The AbsoluteVA Advantage

Benefits of the Outsourcing Industry in General

In case you want to know more about the benefits of outsourcing in general, I’ll briefly list them here:

  • It typically costs less to hire a VA abroad than to hire someone from North America or Europe.
  • You can grow your business by allocating more resources to core competencies and fewer resources to non-core processes.
  • Because hired VAs are specialized in their work, the tasks performed are completed more efficiently at a higher quality.
  • Hiring outside of one’s region or nation often lends the opportunity for a more diverse set of skills and specializations.
  • BPO allows processes like customer support to be completed in a variety of languages and time zones, allowing you to gain global presence and serve more customers.

Whether you are a real estate business or a marketing consulting agency, BPO and virtual assistance are highly beneficial for all types of businesses. Yes, real estate virtual help is a thing too!

 

Advantages of Hiring a VA From the Philippines

So you have heard of assigning work to a virtual assistant through business process outsourcing (bpo), but why hire a virtual assistant from the Philippines?

High Education Levels

For one, the population is highly educated. With a growing literacy rate and an ambitious young workforce, outsourcing to the Philippines means work well done.

The Philippines is a powerhouse in the outsourcing industry.

According to UNESCO’s Literacy Rate statistics, the country’s literacy rate is 98.22% as of 2015. Due to high literacy and therefore, top communication skills, Filipino remote workers have been in high demand over the past few years.

Competence in English

English is part of the core curriculum in the Philippines. Many Filipinos are fluent in English, meaning a lower chance of experiencing lacking communication skills.

Prior Experience

Further, because call center jobs are typical in urban areas like Manila and Davao City, many of the Filipinos you will interview already have experience with Westerners.

Time Zone Advantages

As with outsourcing to other countries in Southeast Asia, the time zone difference can be a huge plus for businesses trying to carry out processes around the clock, such as 24×7 customer support.

Work-life Balance

And for the most enjoyable benefit of hiring a virtual personal assistant – from anywhere for that matter….

A better work-life balance for both large and small business owners and employees!

 

Why Hire Virtual Associates from us?

The new technology combined with a young, educated, and ambitious workforce has made the Philippines a popular (and affordable) location for virtual assistants.

English is widely spoken, and I think you’ll find the culture is slightly more “Western”. Many workers are used to working with Americans from past careers in customer support call centers or other BPO operations.

Students grow up learning English in school, even though they may not use it in their home.

Moreover, Filipino workers are educated, efficient, and proactive – traits that are highly valuable in a virtual assistant.

For these assistants, the opportunity to work with you could mean a life of greater freedom. It’s the chance to work from home, have some flexibility in terms of their hours, and probably earn more money.

What’s more? You can hire virtual assistants at a price lower than what you would have to spend for a full-time employee. Where else can you hire virtual assistants for a price lower than the market rate?

Whether you are in medical, real estate, manufacturing, Accounting, or graphic design, let your virtual assistant (VA) from the Philippines handle the repetitive yet essential jobs for you, so you can focus on building a successful business.