HUSBAND. FATHER. DISCIPLE OF JESUS CHRIST.
ENTREPRENEUR. MEDIOCRE GOLFER.
I’m John Jonas. I live in Utah and I founded OnlineJobs.ph. My life is better because of my Filipino OFS (Online Filipino Specialist). My team.
I had a normal “job” for 8 months after college and my biggest goal at that time was to be able to quit that job. I managed to quit back in 2004 and worked from home for myself ever since then.
When I first hired someone from the Philippines in January of 2006, I knew I was onto something special. Since then I’ve learned that for most people, life is definitely better with Filipino workers on your team.
Yes, because of my Filipino workers I get to play a lot of golf, spend a lot of time with my wife and kids, and get out backpacking in the middle of the week. I work for about 17 hours a week because of the amazing work they do. However it’s not just better for us; it’s better for them too.
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The next step to hiring a VA
The concept is foreign (literally).
You’ve never hired someone overseas before. Or maybe never hired someone at all.
Where to start???
How do you find someone who is a good fit?
How do you effectively communicate with them?
Advice???
Answers:
Does this work for small companies?
YES.
Big companies don’t need help hiring.
You’re small. You’re the reason I do this. We’ve had hundreds of thousands of small companies hire Filipino VAs successfully.
Yes, this will work for your organization.
– Non profit? Yes
– Insurance? Yes
– Real estate? Yes
– Medical practice? Yes
– Local retail? Yes
– Agency? Yes
– Event planning? Yes
– Software? No – oh wait…yes…
We have small business customers in every industry you can imagine (yes, even yours, I promise) hiring Filipino VAs.
Where to start?
Simple – read www.OFSGuide.com.
4 minutes.
It’s the top 9 questions I get asked.
– taxes and compliance
– timezones
– pay
– recruiting
– talent
– trust
Almost every time I send someone to this page they say to me “That was the push I needed to move forward.”
What’s the process like?
It’s the same as hiring locally…only easier (no compliance, low risk, no paperwork, independent contractor, nothing to file with the government…)
1. search profiles to see what exists (this is surprisingly insightful)
2. post a job (KISS)
3. Use AI Matching to sort them for you
***At this point you’ve spent less than 5 minutes and you already have top candidates to interview.***
4. Interview via email first. It’s so much simpler than video.
5. Offer your top pick a job. They can likely start on Monday.
Do you need an NDA? Security? How do you know they’re not going to steal customer info?
Anecdotal data before reality:
I’ve seen hundreds of thousands of employers hire VAs from the Philippines. Theft of personal or customer data is almost nonexistent. The only times I’ve seen it is when an employer tried to not pay someone for their work.
Reality:
Theft laws are super strict in the Philippines.
Digital theft punishments are double normal theft punishments.
They don’t want to steal from you.
There isn’t some magic black market for customer data that they all know about. I’ve never even seen something like this.
Should you have them sign an NDA? Yes.
Contracts carry a lot of weight in the Philippines. It’s an authority obedient culture.
The reality is that they’re more worried about you stealing their time (by not paying them) than you are about them stealing your data.
How do you find a good fit?
– Go through my OneVAAway.com training. It’s now included with a Premium ($99) OnlineJobs.ph account. It details exactly how I find a good fit.
– Use DISC. Match their personality with the appropriate personality for the role.
– Pay between $4-$7/hour
– Use AI Matching – it will match DISC, experience, wage, availability, education, and all kinds of other data we have on people that you could never deal with.
– Keep them busy once you hire them. “Idle hands make for the VA to want to work 2 jobs.”
How do you communicate with them?
Email. FB messenger. Telegram. Zoom. Slack. Google chat. Project management system. Phone calls. Google meet. Teams.
It doesn’t matter what you use.
If you treat them like a person and you’re kind, you’ll be fine. Communication is easier than you’re expecting.
Do I just go to your website and post a job? What’s best?
Yes.
You shouldn’t even pay yet.
Just post the job first to see what kind of interest you get. No commitment at all.
Job post tips?
– KISS (seriously…a few sentences is sufficient)
In your job post, at the bottom:
– Ask them to make their application title “VA application – [your name here]”
– Ask them to use 8 apply points when applying (they’ll know what this is, you’ll figure it out quickly)
– Ask them to tell you why you should consider them over others. Not “because I’m detail oriented and will work hard” – everyone says this.
What questions or hesitations do you still have?
I want to answer.
John
Get started –> www.OnlineJobs.ph
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