How to Recruit Employees in the Philippines
Why Recruit in the Philippines?
The Philippines is a moderate to highly populated country that contributes to around 1.14% of the total world population.
As of 1 January 2022, the population of Philippines was estimated to be 112,321,991 people. With over 100 million people, the Philippines is a top destination for hiring remote global talent and outsourcing business functions.
The country is also highly literate. Ninety-four of every 100 Filipinos five (5) years old and over are basic literate in 2019, according to the results of the 2019 Functional Literacy, Education and Mass Media Survey (FLEMMS). (Philippine Statistics Authority)
The Philippines is also regarded as one of the largest English-speaking nations.
Here are ways to recruit employees in the Philippines:
How to Recruit Employees in the Philippines
Digital Recruitment
Internet connectivity and social media presence are essential in Filipinos’ daily lives.
Filipinos have a strong online network, especially in digital platforms such as Facebook and LinkedIn.
Hiring digitally is one way to recruit potential candidates.
According to the latest Digital 2022 report of social media management firm Hootsuite and creative agency We Are Social, internet users in the Philippines in the same age range spent an average of 10 hours and 27 minutes connected to the internet each day within the last 12 months.
Employee Referrals
Factors to consider such as time-to-hire, or the time to fill a job role with qualified talent. This leads us to another factor which is considering the right qualifications for the corresponding role to fill. These can be solved with employee referrals.
According to research from Glassdoor, hiring times have been steadily increasing over the last few years, and job interview processes in the United States now take an average of 23 days.
Getting employee referrals is a great way to recruit equally talented employees with increased retention at a lesser time to hire and associated hiring costs. Creating an employee referral program lets you make the most out of the network, allowing you to tap into potential candidates
Market Compensation
The Philippines’ labor cost is the lowest compared to its ASEAN counterparts.
The average daily minimum wage in the Philippines ranges from PHP 303 (USD 5.55) to PHP 537 (USD 10.01), depending on the specific Philippine province.
The Philippines remains attractive to investors with its budget-friendly hiring costs and associated minimum wage.
In order to hire and retain employees in the Philippines, market compensation and better compensation may attract better candidates.
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On top of that at Connext there is no minimum commitment to entry. You can start with a single person, working a single function, and scale as you see fit.
Connext is uniquely positioned to take on new projects, regardless of size and scope. With the Connext remote staffing model, clients can build a customized, 100% dedicated offshore team. The supplemental offshore staff assimilates and works alongside in-house team.
Connext Global Solutions provides flexible and scalable solutions that unlocks client growth. Typical outsourcing firms require a minimum commitment of a minimum of 5 up to 50 employees. At Connext Global Solutions we allow clients to start with as little as 1 full-time employee and scale as they see fit. Connext actively sources top talent required by the client. The company uses a multi-tiered recruitment process that ensures that the client is getting the highest level of talent with the required specialized skill sets for the required position.
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