5 Benefits of Outsourcing Work in the Philippines

With the advent of the pandemic, and the shift to virtual office, as well as a vast majority of talent working in cyberspace, the Philippines has been competitive for offshore work and services.

What makes the Philippines a great offshore option for companies? Here are five reasons that you could benefit from outsourcing in the country:

1. Communication
   
   Virtual assistants in Philippines are in a high demand due to their English-language competence. English is used and widely practiced as a second language by Filipinos from all economic and social backgrounds. In fact, as early as preschool education, children are taught how to speak and write in English.
   
   Philippines has a young and ready to work labor force which are perfect traits for the outsourcing industry. Majority of our VAs are university educated who can do tasks from research and data-entry to customer service and sales support.

2. Flexibility
   
   Adaptability is the key to a successful virtual office set-up. Gladly, Filipinos are flexible, trainable, hard-working, and competitive in the business making it easy to coordinate and communicate tasks even at a different time zone.
   
3. Quality of Service
   
   Outsourcing work from the Philippines means that there is an equivalent investment to drive performance from the staff to deliver superior quality. Filipinos are highly trainable and highly skilled where, when given the right tools they are able to deliver world class experience and services.
   
4. Culture and Demographics
   
   The country is influenced with both Asian and Western cultures, which aside from communication, forms a great and healthy relationship with the workforce and employer who outsourced them. A young and vibrant population in the country is openly immersed with technology and have an innate understanding and skillset of how technology works which could be used to leverage and better the business solutions.
   
5. Less cost, more savings for your business
   
   The Philippines is a low-cost country where the standard of living is relatively low compared to the western countries. As a result, the labor force cost is very low and hiring remote staff in Philippines leads to great savings of up to 70% compared with locally hired staff.