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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But I did everything right! (Why your job post isn’t getting any bites)
So, you wrote a job post over the holidays and posted it on OnlineJobs.ph. You listened to my advice, kept it simple, focused on what was important to you, and offered a fair (or even generous) rate, but you’re not getting any applications.
Nada. Zero. Zilch.
What happened? What went wrong?
Is it that hard to find talent now at OnlineJobs.ph?
No.
But sometimes this does happen. Our support team would receive emails from employers asking why they weren’t getting any applications. The team would check, and they’d see nothing wrong. The job post is well-written, and the offer is good.
So, what was the problem?
Sometimes it’s just bad timing.
There are thousands of new job posts at OnlineJobs.ph every day. Sometimes there are just too many of them that even the good ones get buried under the more recent ones.
The solution to this is to just repost. When it pops up again, it’ll appear higher in search results and become more visible. This almost always works unless…
There’s really something about your job post that scares off potential applicants.
Commission-based work is one of them. Filipinos are very suspicious of commission-based work. They see it as “scammy.” Even Filipino companies that do sales work offer their employees a basic salary on top of commissions.
Or maybe you’re looking for someone super technical or who has very specific skills. Those people are hard to find anywhere.
It could be that you’re looking for someone with too many skills and too much experience. Even if you’re willing to pay generously for it, it’s going to be hard to find applicants like that. People with a lot of skill and experience acquire them by being loyal and happily working with an employer for years. They would have an OnlineJobs.ph account, but they’re not actively looking for work.
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This is where getting someone inexperienced, someone young and hungry, really helps.
Because, let’s be honest, if you’re just starting your business, you don’t need someone who’s an expert on everything.
If you’ve been in business for years, you know that sometimes you don’t need an expert. Someone with just a bit of experience can be good enough. Someone you need to train and can grow with your business can, at times, be even better.
Experts know a lot, but there’s a good chance that an expert will just grow impatient with you because you’re still learning the ropes. If you’re still figuring out your business.
Sure, they can give you recommendations, but if you still haven’t truly figured out what you want and what works for you, what makes you think an expert would know better?
Someone inexperienced would be more patient. You’d be learning together. You’d be building the business with them, one piece at a time.
Would this be slower than having an expert with you? Yes.
But the trade-off is having someone who understands not just your business but you as well. Someone who understands your management style, how you communicate, your likes and dislikes, your vision for the future, even if you can’t really see it yet.
That’s exactly what I got when I hired Joven. I hired him to do just one thing. Now, he manages everything.
John
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