Serena Estrella
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The Biggest Reason Why Remote Work Fails – And Four Strategies to Keep It At Bay
Whatever your opinion is about working from home, you can’t deny that it’s become a necessity. As of now, it remains the best option if you want to remain productive amidst the ongoing pandemic. There’s still no word on when a vaccine or cure will come out, after all, and a packed, open-office plan is…
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Four Steps to Prevent Disgruntled Workers From Deleting or Sabotaging Your Data
The incident was straight out of every employer’s nightmare. About a month or so ago, the Filipino remote work community was abuzz when an artist took to Facebook to air her grievances against a former remote employee. Apparently, the client hired the latter on a probationary basis to manage her social media accounts. The worker’s…
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Six Advantages Of Hiring From a Remote Work Agency Vs. From a Freelancing Website
Let’s say you’ve finally decided to hire your first remote worker. You’ve probably even figured out what sort of virtual assistant you need, as well as what qualities you’re looking for. Now, there are generally three ways to hire remotely. First, you can post a job opening on your social media profiles. If you’ve got…
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Looking for a Virtual Assistant? Here are Ten Things to Look For When Hiring
So, you’ve finally realized that you need a virtual assistant, eh? Congratulations! That’s always the first step: acknowledging a need. Here’s the second step: figuring out what kind of virtual assistant you need. If you want, you can take a moment to read this first. Done? Great. But before you can start interviewing candidates, think…
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Interested in Outsourcing? Here’s Some Advice from Four AU Biz Owners and Managers Who’ve Successfully Managed It
Truth be told, outsourcing isn’t new at all. For over a decade now, it’s been a quiet driver behind the growth of many an SME the world over. It’s also opened up a whole new world of cross-collaboration, thanks to the various overseas talents, particularly Filipinos, brought to the fore. And now that several industries…
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The Other Side of Quarantine: Seven New Habits Worth Keeping Post-COVID 19
We know all about the bleak effects of COVID-19 all too well. Heck, we even recently just published extensive case studies on its effects on the logistics, events, travel, recruitment, and insurance industries. It’s certainly true that the world will never be the same after this. Getting back to what we knew as “normal” isn’t…
