Why Freelance is the New Black
- freelancergisellebalane
- Nov 24, 2019
- 2 min read
Updated: Nov 27, 2019
In 2013, Netflix, an American media-services provider and production company has produced an American comedy-drama web television series, Orange is the New Black where the casting is composed of mostly women in a federal prison wearing their orange uniforms.
The “new black” is the acclaimed term of what’s trending or popular and just like the series, women are dominating the number of freelancers in the Philippines, accumulating around 65% of the 1.5 million Filipinos who opted to transfer from 9-5 office jobs to work-at-home professions, according to a study by PayPal in 2018.
Freelance career is another way of earning online in the comforts of your home with your family. Be it virtual assistance, social media management & marketing, graphics design, content or article writing, the numbers of home-based individuals are rapidly growing and becoming popular among the newly graduates, undergraduates, mothers, fathers, non-parents, millennial and tech-savvy people, mainly just about anyone.
These increasing numbers are because of the many employers from all over the world who keeps trusting and believing in the talents of the Filipinos and here are some of the reasons why.
Why Employers are Choosing More & More
Filipino Freelancers
English Proficient - Many Filipinos are well-acquainted with English even in the most remote parts of the country because it is taught to everyone from childhood.
Inexpensive - Filipino Freelancers like Virtual Assistants, especially newbies start at around 3 USD per hour depending on the skills and experiences. This is cheaper than hiring a local assistant in the employer’s country.
Multi-tasking - Filipinos are known to be very flexible with completing tasks wherever they go. We can answer phone calls, compose an email while cooking at the same time.
Hard worker - We are result-driven, dedicated and we make sure that our responsibilities are made with efficiency, if not perfectly.
Honest and Polite - “Honesty is the best policy” is one of our core values in life, including politeness.
Resourceful - We ask, research and gather all data needed to overcome difficulties in a quick manner.
Quick-Witted - You don’t need to explain everything to us for a lot of times, once is enough.
Culturally Fit - By history, we are colonized by different countries, thus, we have adapted through the years and have our own identity along the way, we treat every culture and belief with respect.
Some of the online freelancing accounts to hire a Virtual Assistant are Upwork, Online Jobs, Outsourcely, HubStaff Talent, Remote Staff, Freelancer, Fiverr, People Per Hour and Toptal where employers can reach and assess the applicants with ease.
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