Try these sites for online job opportunities

Rose May Pimentel in Tips and Advices

Jun 15, 2020 • 3 min Read

The Philippines Statistics Authority (PSA) reflected the country’s unemployment rate for April 2020 to 17.7% or equivalent to around 7.3 million jobless Filipinos – the highest ever on record, as the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic impacts the economy. This increase in unemployment led to workers looking for new opportunities. But, with the government issuing stay-at-home orders for residents, millions of job seekers are compelled to seek opportunities that will allow them to work from home.

Are you looking for an online job? Or are you unemployed as a result of the pandemic? If you’re looking for work from home job opportunities, try these websites:

1. Onlinejobs.ph (www.onlinejobs.ph)

With over 200,000 workers’ profiles, Onlinejobs.ph is the largest database of online Filipino workers in the world. Filipinos get jobs and work online and the employers are said to pay good rates. To date, over 40,000 Filipinos have found good jobs through OnlineJobs.ph. Besides allowing job-seekers to post their resumes online, they also orient jobseekers. It provides opportunities to inexperienced workers by connecting them with prospective employers who are willing to train them.

2. Upwork (www.upwork.com)

Upwork allows businesses to connect with freelancers, while it also automates billing for the remote workers. The most recent figures suggest the site has 375,000 actively employed freelancers. There are thousands of jobs on Upwork. They vary from simple, one-off tasks to long-term contracts. You could make a living jumping from one small gig to the next, or you could aim to land a long-term position. Upwork could be a side hustle or your main source of income. If you’re looking for remote or online work, you’ll need a free Upwork account. You should invest some serious time in filling out your profile and making it pop.

3. Freelancer (www.freelancer.ph)

Does a freelance career seem more appealing to you than a full-time office job? Then, Freelancer should be your go-to. Freelancer.com connects over 44,950,196 employers and freelancers globally from over 247 countries, regions, and territories, being the world’s largest freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace by many users and projects. Through their marketplace, employers can hire freelancers to do work in areas such as software development, writing, data entry, and design right through to engineering, the sciences, sales and marketing, accounting, and legal services. You can find just about any job you can imagine. You can find a variety of jobs that suit you. Just complete your profile and let them know your skill sets they can match you to the right jobs.

4. HomeJobs (www.homejobs.ph)

HomeJobs Philippines, an Australian-led job search firm help connects talented, hard-working Filipinos who have superb English speaking and writing skills to foreign individuals and corporations. They save money for foreigners by outsourcing to the Philippines while providing a higher rate of income for the people of the Philippines – all while being at home. HomeJobs Philippines has more than 1 million registered users and continues to grow each day. HomeJobs offers jobs such as virtual assistants, customer service, web developers, programmers, writers, SEO experts, salesmen, and more.

5. LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com)

With more than 16,000 full-time employees with offices in more than 30 cities around the world, LinkedIn connects the world’s professionals to make them more productive and successful. They create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. Many employers from big, multinational companies or promising start-up keep their eyes on LinkedIn, so even if you aren’t actively seeking out opportunities, having a LinkedIn profile is a great way to get your name out there, and essentially build a network.

There are no fees required to sign up and register for an account on these websites. So what are you waiting for? Go research these sites, work on your CV (curriculum vitae) and resume, practice your interview skills, stay optimistic, apply, and get hired! Start working from home now!