gets familiar very soon after you meet. Communicates effusively, flexibly, and engagingly; draws others into the conversation.
Behavioral Summary
Samuelle 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.


Employment History

CSR

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

March 2017 to July 2018 (15 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

Answering Billing queries. Contract changes. Resolving customer complaints. Offering added services (Sales) to inbound callers.

Supervisor Call Center

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

July 2018 to November 2023 (63 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

CUSTOMER SERVICE SUPERVISOR 
  • Increased team sales performance by 10% month on month resulting in the closure of 241 sales for the month of October 2023.
  • Managed and oversaw an average of 16 agents per month during tenure.
  • Attained an 85% coaching efficacy through data-driven analysis of agent performance metrics, customer trends, agent styles, and product highlights, contributing to a consistent average team NPS of 74 throughout tenure.
  • Developed saving guide diagrams as training materials, enabling agents to effectively retain subscribers and achieve a 50% retention success rate.
  • Received top team recognition (across all KPI’s) for August 2023, achieving outstanding results within the first 8 months of growing and leading a new hire team.
  • Proactively maintained alignment with organizational goals through strategic email communications.
  • Supervised 15 agents ensuring staffing is catered with a service level of 95% monthly
  • during tenure.
  • Crafted and implemented standardized spiels for consistent team communication, elevating Net Promoter Score (NPS) to a sustained average of 75 throughout tenure.
  • Took an active role in sharing best practices to craft highly engaging spiels that drew customer attention and resulted in a monthly sale increase of 25% with a total sale count in February 2023 of 182.
CUSTOMER SERVICE AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT 
  • Achieved (Agent of the year) AOY status for year 2020 by hitting 90% in quality and
  • 96% in CSAT for all inbound calls for the year 2019.
  • Effective in resolving service issues and customer service related issues. Averaged 96% customer Perceived Resolution Rate with 560 seconds in handle time during tenure.
  • Averaged 25 closed sales month per month during tenure.

Education History

Field of Study:

Engineering (Marine)

Major:

Marine Engineering

Graduation Date:

March 31, 2015

Located In:

Philippines

License and Certification: :

N/A


Skills

ADVANCED ★★★

    Leadership, Customer Relations, Customer Service, Customer Service Management, Technical Support, Customer Retention, Debt Collection, Inbound Sales, Chat Support, Inbound Collections,

INTERMEDIATE ★★

    CMS, Photo EditingCall Center ManagementOutbound SalesEmail SupportMicrosoft Office

Work at Home Capabilities:

  • Internet Bandwidth: Between 5mbps to 100mbps
  • Working Environment: Private Room
  • Speed Test Result: https://www.speedtest.net/results
  • Internet Type: Fiber
  • Hardware Type: Desktop
  • Brand Name: Del
  • Processor: Intel Core i5
  • Operating System: Windows 10

All-inclusive Rate: USD $8.65/hr

Jose

Candidate ID: 534341


ADVANCED

    Salesforce CRM...

INTERMEDIATE

    Customer Relations, Customer Service...

Employment Preferences

Availability:
Full Time
Preferred Timezone:
Australian Eastern Standard Time Australian Central Standard Time Australian Western Standard Time
Hourly & Monthly Rate:
(inclusive of service fee)

*Plus GST for Australian Businesses

Full Time: $USD 8.65 per hour or $USD 1499.92 per month

Remote Staff Recruiter Comments

  • Gab has been working for more than 10 years, He has a degree in Legal Management. He worked in IT, Financial, BPO and B2B Industries.
  • He responded to customer inquiries and provided information about the company's products and services. He resolved customer complaints and issues and processed customer orders and transactions, He handled inbound and outbound calls and emails. He ensured that the customers got the maximum benefit from the investment. He offers campaigns to active customers and encourages them to renew their accounts. He finds customers with delinquent accounts from clients using mobile services, personal loans and credit card bills. He assists customers with their inquiries, concerns and disputes. He suggests and upsells products and services to customers.
  • He used
    • Salesforce 
    • Debt tracker
  • He can start ASAP and is open for full-time and part-time.
Predictive Index Behavioral Profile - Collaborator 

Strongest Behavior
  • 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.
Behavioral Summary

Jose Lino 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.

He 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 Relation Manager

Industry:

Computer / Information Technology (Software)

Employment Period:

November 2020 to May 2023 (30 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Respond to customer inquiries and provide information about products and services
  • Resolve customer complaints and issues in a timely and professional manner
  • Process customer orders and transactions, with a high observance of detail
  • Maintain accurate records of customer interactions and transactions
  • Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures
  • Under no circumstance accept cancellation and opt the customer out without first seeking approval from the SPCM or a manager.
  • If you can talk them into staying.
  • Communicate with customers via phone, email, and online meetings Identify and report customer service trends and issues to management
  • Specifically, the PMS will support the SPMC with tactical initiatives to stimulate a sense of satisfaction, value in the program and a sense that they get a great benefit over and above the basic functions of the plan.
  • As requested, each month, the CMC will be asked to engage with the customer to encourage their participation in:
  • Ensuring that every customer gets the maximum benefit from their investment
  • Ensuring that every month every active customer sends their campaign unless otherwise agreed on with the customer and the SPMC or manager
  • Stimulating interest and excitement about their campaigns and coaching them to recognise the great value in the services we provide for them
  • Encouraging list refreshing and renewal, using list-building tips and tricks Tracking open rates and informing the customer how well they are doing, with highlights of who showed particular interest in the content
  • Soliciting custom content 12-month plans from all Premium plan holders
  • Encouraging LinkedIn and social media sharing on every active account
  • Offering advice around follow-ups on all enquiries
  • Identifying all online enquiries and making sure they are followed up by the customer
  • Identifying all low NPS scores and working with the customer to increase their score of us through better use of tools and training
  • Seeking feedback from customers for testimonials, especially in cases where a new or increased policy was created due to the campaign
  • Asking for recommendations from customers of other customers not on the program that may benefit from joining the program – i.e. sales leads
  • Generally, demonstrate a “can do, want to do” attitude alongside high levels of attention to detail with the customer and with the Support teams
  • Taking an interest in the customers’ sector, to fully understand what the customer does and who his customer (end-user) is.

Customer Relation Associate

Industry:

Banking / Financial Services

Employment Period:

March 2013 to June 2020 (87 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  •  Find customers with delinquent accounts bought from clients such as Mobile services/Personal Loans/CreditCard bills/ etc
  • Do outbound calls for possible personal and/or work number for the customers.
  • Do outbound calls for possible associates/family/relatives/friends that can help contact customers directly based on privacy guidelines.
  • Once contact is successful. details verified with the customer, and loan acknowledged, negotiate with customer to pay the loan.
  • If full payment is not possible, come up with the best possible payment options with the customer. Answer phone in from customers for assistance on their current paying loans.

Transfer Agent Collector

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

July 2012 to January 2013 (6 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Call available numbers for a customer by checking available data and/or Documents in the system records
  • Once call is successful, after verifying details with the customers, transfer to the next available collector Collect full delinquent balance
  • Negotiate settlements or arrangements
  • Transfer to other departments if not related to customer service like technical issues/order inquiry/ etc

Customer Service/Technical Support representative

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

January 2009 to March 2010 (14 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Receive inbound calls from existing customers.
  • Assist customers with their inquiry/concerns/disputes
  • Transfer customers to other departments for any other concerns like Technical issues/order issues/etc
  • Suggest and Upsell other products and services to customers that can improve their service
  • Receive inbound or transferred calls from Customer Service for technical issues and/or Download issues Do 1st level/basic troubleshooting with the Software if it is not working properly
  • Make sure Software is working or compatible with computer
  • Transfer to other departments if not related to customer service like technical issues/order inquiry/ etc

Mental Health Support Officer

Industry:

Non-Profit Organisation / Social Services / NGO

Employment Period:

January 2018 to November 2023 (70 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Counselor Life Coach
  • HIV and Aids awareness speaker
  • Facilitator in group processing, 

Volunteer Mental Health Worker

Industry:

Non-Profit Organisation / Social Services / NGO

Employment Period:

January 2016 to November 2023 (94 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Facilitator in psychosocial related events and group processing
  • Part of Membership Committee who looks after the members well-being, trainings, and development
  • Event planning and logistics

Education History

Field of Study:

Business Studies/Administration/Management

Major:

LEGAL MANAGEMENT

Graduation Date:

March 31, 2010

Located In:

Philippines

License and Certification: :

N/A


Skills

ADVANCED ★★★

    Salesforce CRM

INTERMEDIATE ★★

    Customer RelationsCustomer Service

Work at Home Capabilities:

  • Internet Bandwidth: Between 5mbps to 100mbps
  • Working Environment: Private Room
  • Speed Test Result: N/A
  • Internet Type: Broadband
  • Hardware Type: Laptop
  • Brand Name: Hp
  • Processor: Intel Core i7
  • Operating System: Windows 11

All-inclusive Rate: USD $10.62/hr

Bianca

Candidate ID: 533639


ADVANCED

    Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe XD, HTML...

INTERMEDIATE

    Figma...

Employment Preferences

Availability:
Full Time Part Time
Preferred Timezone:
Australian Western Standard Time Australian Central Standard Time Australian Eastern Standard Time
Hourly & Monthly Rate:
(inclusive of service fee)

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Part Time: $USD 13.56 per hour or $USD 1175.35 per month

Full Time: $USD 10.62 per hour or $USD 1840.23 per month

Remote Staff Recruiter Comments

  • Bianca has been working for 8 years, She has a degree in Computer Science majoring in Software Development. She worked in IT, e-commerce, e-Learning, Fitness and Health Industries.
  • She created prototype samples for the architectural structures of software development. She prepared and designed specification packages, and managed workflows from sketch to final placement of styles of products. She was assigned to execute the product lifecycle process of the products, including product research, market research, complete analysis, planning, positioning, roadmap development, requirement development and product launch. She led the team of UX/UI designers and developed mockups and prototypes, Illustrated design ideas using storyboards, process flows and sitemaps. She prepared drafts and collaborated with team members for branding.
  • She has certifications for:
    •  Scrum: Advanced 
    • LinkedIn Learning / PMI Education Accredited  
      ITIL Foundation Level 4  
    • LinkedIn Learning / PMI Education Accredited  
      Scrum: Basics  
  • She used the following tech stack:
    • Miro
    • Adobe Photoshop
    • Adobe Illustrator
    • Adobe XD
    • Figma
    • Sketch
    • HTML
    • CSS
  • She can start after 1 week's notice and is open to full-time and part-time positions.
Predictive Index Behavioral Profile - Operator

Strongest Behavior
  • 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.”
  • 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

Biamca is helpful, patient, and stable; works steadily and consistently. She is respectful of established processes, standards, and policies, she will work within those standards to ensure repeated successes and high-quality results. Bianca Fatima has the patience and tolerance required for routine work and can be relied on to do such work consistently and in a relaxed manner. She prefers having, and following, a well-thought-out process to ensure success. If she is responsible for establishing the process, she will do so in a thoughtful, methodical manner, paying close attention to details and time-honored successes. Once established, she’ll expect that the process be followed consistently.

She 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, Bianca Fatima will be pleasant, agreeable, and supportive. Derives satisfaction from helping others and likes to feel part of a secure team.


 

Employment History

Freelance UX Designer

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

May 2015 to January 2018 (32 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Plan and conduct interviews, user surveys, card sorting and usability tests Interpret data and qualitative feedback
  • Create user stories, personas, and storyboards
  • Determine information architecture and create sitemaps
  • Create prototypes and wireframes based from the requirements gathered from the client Brainstorm clients ideas based on the information given and turn it into user interactive Present and communicate insights in order to help shape long-term product strategy

UX/UI Designer Business Analyst

Industry:

Computer / Information Technology (Software)

Employment Period:

November 2018 to March 2021 (28 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  •  Conducts F2F Business Requirements gathering with Stakeholders, End Users and Internal Team.
  • Collaborates with testing and also do Junior Project Management handling of the team.

Lead UX/UI Designer Contract

Industry:

Computer / Information Technology (Hardware)

Employment Period:

May 2018 to November 2018 (6 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Gathering and evaluating user requirements, in collaboration with product managers and engineers
  • Illustrating design ideas using storyboards, process flows and sitemaps
  • Develop mockups and prototypes that clearly illustrate how sites function and look like
  • Prepare and present rough drafts to internal teams and key stakeholders
  • Collaborate across different teams to ensure that copy is in line with both the branding and business goals

Product Development Manager

Industry:

Banking / Financial Services

Employment Period:

July 2022 to October 2022 (3 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Create and also approve prototype samples during architectural structure of Software Development
  • Prepare and initiate design specification packages to be given to Technical Design Department Manage workflow from first sketch to the final placement of styles of the product
  • Drive the execution of all product lifecycle processes for products, including product research, market research, competitive analysis, planning, positioning, roadmap development, requirements development, and product launch
  • Performing research to determine customer needs
  • Creating and communicating a strategy for the development of a product
  • Overseeing product team as it works on the development of the product

Education History

Field of Study:

Computer Science/Information Technology

Major:

Software Development

Graduation Date:

January 2, 2014

Located In:

Philippines

License and Certification: :

N/A


Skills

ADVANCED ★★★

    Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe XD, HTML, CSS,

INTERMEDIATE ★★

    Figma

Work at Home Capabilities:

  • Internet Bandwidth: Between 5mbps to 100mbps
  • Working Environment: Private Room
  • Speed Test Result: N/A
  • Internet Type: Fiber
  • Hardware Type: Laptop
  • Brand Name: Asus
  • Processor: Intel Core i5
  • Operating System: Windows 10

All-inclusive Rate: USD $13.56/hr

Lorraine

Candidate ID: 532383


ADVANCED

    QuickBooks, Financial Statements, Bookkeeping, General Accounting...

INTERMEDIATE

    Administrative Support, Inventory Management, Business Process Engineering...

Employment Preferences

Availability:
Part Time Full Time
Preferred Timezone:
Australian Western Standard Time Australian Central Standard Time Australian Eastern Standard Time
Hourly & Monthly Rate:
(inclusive of service fee)

*Plus GST for Australian Businesses

Part Time: $USD 13.56 per hour or $USD 1175.35 per month

Full Time: $USD 13.56 per hour or $USD 2350.70 per month

Remote Staff Recruiter Comments

  • Lorraine has a bachelor's degree in Accountancy and has worked for 9 years in different local companies in the BPO, hotel, and manufacturing industries. She handled positions such as Accountant, Junior Cost Accountant, Payroll Inventory Assistant, and Accounts Payable Assistant. In 2020, she shifted to remote work and was employed by US and Australia-based clients
  • She was a remote contractor to an Au accounting firm for a 2-month project through Remote Staff as an Accounting Assistant. She also worked for other AU client for 2 months.
  • She is competent in supporting the following tasks:
    • General Accounting
    • Bookkeeping
    • Audit of financial statements
    • Filing of GST and PST 
    • BAS preparation and lodgment
    • Invoicing
    • Billing
    • Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable
    • Bank reconciliation
    • Payroll
    • Financial statements
    • Admin and Reports
  • She is proficient in systems such as Xero, NetSuite (ERP), QuickBooks, Salesforce, and Microsoft tools.
  • Lorraine is available to start immediately, and she is amenable to working the day shift for any part-time or full-time role.
Predictive Index Behavioral Profile - Altruist

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

A pleasant and extraverted person, Lorraine is an effective communicator, able to stimulate and motivate others while being aware of and responsive to their needs and concerns. Their congenial personality and friendly, interested attitude make them readily approachable. Lorraine gets along easily with a wide variety of people. Their drive is directed at working with and for others. They derive particular satisfaction from doing things for others, the company, management, the team, and for the company’s customers. Cooperative and willing, this individual can be a particularly effective teacher and communicator of the company’s policies, programs, and systems.


Employment History

Payroll and Inventory Assistant

Industry:

Hotel / Hospitality

Employment Period:

September 2014 to April 2016 (19 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • payroll processing
  • preparation and payment of mandatory government remittances
  • month-end physical inventory count, report preparation, discrepancy analysis
  • daily count of front office cash and check collections, deposit thereof, cash monitoring, clearing, and update
  • bank reconciliation and audit schedule preparation particularly staff advances.

Accounts Payable Assistant

Industry:

Property / Real Estate

Employment Period:

July 2013 to January 2014 (6 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • responsible for the computation of commissions, preparation of payment and check vouchers and other accounting transaction tickets

General Hotel Accountant

Industry:

Hotel / Hospitality

Employment Period:

May 2019 to September 2019 (4 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • reports directly to Manila headquarters
  • Provides financial information to management by researching and analyzing accounting data; preparing reports.
  • Prepares asset, liability, and capital account entries by compiling and analyzing account information.
  • Documents financial transactions by entering account information.
  • Recommends financial actions by analyzing accounting options.
  • Summarizes current financial status by collecting information; preparing balance sheet, profit and loss statement, and other reports.
  • Substantiates financial transactions by auditing documents.

Junior Accountant

Industry:

Manufacturing / Production

Employment Period:

May 2016 to April 2019 (35 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • preparation, audit schedules, discrepancy analysis 
  • daily monitoring of exchange rates & accounts payable balances
  • preparation of monthly payment plan
  • monitoring of manual stock-out & other costing pre- requisites
  • bank reconciliation
  • processing & release of cash requests & cash advances
  • safekeeping & monitoring of petty cash fund
  • preparation of daily cash fund, daily cash balances (cash on hand & in bank) & daily cash flow
  • processing of various bank transactions: deposits, withdrawals, fund transfers, money conversion, application of new accounts, passbooks & time deposit update
  • payment to suppliers (local: thru check issuance; foreign: thru telegraphic transfer)

Accountant

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

March 2021 to October 2023 (31 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • checking off payment received for client policies in Salesforce
  • applying payments to Quickbooks invoices
  • clearing bank feed, reconciling daily bank transactions to Quickbooks balance
  • coding vendor bills in Bill.com
  • creating bills in Quickbooks through Saasant
  • matching quotes with policies and endorsements: premium, underwriting fees, policy/ wholesaler fees,commissions, administrative fees, state filing fees and taxes
  • remitting/ sending wires to wholesalers and refunds & return premiums to clients
  • month-end bank reconciliation, AR and AP aging

Accountant

Industry:

Hotel / Hospitality

Employment Period:

October 2019 to February 2021 (16 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • posting of sales collection in Quickbooks  deposit entries
  • update of credit card collection working file
  • posting of acknowledgement receipts and golf lessons
  • submission of net asset value per unit
  • posting of monthly dues and reconciliation with billing
  • bank reconciliation
  • preparation of profit and loss and summary report for member’s monthly tournament
  • billing entries
  • update of inventory file and month-end count & variance analysis
  • update of property, plant & equipment lapsing schedule (depreciation and acquisition)
  • cash advance liquidation entries
  • inter-office memo for unaccounted/untraced deposits
  • clearing of transactions in Quickbooks for revenue accounts
  • financial statements preparation
  • budget drafting and assumptions
  • posting of VAT remittances
  • remittance of golfer’s insurance

Accounting Assistant (Project-based)

Industry:

Accounting / Audit / Tax

Employment Period:

November 2023 to January 2024 (2 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Bookkeeping for multiple clients
  • Bank Reconciliation (Xero, Quickbooks, MYOB)
  • Accounts payable and accounts receivable
  • Payroll
  • BAS Preparation and Lodgement
  • Updating stock receipts
  • Maintaining stock costing worksheet
  • Preparing Reports

Senior Accountant

Industry:

Accounting / Audit / Tax

Employment Period:

October 2023 to September 2024 (11 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

Full-time: October 9, 2023 to January 31, 2024
Part-Time: February 1, 2024 - present
  • Bookkeeping for multiple clients
  • Month-end close
  • Recording sales, pledges, donations
  • Bank reconciliation
  • Clearing bank feed, reconciling daily bank transactions
  • Sales tax computation, processing, submission and payment
  • Inventory, fixed asset schedule

Bookkeeper (Project-based)

Industry:

Others

Employment Period:

October 2024 to March 2025 (5 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • bookkeeping for multiple companies
  • payroll
  • recording sales and expenses
  • bank reconciliation
  • payroll and sales tax
  • accounts receivable and accounts
  • payable
  • booking estimates, invoices, payments, supplier bills for events
  • processing of monthly expenses
  • (utilities, rent)
  • audit of financial statements
  • filing of GST & PST
  • filing of 2021 & 2022 financials

Education History

Field of Study:

Commerce

Major:

Accountancy

Graduation Date:

December 18, 2012

Located In:

Philippines

License and Certification: :

N/A


Skills

ADVANCED ★★★

    QuickBooks, Financial Statements, Bookkeeping, General Accounting, Payroll Processing, Data Entry, Accounts Receivable Management, Accounts Payable Management, Invoicing, Billing, Bank Reconciliation, Documentations,

INTERMEDIATE ★★

    Administrative SupportInventory ManagementBusiness Process Engineering

Work at Home Capabilities:

  • Internet Bandwidth: Between 5mbps to 100mbps
  • Working Environment: Private Room
  • Speed Test Result: https://www.speedtest.net/result/15490283703
  • Internet Type: Fiber
  • Hardware Type: Laptop
  • Brand Name: Acer
  • Processor: Intel Core I7
  • Operating System: Windows 11

All-inclusive Rate: USD $10.62/hr

Andrea

Candidate ID: 531457


ADVANCED

    .NET 2.0, Administrative Skills, Financial Reports, Executive Assistance...

INTERMEDIATE

    Project Management...

Employment Preferences

Availability:
Full Time Part Time
Preferred Timezone:
Australian Western Standard Time Australian Central Standard Time Australian Eastern Standard Time New Zealand Daylight Time US Pacific Standard Time US Mountain Standard Time US Central Standard Time UK London US Eastern Standard Time
Hourly & Monthly Rate:
(inclusive of service fee)

*Plus GST for Australian Businesses

Part Time: $USD 10.62 per hour or $USD 920.12 per month

Full Time: $USD 10.62 per hour or $USD 1840.23 per month

Remote Staff Recruiter Comments

  • Andrea has been employed as an Executive Assistant and Customer service representative for nearly four years, specializing in the BPO, real estate, crypto trading, and e-commerce industries. She holds a diploma in Mechanical Engineering Technology. She has catered to clients based in the US, UK, and Canada providing support in tasks such as:
    • Email management
    • Appointment Setting
    • Customer Service
    • Research
    • Financial Management
    • Invoices
    • Bookeeping
    • Data management
    • Digital Marketing
    • Phone Support
    • Property Management
    • other admin tasks
  • She is proficient with Asana, Zoho, Salesforce, HubSpot, Trello, AppFolio, Xero, wave, Square Up, QuickBooks, Go High Level, Google Workspace, and Microsoft 365.
  • She can start immediately for any full-time job.
  • Can consider any time zone.
Predictive Index Behavioral Profile-  Promoter

Strongest Behaviors
  • More interested in people, building relationships, and teamwork than technical matters. Generally affable, optimistic, and trusting.
  • More focused on goals and the people needed to get there than the details or plans; comfortable delegating details.
  • Relatively quick in connecting to others; reasonably open and sharing. Builds and leverages relationships to get work done.
Behavioral Summary

ANDREA JANE 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.


Employment History

Executive Virtual Assistant

Industry:

Others

Employment Period:

May 2019 to June 2021 (25 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Personal Assistant to the CEO: Provided dedicated support to the CEO of a Blockchain NFT company, ensuring their day-to-day tasks and priorities were efficiently managed.
  • Financial   Management: Managed financial activities using finance management tools like Xero/Wave, including budget tracking, expense reports, and invoice processing, contributing to the company's fiscal stability.
  • Strategic Planning: Assisted in the development and execution of business strategies by gathering data, conducting data analysis, and presenting insights to facilitate data-driven decision-making.
  • Meeting Coordination: Scheduled and coordinated training sessions, meetings, and appointments, ensuring a streamlined and efficient calendar for the CEO.
  • Reporting: Compiled and prepared weekly reports for the CEO, summarizing key performance indicators and progress toward company objectives.
  • Customer Service: Provided exceptional customer service, addressing inquiries and resolving concerns promptly, enhancing customer satisfaction.
  • Data Management: Efficiently handled data entry tasks and data analysis, ensuring data accuracy and utilizing analytical skills to derive meaningful insights for strategic decision-making.
  • CRM Maintenance: Managed and maintained the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system, ensuring accurate and up-to-date customer information for improved client interactions.
  • Community Management: Actively engaged with the online community, fostering positive relationships, addressing questions and concerns, and moderating discussions to ensure a positive and productive online presence.
  • Operations Management and Support: Managing and supporting day-to-day operations, ensuring seamless workflow and process optimization.
  • Digital Marketing: Managed social media channels, overseeing content creation, scheduling, and audience engagement. Conducted email marketing campaigns, leading to increased customer reach and engagement.
  • Ad Hoc Tasks: Demonstrated flexibility by effectively handling various ad hoc tasks and projects as needed, ensuring the smooth operation of daily operations and special initiatives.
  • Versatile Contributor: Adapted to diverse roles and responsibilities, indicating a readiness to take on new challenges and tasks beyond the outlined duties.

Customer Service Representative

Industry:

Retail / Merchandise

Employment Period:

June 2021 to February 2022 (7 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Worked for an e-commerce retail company, providing exceptional customer service by handling inbound calls, resolving inquiries, and ensuring customer satisfaction.
  • Demonstrated adaptability by transitioning into email support in addition to managing inbound and outbound calls, effectively addressing customer concerns through multiple communication channels.

Real Estate Executive Virtual Assistant

Industry:

Property / Real Estate

Employment Period:

March 2022 to September 2023 (18 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Personal Assistant to the CEO: Provided dedicated personal support to the CEO within the real estate industry, managing their schedule, handling confidential matters, and ensuring efficient daily operations.
  • Travel Arrangements and Personal Tasks: Managed travel arrangements, including booking flights, accommodations, and transportation, while also efficiently handling personal tasks such as online shopping for equipment and other necessities, ensuring the CEO's convenience and efficiency.
  • Financial Management: Managed financial activities using Xero/Quickbooks/Square/Wave, including budget tracking, expense reports, and invoice processing and income tracking.
  • Property Management: Actively contributed to property management by overseeing property maintenance, ensuring that properties were in excellent condition for guests and tenants. This included finding and managing suppliers for property upkeep, repairs, and renovations.
  • Guest support VA/ Rental VA: for guests and new tenants, ensuring seamless reservations and tenant satisfaction. Involves exceptional customer service.
  • Property sourcing
  • CRM   Management:   Effectively managed the   Customer   Relationship, ensuring accurate and up-to-date customer information for improved client interactions and enhanced guest experiences.
  • Digital Marketing: Managed digital marketing efforts, including social media management, creating   newsletters, and   email   marketing   campaigns,

Executive Assistant | Operations Assistant

Industry:

Education

Employment Period:

October 2023 to March 2024 (5 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Software as a Service (SaaS) Company
  • Bookkeeping: Managed financial activities, including bookkeeping tasks, using Xero and Wave. Ensured accurate records of financial transactions, contributing to the company's fiscal stability. Handles accounts payable and accounts receivable.
  • Social Media Engagement: Orchestrated engaging social media strategies to enhance the company's online presence. Crafted and scheduled posts, fostering connections with the audience and promoting brand visibility.
  • CRM Management: Spearheaded the management of the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system. Ensured accurate and up-to-date customer information, contributing to improved client interactions.
  • Market Analysis: Conducted comprehensive market analyses, providing valuable insights for strategic decision-making. Monitored industry trends and competitor activities, staying abreast of the evolving SaaS landscape.
  • Operations Support: Collaborated with cross-functional teams to optimize operational processes. Assisted in the development and execution of business strategies, contributing to overall efficiency.
  • Executive Support: Undertook responsibilities ranging from scheduling and meeting coordination to ad hoc tasks. Maintained a high level of confidentiality while handling sensitive information.

Executive Assistant | Operations Assistant

Industry:

Computer / Information Technology (Software)

Employment Period:

April 2024 to August 2025 (15 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Client needs streamlining of his day to day operations.
  • Automations: Implemented and maintained automation systems to streamline repetitive tasks, improving efficiency and freeing up time for high-priority activities.
  • Organization: Maintained order in daily operations by coordinating schedules, handling correspondence, and managing tasks to ensure everything runs smoothly.
  • SOP Management and Creation: Made sure that every tasks and operations in the company is written in a document where they can update the document as they improve the process.
  • CRM Management: Managed the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system, ensuring up-to-date client information and facilitating smooth communication and client relations.
  • Course Content Management: Oversaw the organization, updating, and distribution of course materials, ensuring that content is accessible and aligned with the coach's educational objectives.
  • Community Management: Managed multiple communities in different platforms where the Client has their social media presence. Managed engagements, reminders, and answers different questions.
  • Personal Assistance: Provided dedicated support to the coach, managing personal tasks, coordinating appointments, and handling day-to-day responsibilities to ensure the coach's time is optimized.

Executive Assistant

Industry:

Consulting (Business & Management)

Employment Period:

September 2024 to January 2025 (4 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Bookkeeping: Managed financial records, including tracking expenses, invoicing clients, and reconciling accounts to ensure accurate financial reporting.
  • Social Media Management: Created and scheduled engaging content across various social media platforms, fostering community interaction and enhancing the coach’s online presence.
  • Automations: Implemented and maintained automation systems to streamline repetitive tasks, improving efficiency and freeing up time for high-priority activities.
  • Organization: Maintained order in daily operations by coordinating schedules, handling correspondence, and managing tasks to ensure everything runs smoothly.
  • CRM Management: Managed the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system, ensuring up-to-date client information and facilitating smooth communication and client relations.
  • Course Content Management: Oversaw the organization, updating, and distribution of course materials, ensuring that content is accessible and aligned with the coach's educational objectives.
  • Personal Assistance: Provided dedicated support to the coach, managing personal tasks, coordinating appointments, and handling day-to-day responsibilities to ensure the coach's time is optimized.

Executive Assistant Bookeeper

Industry:

Accounting / Audit / Tax

Employment Period:

July 2021 to February 2022 (7 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Digital Presence Enhancement: Executed SEO strategies and Yoast optimization for the firm's online content, improving visibility and attracting potential clients. 
  • Developed and maintained a blog to showcase the firm's expertise and insights in the accounting industry. •
  • Financial Management: Handled bookkeeping tasks to contribute to the financial stability of the firm. Used Xero, Wave and Zoho Books.
  • Strategic Communication: Curated and distributed monthly newsletters to keep clients informed about industry updates, tax advice, and firm highlights.
  • Personal Assistant: Provided dedicated support to the firm's owner and tax advisor in managing day-to-day tasks and priorities.
  • Assisted in personal matters, contributing to the overall efficiency and well-being of the owner.

Executive Assistant to a Coach

Industry:

Consulting (Business & Management)

Employment Period:

May 2024 to August 2024 (3 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Coaching Business: Microsoft Related Apps Coaching and Tutorial
  • Project/Contract based. Client needs streamlining of his day to day operations.
  • Automations: Implemented and maintained automation systems to streamline repetitive tasks, improving efficiency and freeing up time for high-priority activities.
  • Organization: Maintained order in daily operations by coordinating schedules, handling correspondence, and managing tasks to ensure everything runs smoothly.
  • SOP Management and Creation: Made sure that every tasks and operations in the company is written in a document where they can update the document as they improve the process.
  • CRM Management: Managed the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system, ensuring up-to-date client information and facilitating smooth communication and client relations.
  • Course Content Management: Oversaw the organization, updating, and distribution of course materials, ensuring that content is accessible and aligned with the coach's educational objectives.
  • Community Management: Managed multiple communities in different platforms where the Client has their social media presence. Managed engagements, reminders, and answers different questions.
  • Personal Assistance: Provided dedicated support to the coach, managing personal tasks, coordinating appointments, and handling day-to-day responsibilities to ensure the coach's time is optimized.

Education History

Field of Study:

Engineering (Mechanical)

Major:

Diploma in Mechanical Engineering Technology

Graduation Date:

July 22, 2022

Located In:

Philippines

License and Certification: :

N/A


Skills

ADVANCED ★★★

    .NET 2.0, Administrative Skills, Financial Reports, Executive Assistance, Executive Support, Digital Marketing, Social Media Management, Social Media Marketing, Account Management, Bookkeeping, Xero, QuickBooks, Project Management, Operations Management, Property Management, Customer Service, Email Support, Email Marketing, Personal Assistance, Email management, Calendar Management, Zoho CRM, Marketing automation, Website Management, Website Builder, CRM,

INTERMEDIATE ★★

    Project Management

Work at Home Capabilities:

  • Internet Bandwidth: Between 5mbps to 100mbps
  • Working Environment: Private Room
  • Speed Test Result: https://www.speedtest.net/result/15488326581
  • Internet Type: Fiber
  • Hardware Type: Laptop
  • Brand Name: ACER
  • Processor: Intel Core i5
  • Operating System: Windows 11

All-inclusive Rate: USD $8.65/hr

Ray

Candidate ID: 529861


ADVANCED

    Customer Service, IT Technical Support, Microsoft Office, Google Apps...

INTERMEDIATE

    Customer Experience, Technical Support, Phone Support, Escalations...

Employment Preferences

Availability:
Full Time Part Time
Preferred Timezone:
Hourly & Monthly Rate:
(inclusive of service fee)

*Plus GST for Australian Businesses

Part Time: $USD 7.18 per hour or $USD 622.35 per month

Full Time: $USD 8.65 per hour or $USD 1499.92 per month

Remote Staff Recruiter Comments

  • RJ has a bachelors degree in Computer Science and has been working for almost 8 years in the business process outsourcing companies handling roles such as Technical Support, Customer Service Representative, Process Associate, Lead Generation Specialist and back office admin, handling accounts such as IT Software, Warehouse, healthcare, financial and food delivery services. He has catered to US and UK Clients.
  • Within his 8 years professional work experiences in the BPO companies, he was promoted to SME, QA and Team Leader.
  • He was exposed to the following tasks:
    • Phone Support
    • Customer Service
    • Technical Support
    • Processing Claims
    • Shipment
    • Administrative tasks
  • He is proficient in using tools such as Microsoft Office, Google Apps, Programming languages: Visual Basic 6.0 and .net, PHP. Zendesk, Shopify and Amazon.
  • He can start ASAP, amenable to working ane shifts and open to any full-time or part-time roles.
Predictive Index Profile - Strategist

Strongest Behaviors
  • Proactivity in driving to reach goals while moving at a faster-than-average pace. Inquisitive about the world.
  • Relatively independent in taking action on their own ideas. Resourcefully works around most obstacles blocking completion of what they want to accomplish.
  • Eager for results, drive is for swift implementation. Works best in fast-paced environments offering a variety of activities, rather than routines.
  • 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.
Behavioral Summary

Ray John is an intense, results-oriented, self-starter whose drive and sense of urgency are tempered and disciplined by a concern for the accuracy and quality of the work. Their approach to activities and responsibilities will be well-thought-out, based on thorough analysis and detailed knowledge of all pertinent facts.

Strongly technically-oriented, has confidence in own professional knowledge and ability to get things done quickly and correctly. With experience, will develop a high level of expertise and will be very aware of mistakes committed by self or others. Ray John takes work and responsibilities very seriously and expects others to do the same.


Employment History

Customer experience executive

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

September 2021 to October 2023 (25 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Handle agents questions about the process
  • Answer escalations ticket if necessary, create hourly reports.
  • Review incoming tickets and properly dispose duplicate tickets

Lead Generation Specialist Transparent BPO Health card lead generation specialist

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

February 2021 to August 2021 (6 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

Call customers that might need to upgrade their current health care subscription. Offer other health care products such as hearing aids and death insurances.

Technical Support Representative Cyber Security Analyst

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

April 2023 to September 2023 (5 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Troublesooting, downloading and installing ExpressVPN on Windows, iOS, Android, Mac and routers.

Customer Service Associate

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

September 2022 to March 2023 (6 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Review claims and provide correct medical codes so Insurance company can understand the decisions on claims.

Technical Service Representative

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

November 2020 to February 2021 (3 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Correct product dimentions, Check product stocks in Shopify/Amazon and other selling platforms. Review and direct product that needs to be replaced or reorder.

Customer Service Associate Concentrix

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

February 2019 to February 2020 (12 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Process payment, Lost and stolen card reports and review their montly statements.

Customer Service Representative

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

October 2018 to February 2019 (4 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Review orders, check order status and resolve any problem with the food that was delivered to the customers.

Process Associate

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

June 2017 to May 2018 (11 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Process payment, Lost and stolen card reports and offer sales or upgrades to their existing credit cards.

Technical Service Representative II

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

September 2015 to May 2017 (20 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Troublesooting, downloading and installing office/windows apps on computers.

Education History

Field of Study:

Computer Science/Information Technology

Major:

Balanga City, Bataan

Graduation Date:

March 27, 2015

Located In:

Philippines

License and Certification: :

N/A


Skills

ADVANCED ★★★

    Customer ServiceIT Technical SupportMicrosoft OfficeGoogle Apps

INTERMEDIATE ★★

    Customer Experience, Technical Support, Phone SupportEscalationsQuality AssuranceCustomer ServiceLead Generation

Work at Home Capabilities:

  • Internet Bandwidth: Greater than 100mbps
  • Working Environment: Private Room
  • Speed Test Result: https://www.speedtest.net/result/15514306400
  • Internet Type: Fiber
  • Hardware Type: Desktop
  • Brand Name: Asrock
  • Processor: Ryzen 5 3500x
  • Operating System: Windows 11

All-inclusive Rate: USD $7.67/hr

Grace

Candidate ID: 529776


ADVANCED

    Customer Service, Data Collection, Finance, Data Entry...

INTERMEDIATE

    ...

Employment Preferences

Availability:
Full Time
Preferred Timezone:
Australian Western Standard Time Australian Central Standard Time Australian Eastern Standard Time
Hourly & Monthly Rate:
(inclusive of service fee)

*Plus GST for Australian Businesses

Full Time: $USD 7.67 per hour or $USD 1329.77 per month

Remote Staff Recruiter Comments

  • Grace has been working for more than ten years in various BPO companies. She was previously a Customer Service Representative, Debt Advocate, E-commerce Customer Service Associate, and Collections Agent and was promoted as a Team Performance Manager/Team Leader where she handled escalations and provided coaching and quality assurance.
  • She has been providing customer support via emails, phone calls, and chats to the US, AU, and European clients.
  • Overall, she is competent in performing the following tasks:
    • Collections
      • collecting debts, skip tracing, data entry, investigating, negotiating, and coordinating with banks
    • E-commerce
      • provide product knowledge, track orders, update subscriptions, process billing/payments, process cancellations of orders
  • She is proficient with Debtrak, ZOHO CRM, Zendesk, Georgias, and Shopify.
  • She is available to start immediately.
Predictive Index Behavioral Profile - Controller
https://www.predictiveindex.com/reference-profile/controller/


Strongest Behaviors
  • Detail-oriented and thorough; works to ensure things don’t fall through the cracks and follows up to ensure they’re done properly and on time.
  • 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.
Behavioral Summary
Grace Ann is a self-disciplined, conscientious person who will develop a high degree of expertise and skill in a specialized job. She has the drive to get things done right and in accordance with established standards of accuracy and quality.

She is a conservative and analytical person who respects traditional organizational values. Reserved, serious, and thoughtful about everything to be done, is a no-nonsense worker who worries about getting things exactly right. Never superficial, will make sure that she knows what she is talking about before speaking. Needs a lot of certainty and structure in her work so that it meets very high, specific quality standards.


Employment History

Customer Service Representative

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

May 2009 to April 2011 (23 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Handling multiple types of calls from members, businesses, and dealers.
  • Meeting designated goals for AHT (Average Handling Time) per call in a high-volume call center
  • Utilizing complex internet and software platforms while maintaining a high level of professionalism and customer service.
  • Enroll the vehicle, input personal subscriber information to a new or current account, and activate the OnStar service.
  • Present offers to customers to encourage upgrade and or purchase of additional OnStar service.

Customer Service Representative

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

May 2011 to July 2012 (14 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:


We answer incoming calls for our customer subscription inquiries such as follows:
  • Certain channels not working which may require basic troubleshooting or a subscription upgrade.
  • Customers calling to cancel the service or downgrade their subscription, which we either assist to a different subscription or transfer to the retention team.
  • Upsell customer to a new radio subscription or encourage them to upgrade their existing one.
  • Assist customers to understand their basic billing inquiries.

Debt Collector

Industry:

Property / Real Estate

Employment Period:

March 2012 to June 2023 (135 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Contact current and previous tenants to collect outstanding rent.
  • Discuss and collect fees for any damages incurred by tenants during their occupancy
  • Discuss to customers how their debts will impact their credit file and the benefits of settling their debts

Team Performance Manager

Industry:

Banking / Financial Services

Employment Period:

August 2015 to April 2021 (68 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Develop strategies and structures that will make my work and my team's work effective and efficient.
  • Perform quality and compliance audit activities for corrective plans. This is to ensure I am able to supervise all processes and procedures.
  • Make calls to all types of overdue accounts and discuss an efficient flexible option that suits customer's financial situation.
  • Achieve goals or target set in a timely manner.

Debt Advocate

Industry:

Banking / Financial Services

Employment Period:

August 2021 to December 2022 (16 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Create a summary of the investigation of the responsible lending obligation via email to banks.
  • Discuss disputes and negotiate mutually beneficial outcomes through a settlement with banks.
  • Provide consistent updates on the investigation process to banks via email
  • Contact banks via email to request for missing credit disclosure or application requirements

Customer Service Representative

Industry:

Retail / Merchandise

Employment Period:

April 2021 to February 2023 (22 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

Provide assistance in product knowledge, tracking updates, payment queries, offering promos, cancellation of orders, upgrading/downgrading of subscriptions and
order/billing disputes via email and chat.

Chat Support Representative

Industry:

Banking / Financial Services

Employment Period:

January 2023 to July 2023 (6 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Responding to customer's emails with different concerns. I handled Peer-to-peer issues such as crypto disputes
  • Guiding users on how to buy and sell crypto
  • Providing market updates according to their place of origin
  • Handle and resolve appeals against possible scammers

Customer Service Agent

Industry:

Others

Employment Period:

October 2007 to April 2009 (18 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Assist and process customers' credit card applications over the phone.
  • Once approved, we offer insurance and bank card transfers. If declined, we politely advise them and encourage them to re-apply after a certain number of months.
  • We must meet a certain average handling time per call.

Education History

Field of Study:

Business Studies/Administration/Management

Major:

Supply Chain Management

Graduation Date:

January 2, 2006

Located In:

Philippines

License and Certification: :

N/A


Skills

ADVANCED ★★★

    Customer Service, Data Collection, Finance, Data Entry, Debt settlement, Administrative Support,

INTERMEDIATE ★★


Work at Home Capabilities:

  • Internet Bandwidth: Between 5mbps to 100mbps
  • Working Environment: Private Room
  • Speed Test Result: https://www.speedtest.net/result/15471336183
  • Internet Type: Fiber
  • Hardware Type: Laptop
  • Brand Name: Lenovo
  • Processor: 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz 2.42 GHz
  • Operating System: Windows 11

All-inclusive Rate: USD $9.14/hr

Ma.

Candidate ID: 529768


ADVANCED

    Administrative Skills, Executive Assistance, Graphic Design, Hootsuite...

INTERMEDIATE

    Business Management, Social Media Management, Paralegal, Outsourcing...

Employment Preferences

Availability:
Full Time Part Time
Preferred Timezone:
Australian Western Standard Time Australian Central Standard Time Australian Eastern Standard Time
Hourly & Monthly Rate:
(inclusive of service fee)

*Plus GST for Australian Businesses

Part Time: $USD 9.14 per hour or $USD 792.50 per month

Full Time: $USD 9.14 per hour or $USD 1585.00 per month

Remote Staff Recruiter Comments

  • Justine has been working for almost 3 years handling roles such as Admin Operations Assistant/Case Manager Virtual Assistance, Executive Admin Assistant, Content Creator Virtual Assistance, Quality Assurance Virtual Assistance and Operations Customer Service Representative in the Business Process Outsourcing Company, Construction Firm, Law Firm, e-commerce, affiliate marketing, solar business, digital marketing and financial services. She was able to cater clients from US and UK. 
  • She was exposed to the following tasks:
    • Executive Virtua Assistance
    • Accounting
    • Appointment Setting
    • Sales Lead Generation
    • Property Management
    • Amazon Product Research
    • Legal Assistance
    • Payroll
    • Calendar management
    • Graphic design
    • Customer Service
    • Social media management
    • Bookkeeping
    • Invoicing
    • Contract Management
    • Handled a team (web developers,graphic designers, an SEO analyst, social media specialists, paid media specialists, digital marketing specialists)
    • Admnistrative tasks
  • She is proficient in using tools such as: Adobe Express
    • Asana
    • Canva
    • CapCut
    • Calendly
    • Clickup
    • Eventbrite
    • Google Data Studio
    • Google Analytics
    • Google Trends
    • Last Pass
    • Lucid Chart
    • OneDrive
    • Panda Docs
    • Quickbooks
    • Shopify
    • Slack
    • Trello
    • Toggl
    • SuperHuman
    • Helium 10
    • HootSuite
    • Hubstaff
    • Loom
    • LinkedIn Navigator
    • Monday.com
    • MS Word/Excel
    • MyCase
    • Notion
    • WooCommerce
    • Xero
    • Zappier
    • Zoom
    • Flodesk
    • Call Log Tracking Metrics
    • Animaker
    • Chat GPT
    • Tube Buddy
  • She can start ASAP, amenable to working any shifts and open to any full-time or part-time roles.
Predictive Index Profile - Specialist

Strongest Behaviors
  • Formal, reserved, introspective, and skeptical of new people; requires “proof” to build trust in new people.
  • Detail-oriented and precise; follow-through is deep and literal to ensure tasks were completed in accordance with quality standards.
  • Operationally, as opposed to socially, focused. Thinks, in specific terms, about what needs to be done and how to do it accurately and flawlessly; follows, in a literal way, that execution plan.
  • Careful with rules; precise, "by the book", fast-paced, and literal in interpreting rules, schedules and results.
Behavioral Summary

Ma Justine is a very conscientious person, particularly attentive to, careful of, and accurate with the details involved in the job. Identifies problems, and enjoys solving them, particularly within own area of expertise.

Reserved, serious, and always concerned with the exact correctness of the work. Self-discipline, sense of duty, and respect for authority and tradition are strong qualities in Ma Justine, who takes responsibilities very seriously.

With experience and/or training, Ma Justine will develop a high level of specialized expertise and efficiency. Disciplined and dedicated to the job and the company. Work pace is somewhat faster-than-average, and Ma Justine is motivated by a real concern for getting work done on time and correctly. Discipline and circumspect thinking will lend caution to decision-making; plans ahead, double checks, and follows up carefully on decisions and actions.


Employment History

Admin Operations Assistant/Case Manager VA

Industry:

Law / Legal

Employment Period:

August 2021 to February 2022 (6 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Provided Admin/Executive/Workforce services such as productivity monitoring ofemployees, attendance, payroll, contracts, sending memos, providing/creating logincredentials for new hires, onboarded/offboarded staff, and fixed disputes and otherwork-related concerns.
  • Sending/Booking calendar meetings and invites.
  • Creating/Implementing company policies.
  • Sending/presenting reports to the CEO.
  • Assigned in recruitment to create graphics and posters for the current campaign.
  • Sourced talents from LinkedIn, Indeed, and Online Jobs.
  • Created talent descriptions and duties for our next hire/candidate.
  • Provided bookkeeping services as well using Quickbooks and Panda Docs.
  • Reporting to the VP every week for the employees and team performance.
  • Managed and scheduled social media postings for FB, IG, and TikTok.
  • Worked closely with the division managers of each department to discuss the agenda forthe week, the coming week, and the entire month. Discussing what things should beprioritized first to improve the company's performance and sales.
  • Develop technical and business requirements and always strive to deliver intuitive anduser-centered solutions.
  • Filed pleadings, and called court districts to confirm the case’s status and if the files fromus had been received successfully a week before the pleading day.
  • Managed/Organized files in OneDrive and MyCase making sure that the tags for clientsare correct, if whose we currently working on, and the cases we closed.
  • Created/Sent invoices to clients and follow-ups.

Executive Admin Assistant Content Creator VA

Industry:

Advertising / Marketing / Promotion / PR

Employment Period:

April 2021 to August 2021 (4 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Provided Admin/Executive assistant services such as calendar management, and taking down notes during the meetings.
  • Managed the team and had meeting with them to know the status of the work their doing.
  • Wrote contents for a niche, for example: airconditioner with a heater. In the content I wrote I make sure to put the pros and cons and reviews from the customer and what makes it better with the other brand, etc.,
  • Product Research and product listings on Amazon.

Quality Assurance VA

Industry:

Construction / Building / Engineering

Employment Period:

May 2020 to April 2021 (11 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Assigned on filtering/sorting the recorded calls of the centers that worked for the companies we worked with.
  • Made sure that the tags and notes written on the call logs are all correct. If in case it is not correct I need to call the center and make sure to follow up on the concern of the client who called especially after a hurricane has passed.
  • Tracked clients' status and concerns on a spreadsheet, if it has been resolved, need urgency, or need to be resolved within the day or specific day.
  • Managed the KPI monthly investment or reports for the Organic Page, PPC, and FB using Google Data Studio.
  • Sent reports to the CEO and account managers.

Operations Customer Service Representative

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

January 2019 to April 2020 (15 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Explained and educated the breakdown of the client's finances and billings.
  • Collected and follow up on payments of clients'. Documented conversations with clients. Offered new rate plans, devices, and mobile accessories to make sales.
  • Provided troubleshooting and basic IT resolutions to clients that are having issues with their devices, plans, etc.,

Admin Executive Assistant/Accounting/Bookkeeping Assistant

Industry:

Property / Real Estate

Employment Period:

July 2023 to April 2024 (9 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Provided Admin and Accounting/Bookkeeping assistance to track income and expense. 
  • Created a new MS Excel major accounting sheet. 
  • Present accounting reports for my boss’ business and personal accounting. 
  • Reconciled reports using Xero. Reconciled reports using Xero. 
  • Add products to the Shopify store.
  • Performed monthly rate analysis for properties.
  • Sending/Booking calendar meetings and invites. 
  • Created operations manual for the processes.
  • Done market comparison research.
  • Helped on tracking current propery auctions.

Office Administrative Assistant

Industry:

Construction / Building / Engineering

Employment Period:

May 2024 to August 2024 (3 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Maintain and update records accurately and efficiently.
  • General administration including inbox management and drafting correspondence
  • Assist in compiling professional documents, presentations, reports, letters & documents.
  • Process bills for payment (purchase orders, approvals, payment processing, remittances, new supplier setup).
  • Contribute to bookkeeping tasks like account reconciliations, journal entries and monthly/weekly client updates.
  • Perform payroll processing and timesheet entry accurately and on time.

OPERATIONS CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

January 2019 to November 2020 (22 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

My duties here was answering incoming calls, and assisting clients in their billing, finance, collecting payments, perform basic technical assistance to client and sales.

OPERATIONS CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE

Industry:

Employment Period:

January 2019 to November 2020 (22 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

My duties here was answering incoming calls, and assisting clients in their billing, finance, collecting payments, perform basic technical assistance to client and sales.

VIRTUAL ASSISTANT/QUALITY ASSURANCE

Industry:

Advertising / Marketing / Promotion / PR

Employment Period:

May 2020 to April 2021 (10 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Managed social media KPI monthly reports, keyword reports, analytic and statistic reports.
  • Coordinated and worked closely with account managers for the social media financial reports(total investments/spent) and inventory.

VIRTUAL ASSISTANT/QUALITY ASSURANCE

Industry:

Employment Period:

January 1970 to April 2021 (615 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

Managed social media KPI monthly reports, keyword reports, analytic and statistic reports. Coordinated and worked closely with account managers for the social media financial reports(total investments/spent) and inventory.

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT/CASE MANAGER

Industry:

Computer / Information Technology (Software)

Employment Period:

August 2021 to February 2022 (5 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Provided a range of administrative and executive support services, including employee productivity monitoring, attendance tracking, payroll management, and resolving work-related concerns.
  • Handled recruitment, created talent descriptions, and sourced candidates from platforms like LinkedIn, Indeed, and Online Jobs.
  • Managed calendars, scheduled meetings, and presented reports to the CEO and VP.
  • Assisted with onboarding/offboarding, created company policies, and designed graphics for recruitment campaigns.
  • Delivered bookkeeping services using QuickBooks and Panda Docs. Managed social media content for Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok.
  • Organized files in OneDrive and MyCase, ensuring accurate tagging, and prepared invoices for clients.
  • Regularly collaborated with department managers to prioritize tasks and drive company performance.

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT/CASE MANAGER

Industry:

Employment Period:

January 1970 to February 2022 (625 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

Provided a range of administrative and executive support services, including employee productivity monitoring, attendance tracking, payroll management, and resolving work-related concerns. Handled recruitment, created talent descriptions, and sourced candidates from platforms like LinkedIn, Indeed, and Online Jobs. Managed calendars, scheduled meetings, and presented reports to the CEO and VP. Assisted with onboarding/offboarding, created company policies, and designed graphics for recruitment campaigns. Delivered bookkeeping services using QuickBooks and Panda Docs. Managed social media content for Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok. Organized files in OneDrive and MyCase, ensuring accurate tagging, and prepared invoices for clients. Regularly collaborated with department managers to prioritize tasks and drive company performance.

SALES ADVISOR 1

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

August 2022 to February 2023 (6 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Provided customer service to HP clients offering advice to purchase the products that are suitable to their needs and budget. 
  • Educated the features of the product to customers and addressed concerns and inquiries as well as resolving complaints.

SALES ADVISOR 1

Industry:

Employment Period:

January 1970 to Present

Duties and Responsibilities:

Provided customer service to HP clients offering advice to purchase the products that are suitable to their needs and budget. - Educated the features of the product to customers and addressed concerns and inquiries as well as resolving complaints.

CUSTOMER SERVICE ASSOCIATE

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

January 2024 to June 2024 (5 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Provided support to Virgin Media Business clients by resolving issues related to their routers and WiFi connectivity.
  • This involved performing IT procedures and basic coding to improve router functionality and enhance signal strength.
  • Key responsibilities included troubleshooting and sending signals remotely to the client's router, scheduling engineer or technician visits for issues that couldn't be resolved remotely, and ensuring timely follow-ups to address client concerns effectively and data entry.

CUSTOMER SERVICE ASSOCIATE

Industry:

Employment Period:

January 2024 to June 2024 (5 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

Provided support to Virgin Media Business clients by resolving issues related to their routers and WiFi connectivity. This involved performing IT procedures and basic coding to improve router functionality and enhance signal strength. Key responsibilities included troubleshooting and sending signals remotely to the client's router, scheduling engineer or technician visits for issues that couldn't be resolved remotely, and ensuring timely follow-ups to address client concerns effectively and data entry.

ADMIN BOOKKEEPING ASSISTANT

Industry:

Property / Real Estate

Employment Period:

July 2023 to January 2025 (18 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Provided administrative and bookkeeping support, including tracking income and expenses, creating a comprehensive accounting sheet in MS Excel, and preparing reports for both business and personal accounting.
  • Reconciled accounts using Xero, managed product listings on Shopify, and conducted monthly rate analysis for properties.
  • Scheduled meetings, created an operations manual for business processes, performed market comparison research, and assisted in tracking property auctions.

ADMIN BOOKKEEPING ASSISTANT

Industry:

Employment Period:

July 2023 to January 2025 (18 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

Provided administrative and bookkeeping support, including tracking income and expenses, creating a comprehensive accounting sheet in MS Excel, and preparing reports for both business and personal accounting. Reconciled accounts using Xero, managed product listings on Shopify, and conducted monthly rate analysis for properties. Scheduled meetings, created an operations manual for business processes, performed market comparison research, and assisted in tracking property auctions.

ADMIN ASSISTANT/BOOKKEEPER/SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER VA

Industry:

Construction / Building / Engineering

Employment Period:

April 2024 to July 2025 (15 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Provided administrative and executive support, created graphics, soc med strategies and content posting, SEO and hashtag research for profile visibility, handled bookkeeping, payroll, edited/drafted and managed project coordination.
  • Used RingCentral to make phone calls, follow-ups, and callbacks to request estimates for projects based on the client's renovation needs.
  • I gathered estimates and recorded them in a Google Sheet to track which company offered the best price. I also prepared proposals using JobTread.
  • Used QuickBooks to create and send invoices to clients.
  • Created content for social media, including before-and-after photos, videos, and work-in-progress updates.

ADMIN ASSISTANT/BOOKKEEPER/SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER VA

Industry:

Employment Period:

April 2024 to July 2025 (15 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

Provided administrative and executive support, created graphics, soc med strategies and content posting, SEO and hashtag research for profile visibility, handled bookkeeping, payroll, edited/drafted conand managed project coordination. Used RingCentral to make phone calls, follow-ups, and callbacks to request estimates for projects based on the client's renovation needs. I gathered estimates and recorded them in a Google Sheet to track which company offered the best price. I also prepared proposals using JobTread. Used QuickBooks to create and send invoices to clients. Created content for social media, including before-and-after photos, videos, and work-in-progress updates.

Education History

Field of Study:

Marketing

Major:

Marketing

Graduation Date:

January 1, 2011

Located In:

Philippines

License and Certification: :

N/A


Skills

ADVANCED ★★★

    Administrative Skills, Executive Assistance, Graphic Design, Hootsuite, Bookkeeping,

INTERMEDIATE ★★

    Business Management, Social Media Management, Paralegal, Outsourcing, Shopify, Graphic Design, Accounting, Bookkeeping, Virtual Assistant Skills, Executive Support, Appointment Setting, Lead Generation, B2B Marketing, B2C Marketing, Facebook Marketing, Online Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Telemarketing, Product Listing, Amazon Product Research, GraphicsLegal ConsultingCustomer ServiceAdministrative SupportSEO

Work at Home Capabilities:

  • Internet Bandwidth: Greater than 100mbps
  • Working Environment: Private Room
  • Speed Test Result: N/A
  • Internet Type: Fiber
  • Hardware Type: Laptop
  • Brand Name: MacBook Air
  • Processor: 1.1 GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i3
  • Operating System: MacOS X

All-inclusive Rate: USD $8.65/hr

Michile

Candidate ID: 528578


ADVANCED

    Administrative Support, Virtual Assistant Skills, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics...

INTERMEDIATE

    Administrative Support...

Employment Preferences

Availability:
Full Time Part Time
Preferred Timezone:
Australian Western Standard Time Australian Central Standard Time Australian Eastern Standard Time New Zealand Daylight Time
Hourly & Monthly Rate:
(inclusive of service fee)

*Plus GST for Australian Businesses

Part Time: $USD 7.67 per hour or $USD 664.88 per month

Full Time: $USD 8.65 per hour or $USD 1499.92 per month

Remote Staff Recruiter Comments

  • Mich has a bachelor's degree in Entrepreneurship and has been working for almost 9 years handling and perfoming roles such as Executive Virtual Assistant, Accounting Staff, Customer Service Representative, Property Specialist, Purchasing Staff, Purchasing Officer, Product Research and Administrative Assistant working in the industries such as Real-Estate, BPO (Retail Account) and Cooperatives. She has catered to US and Australian Clients.
  • She was exposed to the following tasks:
    • Phone Support 
    • Accounting
    • Order Management
    • Invoicing
    • Purchasing
    • Data Entry
    • Amazon Seller Central Management 
    • Web Research
    • Product Research
    • Social Media Management
    • Photo Editing
    • Appointment Setting
    • B2B Lead Generation
    • Email and SMS  Management 
    • Administrative Tasks
  • She is proficient in using tools such as:
    • Oracle Netsuite System
    • Microsoft Dynamix AX
    • Amazon Seller Central
    • Monday.com
    • Hi-Pages
    • Houzz
    • QUICKBOOKS
    • XERO - 3 months 
    • Invoice2go
    • INVENTORY LAB
    • Microsoft Office Products
    • Google Docs
    • Discord
    • Slack
    • Canva
    • Keap Infusionsoft CRM
    • Shopify - 9 months
    • FB | IG | Linked In | Wordpress
  • She can start ASAP, amenable to working any shifts and open to any full-time and part-time roles.
Predictive Index Profile - Altruist

Strongest Behaviors
  • Proactively connects quickly to others; open and sharing. Builds and leverages relationships to get work done.
  • Comfortably fluent and fast talk, in volume. Enthusiastically persuades and motivates others by considering their point of view and adjusting delivery.
  • Collaborative; usually works with and through others. Intuitive understanding of team cohesion, dynamics, and interpersonal relations.
  • 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.
Behavioral Summary

Unassuming, unselfish and has a genuine interest in other people and a strong, intuitive understanding of them. Outgoing and friendly, they enjoy working with others and is lively, warm company.

A pleasant and extraverted person, Michile is an effective communicator, able to stimulate and motivate others while being aware of and responsive to their needs and concerns. Their congenial personality and friendly, interested attitude make them readily approachable. Michile gets along easily with a wide variety of people.

Their drive is directed at working with and for others. They derive particular satisfaction from doing things for others, the company, management, the team, and for the company’s customers. Cooperative and willing, this individual can be a particularly effective teacher and communicator of the company’s policies, programs, and systems.


Employment History

JOINERY SERVICES FAMILY BUSINESS - Australian Client

Industry:

Others

Employment Period:

January 2023 to October 2023 (9 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Data Entry - updating of Lead Generation status on Monday.com
  • Encoding Leads from Hi Pages, Houzz, Insil, SMS, Shopify, Facebook and Email Leads transferred tomonday.com
  • Email and SMS Management - replying to customers messages via Email and responding via SMS
  • Lead Generation - Research on various topics.
  • Adding Products on Shopify
  • Creating Invoice via Invoice2go.com

SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER

Industry:

Property / Real Estate

Employment Period:

January 2023 to September 2023 (8 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Create Canva Designs
  • Social Media Management (FB Personal, FB Page, IG and Facebook Group)
  • Create and Send Email Broadcast to Clients

ADMINISTRATIVE/EXECUTIVE VA

Industry:

Retail / Merchandise

Employment Period:

June 2022 to January 2023 (7 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Data Entry
  • Email Management
  • Inventory Management
  • Cash Flow Creation
  • Seller Central Management
  • Payroll Processing

PRODUCT RESEARCHER VA

Industry:

Retail / Merchandise

Employment Period:

January 2022 to June 2022 (5 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Daily Product Sourcing of items to be soldin Amazon.
  • Search, analyze, and evaluate online suppliers and their product categories/product range, in line withthe client’s considered profit and sales targets as well as budget.
  • Analyze profit performance of products and evaluate profitability trends as well as pricing strategy, usingvarious tools such as Keepa, FBA Multi-Tool, BuyBotPro, and SAS
  • Data Entry
  • Providing good deal with client's criteria of 3$ Profit, 30% ROI, 150,000 BSR.

PURCHASING OFFICER

Industry:

Others

Employment Period:

August 2018 to February 2020 (18 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Data Entry
  • Email Management
  • Online buying of Purchase Requests
  • Purchase order creation using Microsoft Dynamics AX System.
  • Monitoring of all the purchased items from the supplier (status or each ordered items)
  • Coordinates with Contractors and Suppliers about the Company's incoming Project
  • Process Supplier and Contractor Payment.
  • Supervise
  • Project implementation.
  • Evaluate Contractor and Supplier's financial capacity (getting the total assets, liabilities and owners equity)

PURCHASING STAFF

Industry:

Property / Real Estate

Employment Period:

May 2016 to July 2018 (26 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Data Entry
  • Process Purchase Orders using Oracle Netsuite System
  • Evaluates Suppliers and Contractors Pre-Qualification Requirements.
  • Receiving of Suppliers Concerns (Via Telephone & Email Communication)
  • Handles Project biddings (Sends Invitation to Bid and Notice and Meeting Minutes to Supplier, Managerand CEO)
  • Preparing Supplier invoices for endorsement to the accounting department for payments.
  • Handles Pre-Bidding Conference and Technical Alignment.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROPERTY SPECIALIST

Industry:

Property / Real Estate

Employment Period:

May 2015 to May 2016 (12 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Receiving of inquiries from clients and investors and assisting them in their concerns.
  • Sales and Marketing
  • Property listings, interview prospective clients, accompany clients to property site, discuss conditions ofsale, and draw up real estate contracts.
  • Preparing documents such as representation contracts, purchase agreements, closing statements, deedsand leases.
  • Saturation, Telemarketing and Manning.
  • Appointment Setting
  • Processing of Documents and Payments of Clients.

CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

October 2014 to April 2015 (6 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Receiving customer complaints and responding to customer inquiries.
  • Processing of Customer Orders.
  • Recording details of comments, inquiries, complaints, and actions taken.
  • Ensuring customer satisfaction.

ADMINISTRATIVE ACCOUNTING STAFF

Industry:

Others

Employment Period:

April 2014 to October 2014 (6 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Assist members inquiry and updates members contribution and loanable amount.
  • Updates Journal entries and posting to the ledger.
  • Processing, Preparation and Releasing of cheque.
  • Prepares financial reports.

Education History

Field of Study:

Business Studies/Administration/Management

Major:

Entrepreneurship

Graduation Date:

January 1, 2014

Located In:

Philippines

License and Certification: :

N/A

Field of Study:

Computer Science/Information Technology

Major:

Information Technology

Graduation Date:

January 1, 2011

Located In:

Philippines

License and Certification: :

N/A


Skills

ADVANCED ★★★

    Administrative Support, Virtual Assistant Skills, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, Amazon, QuickBooks, Xero, Microsoft Office, Google Apps, Slack, Canva, CRM, Shopify,

INTERMEDIATE ★★

    Administrative Support

Work at Home Capabilities:

  • Internet Bandwidth: Between 5mbps to 100mbps
  • Working Environment: Private Room
  • Speed Test Result: N/A
  • Internet Type:
  • Hardware Type: Laptop
  • Brand Name: Lenovo
  • Processor: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-12450H 2.00GHz
  • Operating System: Windows 11

All-inclusive Rate: USD $13.56/hr

Christopher

Candidate ID: 528245


ADVANCED

    WordPress, HTML, Figma, Adobe XD...

INTERMEDIATE

    JavaScript, CSS, PHP, jQuery...

Employment Preferences

Availability:
Full Time Part Time
Preferred Timezone:
Australian Eastern Standard Time Australian Central Standard Time Australian Western Standard Time
Hourly & Monthly Rate:
(inclusive of service fee)

*Plus GST for Australian Businesses

Part Time: $USD 13.56 per hour or $USD 1175.35 per month

Full Time: $USD 13.56 per hour or $USD 2350.70 per month

Remote Staff Recruiter Comments

  • Christopher has been working for 17 years. He handled roles such as Product Designer, Web Designer, UX Designer, Game Developer and Graphic Designer. He has a degree in Computer Science. He gained experience in Healthcare, Food and Agriculture, Banking and IT Industries.
  • He has expertise in the following:
    • User Experience Design
    • Graphic and Visual Design
    • Web Design and Development
    • User-Centric Mindset
    • User Research and Usability Testing
    • Interaction Design
    • Rapid Prototyping
    • Search Engine Optimization
    • Data Visualization
    • Front end Development
    • Agile Methodology
    • Atomic Design Methodology
    • Wireframing
    • Motion Design
  • He optimized website loading times through performance-focused techniques. He led the implementation of responsive design principles, ensuring user experiences across various devices and screen sizes that increased Mobile user engagement. He stayed updated with the latest design trends, technologies and best practices. He pioneered the UX design thinking process for all web and mobile application development projects. He directed the end-to-end design process and managed user research, ideation, wireframing, prototyping and visual design phase. He collaborated with development and product teams and ensured integration and design concepts. He led a team of front-end developers in product deployment and ensured a flawless launch of all projects. 
  • He is exposed to the following Tech Stack:
    • Adobe Photoshop
    • Adobe Illustrator
    • Affinity Designer
    • Affinity Publisher
    • Canva
    • Adobe XD
    • Sketch
    • Figma
    • InVIsion Studio
    • Axure RP
    • Adobe Premiere
    • Adobe Animate
    • Adobe After Effects
    • Adobe InDesign
    • Google Analytics
    • HTML
    • JavaScript
    • CSS
    • SASS
    • JQuery
    • Angular JS
    • React JS
    • WordPress
    • Jira
  • He can start after a week notice and is open for Part time and Full time positions
Predictive Index Behavioral Profile - Operator

Strongest Behavior
  • 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.”
  • 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.
Behavioral Summary

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. Christopher Lloyd has the patience and tolerance required for routine work and can be relied on to do such work consistently and in a relaxed manner. Prefers having, and following, a well thought-out process to ensure success. If they are responsible for establishing the process, they will do so in a thoughtful, methodical manner, paying close attention to details and time-honored successes. Once established, they’ll expect that the process be followed consistently.

Will focus on the details of the work and will handle them with somewhat better than average accuracy. In work involving repeated contact with people, Christopher Lloyd will be pleasant, agreeable, and supportive. Derives satisfaction from helping others and likes to feel part of a secure team.


 

Employment History

ONLINE GAMES DESIGNER DEVELOPER

Industry:

Computer / Information Technology (Software)

Employment Period:

October 2008 to April 2010 (18 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • I played a pivotal role in our success by strategically designing and developing a captivating portfolio of online Flash-based games, directly contributing to the company's revenue growth.
  • Through the implementation of innovative game mechanics and UI enhancements, I achieved impressive results, including a 25% increase in player retention and a 15% boost in daily active users, which translated into a more immersive and enjoyable gaming experience.
  • My ability to collaborate seamlessly with cross-functional teams ensured the on-time delivery of projects without compromising quality.
  • Additionally, my commitment to data-driven decision-making and iterative design improvements resulted in a notable 20% reduction in user-reported issues and an overall enhancement of the gaming experience.

WEB AND GRAPHIC DESIGNER DEVELOPER

Industry:

Healthcare / Medical

Employment Period:

May 2010 to August 2012 (27 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • I excelled in the design and development of corporate and recruitment websites, skillfully capturing and communicating the brand's core values.
  • Through strategic SEO implementation, I significantly elevated website visibility, resulting in a substantial increase in organic traffic and enhanced online engagement.
  • Furthermore, I assumed full responsibility for managing the internal SharePoint information portal, a comprehensive endeavor that led to remarkable improvements in accessibility and user satisfaction.
  • As a testament to my multifaceted skill set, I also crafted interactive Flash animations, which played a pivotal role in augmenting employee-management interactions, fostering a more dynamic and engaging work environment.

SENIOR WEB DESIGNER DEVELOPER

Industry:

Computer / Information Technology (Software)

Employment Period:

October 2012 to May 2016 (43 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • I spearheaded the adoption of a robust UX design thinking process, laying a strong foundation for web and mobile application projects and marking the onset of a user-centric design era.
  • My designs were pivotal in boosting user interaction, extending time-on-page metrics, and fortifying our brand identity in the digital realm.
  • In addition, I undertook the optimization of website loading times, achieving a notable 15-30% improvement in page load speed, consequently elevating user satisfaction.
  • Implementing responsive design principles played a significant role in enhancing mobile user engagement by well over 20%.
  • My problem-solving skills were put to the test, and I consistently excelled in identifying and resolving complex technical challenges, guaranteeing a seamless browsing experience for our users.
  • Staying abreast of the latest design trends was crucial to my role, and I consistently integrated this newfound knowledge into our projects, ensuring they consistently surpassed industry standards.
  • Furthermore, I introduced A/B testing methodologies, leading to a remarkable 10% increase in conversion rates for key web pages, underpinning our data-driven approach to design decisions.

UI UX DESIGN LEAD

Industry:

Banking / Financial Services

Employment Period:

May 2016 to June 2019 (37 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • I managed the entire design process, from inception to execution, ensuring the development of user-centric digital products that seamlessly aligned with our business objectives.
  • The establishment and maintenance of design systems were a key part of my role, guaranteeing consistency across a wide range of products and platforms.
  • One of my major achievements was the introduction of a Core UI Framework, a move that significantly streamlined our design processes and resulted in a remarkable 30% reduction in development time.
  • In our dynamic Agile environment, I excelled in cross-functional collaboration, consistently aligning designs with sprint goals.
  • Moreover, I had the privilege of leading a high-performing development team, fostering a culture of creativity and continuous learning.
  • This commitment directly contributed to a remarkable 100% success rate in product deployments.
  • My ability to adapt design workflows to Agile methodologies was instrumental in ensuring on-time deliveries without compromising quality.
  • Regular design critiques and knowledge-sharing sessions that I implemented not only enhanced design quality but also expedited development cycles.
  • Above all, I championed a user-centric approach that led to a notable 20% increase in user satisfaction for internal applications, thereby enhancing the overall user experience.

DIGITAL PRODUCT DESIGN LEAD

Industry:

Agricultural / Plantation / Poultry / Fisheries

Employment Period:

June 2019 to September 2023 (51 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • In my role, I've achieved notable milestones, such as increasing user satisfaction by 15% through accessibility enhancements, particularly benefiting individuals with disabilities.
  • I optimized the onboarding process, resulting in a 30-40% reduction in the time new users needed to become proficient, ultimately boosting their productivity.
  • My commitment to in-depth user research and iterative design changes led to a remarkable 25% improvement in user satisfaction scores. Additionally, I played a pivotal role in facilitating design reviews, enabling us to incorporate feedback and data-driven insights for continuous improvements.
  • My responsibilities encompassed the entire design process, from initial research to comprehensive testing, always with a focus on delivering user-centric experiences.
  • Through close collaboration with development teams, I successfully contributed to a 15% reduction in development cycles.
  • I further supported the team's growth and skills enhancement through mentoring and the organization of UX workshops, fostering a culture of continuous improvement that significantly elevated overall user satisfaction levels.

Education History

Field of Study:

Computer Science/Information Technology

Major:

Computer Science

Graduation Date:

March 17, 2005

Located In:

Philippines

License and Certification: :

N/A


Skills

ADVANCED ★★★

    WordPress, HTML, Figma, Adobe XD, UX Design, UI Design, Wireframing, SEO, Web Design, Adobe Flash, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Agile Software Development, Image Conversion, Flash Game Development, CMS, WordPress Theme Customization, Sketching,

INTERMEDIATE ★★

    JavaScript, CSSPHPjQueryAdobe After EffectsGame Design

Work at Home Capabilities:

  • Internet Bandwidth: Between 5mbps to 100mbps
  • Working Environment: Private Room
  • Speed Test Result: https://www.speedtest.net/result/16920643582
  • Internet Type: Fiber
  • Hardware Type: Laptop
  • Brand Name: Apple
  • Processor: Intel Core i7
  • Operating System: MacOS X

All-inclusive Rate: USD $7.18/hr

JESSICA

Candidate ID: 527652


ADVANCED

    QuickBooks, Google Apps, Microsoft Office, Skype...

INTERMEDIATE

    Xero Accounting, Canva, Logistics...

Employment Preferences

Availability:
Part Time Full Time
Preferred Timezone:
Australian Western Standard Time Australian Central Standard Time Australian Eastern Standard Time New Zealand Daylight Time Hawaii Standard Time Alaska Standard Time US Mountain Standard Time US Central Standard Time US Eastern Standard Time UK London
Hourly & Monthly Rate:
(inclusive of service fee)

*Plus GST for Australian Businesses

Part Time: $USD 7.67 per hour or $USD 664.88 per month

Full Time: $USD 7.18 per hour or $USD 1244.69 per month

Remote Staff Recruiter Comments

Jessica is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in various facets of administrative support, travel management, and procurement. Known for her comprehensive assistance to executives, she excels in:

  • Managing schedules and appointments
  • Coordinating and managing travel arrangements for staff and expatriates
  • Facilitating the purchase orders, billing, inventory, and logistics using Quickbooks
  • Handling import/export, legal documents, and data filing
  • Utilizing the Attendance Management System for tracking
  • Responding to phone calls, emails, and various administrative tasks
She is open to part-time positions and can start one week after getting hired
 

Predictive Index Behavioral Profile - Altruist

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.
  • Drive to protect the company against risk by doing things in general accordance with established standards.
Behavioral Summary:

Unassuming, unselfish and has a genuine interest in other people and a strong, intuitive understanding of them. Outgoing and friendly, they enjoy working with others and is lively, warm company.

A pleasant and extraverted person, Jessica is an effective communicator, able to stimulate and motivate others while being aware of and responsive to their needs and concerns. Her congenial personality and friendly, interested attitude makes her readily approachable. Jessica gets along easily with a wide variety of people.

Her drive is directed at working with and for others. She derives particular satisfaction from doing things for others, the company, management, the team, and for the company’s customers. Cooperative and willing, she can be a particularly effective teacher and communicator of the company’s policies, programs, and systems.

 

Employment History

PURCHASER

Industry:

Construction / Building / Engineering

Employment Period:

January 2017 to March 2023 (74 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • To ensure cost savings, consider suppliers that offer a balance between quality and affordability
  • Evaluate proposals and quotations using a tabulation or canvass report
  • Maintain open communication channels between end-users and suppliers
  • Negotiate with vendors on price, terms, warranties, and delivery using technical and commercial evaluation
  • Use Quickbooks to manage purchase orders, billing, inventory, and logistics
  • Collect data for assigned engineers to use as a reference for project estimates

PURCHASER

Industry:

Retail / Merchandise

Employment Period:

August 2014 to January 2017 (28 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Responsibilities include overseeing vendor communication
  • Analyzing purchase orders
  • Generating reports
  • Computing duties and taxes
  • Estimating landed costs
  • Creating purchase orders
  • Expediting deliveries
  • Resolving shortages, reviewing requisition orders, managing inventory, and maintaining records

ADMIN ASSISTANT

Industry:

Mining

Employment Period:

August 2009 to July 2014 (59 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Assist company executives and officials
  • Manage travel arrangements
  • Handle data filing and administration
  • Facilitate purchase orders
  • Monitor stock deliveries and logistics
  • Track employee attendance
  • Respond to phone calls, emails, and other administrative tasks as directed

Education History

Field of Study:

Business Studies/Administration/Management

Major:

Management

Graduation Date:

May 13, 2008

Located In:

Philippines

License and Certification: :

N/A


Skills

ADVANCED ★★★

    QuickBooks, Google Apps, Microsoft Office, Skype, Accounts Payable Management, Order Entry, Order Processing,

INTERMEDIATE ★★

    Xero AccountingCanvaLogistics

Work at Home Capabilities:

  • Internet Bandwidth: Between 5mbps to 100mbps
  • Working Environment: Shared Room
  • Speed Test Result: https://www.speedtest.net/result/15386217286
  • Internet Type: Fiber
  • Hardware Type: Desktop
  • Brand Name: Lenovo
  • Processor: Intel Core i3-7100 CPU
  • Operating System: Windows 10

All-inclusive Rate: USD $8.65/hr

Katlyn

Candidate ID: 527273


ADVANCED

    Accounting, Social Media Management, Facebook Ads, Google AdWords...

INTERMEDIATE

    Social Media, Content Writing...

Employment Preferences

Availability:
Part Time Full Time
Preferred Timezone:
Australian Western Standard Time Australian Central Standard Time Australian Eastern Standard Time New Zealand Daylight Time UK London
Hourly & Monthly Rate:
(inclusive of service fee)

*Plus GST for Australian Businesses

Part Time: $USD 8.65 per hour or $USD 749.96 per month

Full Time: $USD 8.65 per hour or $USD 1499.92 per month

Remote Staff Recruiter Comments

  • Katlyn is a double degree of Bachelor of Science in Accountancy and Bachelor of Science in Accounting Technology 
  • She has 4 years of total working experience and and transitioned to Digital Marketing last 2021 
  • She has supported client from Denmark where she gained her experience in doing paid ads 
  • Some of her notable tasks were
    • Setting up ad set in Google, Facebook, and Instagram 
    • Setting up proper target and demographics to align with the objective of the campaign
    • Preparing assets like videos and graphics before uploading the ads
    • Doing brainstorming regarding the strategy and plans for ads 
    • Suggesting budget for optimizations and for launch of ads 
    • Generating reports and monitoring ads performance  
  • She has also experience with SEO, social management, and bookkeeping 
  • She has handled maximum budget for the following 
    • Facebook 50 Danish Krone per day 
    • Google 100 Danish Kron per day 
  • She has experience with tools like 
    • Google Ads 
    • Google Analytics 
    • Facebook Meta Business 
    • QuickBooks 
    • Canva 
    • CapCut 
    • SEMrush
    • AHrefs
  • She can start as soon as possible 
Predictive Index Behavioral Profile- Altruist 
https://www.predictiveindex.com/reference-profile/altruist/

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 
  • Unassuming, unselfish and has a genuine interest in other people and a strong, intuitive understanding of them. Outgoing and friendly, they enjoy working with others and is lively, warm company.
  • A pleasant and extraverted person, Katlyn is an effective communicator, able to stimulate and motivate others while being aware of and responsive to their needs and concerns. Their congenial personality and friendly, interested attitude make them readily approachable. Katlyn gets along easily with a wide variety of people.

Employment History

Bookkeeper

Industry:

Accounting / Audit / Tax

Employment Period:

April 2021 to July 2023 (27 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • As a Bookkeeper, I oversee daily transactions, manage accounts, assist in budgeting and tax prep, and adhere to accounting regulations. I use financial software and maintain data confidentiality.

Google Ads Expert/Specialist

Industry:

Advertising / Marketing / Promotion / PR

Employment Period:

April 2022 to July 2023 (15 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Responsible to develop and implement effective advertising campaigns for us.
  • Set up campaigns through Google AdWords, Facebook Ads, and Instagram Ads.
  • Analyze data and report on campaign performance to make recommendations for improvement.
  • Collaborate on identifying best contents to fit the guidelines and goals of each campaigns 

Service Associate Universal Teller

Industry:

Banking / Financial Services

Employment Period:

July 2022 to April 2023 (9 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • I handle customer banking transactions, address queries, promote bank products, document operations, and maintain confidentiality.

SEO Specialist and Social Media Manager

Industry:

Retail / Merchandise

Employment Period:

March 2021 to March 2023 (24 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Executed successful SEO and SMM campaigns for a variety of clients, resulting in increased website traffic, engagement rates, and conversion rates.
  • Stayed up-to-date on the latest trends and best practices in the industry to ensure the success of each campaign.
  • Specialized in local SEO and social media advertising to help clients achieve their unique goals.

Accounting Assistant

Industry:

Banking / Financial Services

Employment Period:

May 2019 to April 2022 (35 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • As part of my role, I monitor the daily sales of tenants in the mall and handle billing collection on the 28th of each month. Additionally, I receive and upload 2307 on the 15th of each month, reconcile individual tenant rentals, and prepare monthly and weekly sales reports. I also manage carpark entries and handle write off entries and clearing of interest using SAP. 

Education History

Field of Study:

Finance/Accountancy/Banking

Major:

ACCOUNTING TECHNOLOGY

Graduation Date:

January 2, 2019

Located In:

Philippines

License and Certification: :

N/A

Field of Study:

Finance/Accountancy/Banking

Major:

ACCOUNTANCY

Graduation Date:

May 1, 2021

Located In:

Philippines

License and Certification: :

N/A


Skills

ADVANCED ★★★

    Accounting, Social Media Management, Facebook Ads, Google AdWords, SEO,

INTERMEDIATE ★★

    Social MediaContent Writing

Work at Home Capabilities:

  • Internet Bandwidth: Between 5mbps to 100mbps
  • Working Environment: Shared Room
  • Speed Test Result: 100 mbps
  • Internet Type: DSL
  • Hardware Type: Desktop
  • Brand Name: N/A
  • Processor: AMD Ryzen 5
  • Operating System: Windows 11

*includes service fee. Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate, and fluctuate slightly from month to month.

**Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate and fluctuate slightly from month to month.

#2. The Abdicator Who Disappears After Assigning

Meanwhile, there’s another type of manager who is the opposite of the micromanager.

While the micromanager constantly hovers over new hires, an abdicator disappears completely after delegating a task.

Illustration:

Gail is assigned to supervise Anna, a new offshore hire. To get her started, Gail sends an email on Friday at 5 PM with the instructions: “Here is the client data. Please build a 20-slide deck by Monday. You’re the expert, so I’ll leave the creatives to you.”

Anna accepts the task willingly, but she has many questions about the client profile, as she was not given sufficient information. She tries to reach out to Gail, but receives no response over the weekend.

On Monday, Anna is unable to complete the task, leaving Gail frustrated and blaming Anna.

#3. The Assumer Who Thinks “It’s Obvious”

Finally, there’s the assumer, a manager who expects everyone, including new hires, to “just get it” instantly.

This type of manager often has a lot of experience and expertise – but unfairly expects the same level of understanding from everyone else.

Illustration:

Owen has been with the company for a decade and is assigned to monitor Alex, the new offshore hire. On the first day, Owen tells Alex to run the weekly report. While this instruction seems obvious to Owen, it actually involves:

  1. Pulling data from three different sources;
  2. Cross-referencing them in an Excel spreadsheet; and
  3. Sending a PDF copy immediately afterward.

Without this specific knowledge, Alex complied with the instructions as best as he could. He did a standard report and handed it over to Owen who was baffled at the results and ends up berating Alex for not exercising his best judgment – when the latter wasn’t given enough context and background information to begin with.

What Great Handoffs Actually Look Like

The above examples show how easily managers can undermine new offshore hires, often without even realizing it.

Now that we know what not to do, let’s take a look at what effective handoffs look like.

  • Shared Understanding, Not Just Assigned Tasks – Assigning tasks is not enough. It’s equally important to explain why a task is being assigned. When a new hire understands the overall business objective, they can make informed decisions and smart pivots when facing roadblocks, rather than waiting for instructions.
  • Clear, Documented Expectations and Samples – Create a checklist outlining what a completed task should look like, and include tangible benchmarks. For example, provide examples of finished tasks so the offshore hire can see exactly what “success” looks like and replicate it effectively.
  • First 30 Days of Feedback Built-In – A great handoff begins as early as the first week. Spend at least 10 minutes providing feedback to the offshore hire, helping them build confidence in their work. Be clear and encouraging, letting them know that questions are expected and they should never hesitate to ask. This proactive approach helps prevent small misunderstandings, especially in a remote setting.

Fixing the Handoff: A Quick Audit for Leaders

Since we’ve covered what goes wrong in a handoff and who’s responsible, let’s now focus on how to fix it by asking the right questions.

Does Someone Own the Onboarding Process?

If everyone is responsible for the new hire, no one truly is.

Accountability cannot be shared across an entire department. The offshore hire should clearly know who to approach when an immediate issue arises.

Are Deliverables or Outcomes Being Delegated?

Delegation is at the heart of every successful project. When done right, it ensures accountability and helps maintain a high quality of work.

More importantly, proper delegation ensures team members are not left hanging. When they finish tasks early, they know what to do next without having to ask.

What Happens After the First 7 Days?

Onboarding is a marathon. It doesn’t end after you hand over login details.

After the first week, they should be in learning mode with the guidance of their immediate supervisor or mentor. They can observe how their managers work, while managers review their output without micromanaging.

By Day 7, the hire should clearly know what they are expected to master by Day 30.

How Remote Staff Ensures Handoff Success

Handoff and onboarding may seem straightforward; however, they come with nuances that can be tedious and time-consuming.

As a result, many business owners delegate these tasks to outsource providers and Employers of Record like Remote Staff.

For 18 years and counting, Remote Staff has helped Western businesses with administrative support, including onboarding. When it comes to outsourcing, Remote Staff uses a pre-vetting process to ensure candidates are already skilled and experienced in their field.

More importantly, they assign a dedicated account manager to ensure remote workers are properly trained and onboarded, both during the first 7 days and beyond the first 30 days.

FAQs – Offshore Handoffs and Delegation Clarity

Here are some frequently asked questions about failed offshore handoffs and effective delegation for offshore hires.

#1. Why Do Offshore Hires “Fail” Even When They Look Good on Paper?

Skilled offshore workers often don’t fail due to a lack of talent but because they lack context.

When leaders assign tasks without proper SOPs or instructions, the hire is left to guess. And these guesses are often mistaken for poor performance rather than gaps in guidance.

#2. Who Should Own the Onboarding Process?

Onboarding is a shared responsibility, but it should primarily fall on the manager or direct supervisor. Define what success looks like, provide clear examples, and set 30-60-90 day milestones.

If you lack the time or expertise to onboard effectively, you can rely on third parties like Remote Staff, who specialize in offshore onboarding and administration.

#3. How Much Documentation Is Too Much?

The right documentation focuses on speed, not quantity. It becomes counterproductive when reviewing SOPs slows a new hire instead of helping them work faster.

In other words, if your hire spends their first week just reading manuals instead of doing tasks, you’ve fallen into the trap of documentation paralysis.

#4. Can Remote Staff Help with Handoff Planning?

Yes! Remote Staff handles the onboarding process and supports business owners with administrative tasks like payroll, time tracking, and employee assistance.

With these time-consuming duties taken off your plate, you can focus on giving clear instructions for the tasks where you need help the most.

#5. Should I Start with Simple Tasks or Go All-In?

It’s tempting to go all-in, but it’s more effective to follow a crawl, walk, and run approach.

Start with high-frequency, low-risk tasks like checking emails, data entry, filing documents, and backing up data.

If you dump a complex, high-stakes project on a new hire in Week 1, you’re testing their guesswork, not their ability.

Conclusion – It’s Not Hiring Offshore That Fails. It’s the Handoff.

The offshore blame game cannot be won without clearly identifying the ones responsible for a new hire’s success.

No matter how skilled a remote professional is, they are likely to fail in an environment that relies on luck instead of systems. Your input drives the output, your documentation limits guesswork, and your ownership ensures accountability.

In other words, if you provide the right map, the right talent will always find the destination. Without it, even the most skilled offshore hire will get lost.

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Syrine studies law while working as a content writer. Outside of writing and studying, she tutors, plans events, and browses social media. In 2021, she published Stellar Thoughts.

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Syrine studies law while working as a content writer. Outside of writing and studying, she tutors, plans events, and browses social media. In 2021, she published Stellar Thoughts.

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