The Philippines has a very particular and unique work culture — training. On the Job Training. More often than not, Filipinos expect to be trained on what the job is all about when they are hired. Whether they are new graduates or seasoned employees, there is an expectation for some training to be given so […]
Joven was my first virtual assistant. He was the first one I hired, and he was with me when I built OnlineJobs.ph. Way back in 2005, there weren’t a lot of Filipino virtual assistants. Not many people risk working with an employer who lives across the world. And those who do either know what they […]
Filipino virtual assistants, or as we like to call them, Online Filipino Specialists, can do a variety of things; and they can do it well. Your OFS is your employee, and just like an in-house employee, your clients know that they represent you and your business. So, can OFSs meet with clients? Yes. Yes, they can. […]
Education is indeed essential. But your job may have a different idea of what skills you need. You get these skills on the job — when you are actually there, doing what you must do. It is through hands-on experience that you learn. This is when you know something is working for you or if […]
Is your data safe with your Online Filipino Specialist? Is managing risk easy when working with OFSs? The simple answer is: YES. Yes, your data is safe. Yes, risk management is easy. Why do I say this? I say this because Filipinos are honest, and they want to work — they want a job. This is […]
I have dedicated the last six episodes to discovering the reason behind mindless work — why a task is being done mindlessly. This drive to know the whys and whats of mindless work stemmed from an embarrassing video my OFS uploaded. It wasn’t shared with the public yet, but the fact that it was uploaded […]
Over the last few episodes, I talked about the possible reasons why work is done mindlessly. An OFS doesn’t do mindless work most of the time because mindless work is not natural to Filipinos. Filipinos like doing their best in anything they do; they go above and beyond what’s expected of them. There will always […]
I asked my OFSs why work is being done mindlessly, and I’ve discussed the most popular answers over the past few weeks. This one also came up several times, and honestly, I was curious. One reason work is being done mindlessly is because of Filipino family culture. I learned that when Filipinos don’t feel that […]
It happens to almost all of us; sometimes, we just feel lazy and do work half-heartedly. If laziness is why your Online Filipino Specialist is working mindlessly, there could be something more behind it. I asked my OFSs why a task was done mindlessly, and laziness was one of the top reasons they gave me. […]
Your Online Filipino Specialists know you’re going to see how much or how many they’ve accomplished for the day, and if you notice the amount of work more than anything else, this could lead your OFS to doing more than doing better. Let’s talk about giving importance to quantity over quality leads to mindless work. […]