OnlineJobs.ph Review: Hire Filipino Freelancers in [2024]

OnlineJobs.ph Is a Job Board – With Some Extras

Unlike other popular outsourcing platforms like Fiverr and Upwork, OnlineJobs.ph isn’t designed to host freelancer profiles. Most Filipinos on the website are seeking full-time (or part-time) work, not one-off projects. If you’re not looking to hire long-term, OnlineJobs.ph probably isn’t the right choice for you.

The hiring process is easy, and there are tools you can use to track time and quickly pay your employees. You’ll find Filipinos looking for work as virtual assistants, accountants, social media marketers, video editors, developers, copywriters, and more.

OnlineJobs.ph isn’t a middleman service. You pay to post jobs and access the website’s talent pool, and that’s pretty much it – there are no additional fees. Once you’ve found your hire, you can even cancel your subscription and take work outside the platform.

Read on to find out whether OnlineJobs.ph ticks all the right boxes for you.

Everything You Need to Find and Manage Filipino Talent

At its core, OnlineJobs.ph is a large job board for hiring Filipino talent. It’s easy to use, features profiles in various industries, and can even help you find someone who’s a good fit for you with its recruitment services.

Thousands of Profiles

OnlineJobs.ph is home to thousands of profiles. You can perform a quick search by typing relevant keywords and then refining the search results with advanced filters. These filters include employment type (full-time/part-time), a monthly salary limit ($400-700, for example), and requirements for specific primary and secondary skills (such as speaking or writing).

Similar filters are available when you post a job on the website’s board, which means that only qualified individuals will see your posting. Employees aren’t vetted by the platform, but OnlineJobs.ph has introduced an “ID Proof” score and a “verified” badge to battle fake profiles.

No Additional Fees

You pay a flat subscription to use the website’s services, and that’s it. Once you’ve hired someone, it’s up to you to figure out how (and how much) you’ll pay them – OnlineJobs.ph won’t take a cut or charge additional fees.

While that sounds great, it also adds an element of risk to the outsourcing process. Sure, you’ll save quite a bit, but how can you be sure your employee will deliver? How do you get your money back if things go south? OnlineJobs.ph can’t offer payment security – they don’t handle payments directly.

And if you’re not willing to pay the ($500) recruitment fee, it’s your job to check out each profile thoroughly, interview your candidates, and start with smaller tasks before entrusting anyone with larger projects.

Background Checks

Another way to know whether a profile is real or not is to ask for a background data report. Clever algorithms monitor potential employees’ behavior, generating reports based on their work history, reviews, and social media profiles. But remember that background data checks are only available with a Premium account.

Recruitment Services

Since there are so many profiles to browse through, the hiring process can take time – especially if it’s your first time using the platform. OnlineJobs.ph can narrow down the search, perform background checks, and find the right fit for you.

You can initiate the recruitment process by paying the recruitment fee of $500 (per hired worker), completing a request form, and entrusting the OnlineJobs.ph team with the remaining tasks. Once we identify and screen the perfect candidate, you will be able to commence collaboration with them right away.

Honestly, though, I can’t help feeling like that’s a lot of money – so you might be better off hiring workers on your own.

OnlineJobs.ph Features at a Glance

Hiring Filipino Talent Made Simple

The OnlineJobs.ph website is designed to make hiring as straightforward as possible. The UI is intuitive, and free billing and time-tracking tools are available to all employers.

All of this means you can find suitable candidates in just a few minutes, provided you know what you’re looking for.

Easy Search and Job Posting

I love how easy it is to post jobs and search for employees at OnlineJobs.ph. Even when using the advanced search filters, I had no trouble reading the interface and skimming through multiple profiles at once.

The profile preview window lists the jobseeker’s expected salary, experience, education, and availability, making it easy to see whether someone’s a good fit.

EasyPay

Easypay is the OnlineJobs.ph’s own payment management system. It lists your hires and offers quick payment links through your preferred payment processor (such as Payoneer or PayPal).

It’s nothing spectacular, but it’s free and easy to use. All OnlineJobs.ph accounts have access to EasyPay, but note you don’t have to use it if you’re already familiar with other accounting software (like QuickBooks, for example).

TimeProof

OnlineJobs.ph has also developed its own time-tracking tool. TimeProof is free to use, and as an employer, you don’t even have to download the software – all the information about your employee’s activity will be available on the website.

TimeProof is entirely optional, and OnlineJobs.ph does a great job of explaining why time trackers don’t always work as intended. Still, the option’s there for employers who’re used to similar time-tracking tools on other freelance platforms.

It Would Help If the Representatives Were More Direct

You can contact the OnlineJobs.ph customer support team via live chat, email, and Facebook Messenger. OnlineJobs.ph is headquartered in Utah, so I made sure to contact their support team outside the company’s regular business hours.

Live chat is available nearly 24/7, but it “can be offline sometimes” – that’s what I was told. At around 5:00 am MDT, I asked a series of questions about the platform’s verification and vetting procedures:

“Are workers vetted before they create a profile with you? Can anyone create a profile? How can I be sure that my worker is fit for the job?”

A representative replied within a few seconds:

I didn’t get an answer to the question I’d asked, so I became a bit blunter:

There. And what does this mean? I’ll say it again: if you’re not using the platform’s recruitment service, you should be extra vigilant when hiring people. Profiles aren’t checked or vetted before being published on the website.

So, what about other support offered by the platform? Email support is available 24/7, but replies can be slow outside business hours. When I asked a similar question via email on another account, a representative got back to me in less than an hour. Unfortunately, I was again greeted with links to the platform’s recruitment services.

Finally, I reached out to OnlineJobs.ph via Messenger early on a Thursday morning. My question was:

“Are background data checks available with the Pro plan?”

No answer. And it’s been a week now. But customer support through Messenger rarely works as intended, so I can’t say I’m surprised. Eventually, I learned via live chat that background checks aren’t included with the Pro plan.

Is It Asking a Bit Too Much for a Job Board?

Currently, OnlineJobs.ph offers two paid plans and a limited free trial. The free trial allows users to create job posts, view job applications, and browse worker profiles. That said, it takes two full working days for free users’ job posts to be approved, and although applications are visible, there’s no way to contact or hire workers – their contact details remain hidden until you upgrade.

The cheapest way to access the platform’s main features and begin hiring Filipino workers is via the Pro plan, which starts at $$69.00/month. There’s still a limit to how many jobs you can post and how many candidates can apply, but you won’t have to wait to receive approval, and contact details will be revealed.

The Premium plan increases the number of jobs you can post each month, and it also features a couple of advanced hiring tools (background data checks, worker mentoring, and on-demand video guides). These are all good to have…but I personally don’t think they’re worth the extra $30/month.

You can have OnlineJobs.ph take care of the recruiting process, but that’ll cost you an additional $500 per hired worker. That’s a lot, especially considering the cost of recruitment services offered by other platforms. To give just one example of a similar service, Upwork’s Talent Scout feature is available for free1.

You can save up to 64% by committing to an annual Pro plan or 71% with an annual Premium plan. However, although this sounds like a significant saving, there isn’t much reason to pre-pay a whole year to maintain access to the job board at OnlineJobs.ph. The work doesn’t happen on the platform, so my advice would be to cancel after hiring.

There’s a 30-day money-back guarantee for both plans, but that DOES NOT include any payments you’ve made to hires during that period. Remember, OnlineJobs.ph is just for finding and hiring workers – it doesn’t handle payments!