Have you ever heard of the Philippines. and if so could you find it on the map - be honest? So what do you know about the Philippines and Filipinos/Filipinas? If you are located in Australia, USA, UK you may remember the Filipino nurses, and if you have ever traveled you may recall the Filipinos who work industriously on the liners. If you are slightly older you may remember that the Philippines was captured by the Japanese and liberated by the Americans, and was for a time a US Colony, and even today you can see how the society has adopted many American ways! You may even remember that Imelda Marcos collected shoes!

Today the Philippines is one of the outsourcing capitals of the world, with a large pool of IT graduates, and a low cost environment, so much so it has made it an attractive place for business. Many companies all over the world are outsourcing to the Philippines, because English is widely spoken, the technical and academic skills are renowned the world over, and even India is now using the Philippines and Indian businesses are buying in. The Filipino government and ICT made a film jointly suggesting that the Philippines has much to offer

There are differences between India and the Philippines in Outsourcing: Indian Call Center workers work 6 days a week and 12 hours a day, and that is probably one of the most profound reasons why they are running scarce of sufficiently qualified personnel, as such work is no longer attractive.

The Philippines in contrast provide better conditions for those lucky enough to work in it's call centers, paid holidays and paid sickness benefit and an eight hour day, five days a week. That is why graduates see it as a good career.

Denise General has a fluent American Accent is the team leader of the US desk of Virtual Personal Assistants @ CatchFriday.com. Denise has a number of years behind her working in call centers, and has a Bachelor's degree in Digital Illustration and Animation, and is proficient in the following digital media programs: Alias Maya 4-7, Adobe Photoshop 5-7 plus CS and CS2, Adobe Image Ready 5-7, Adobe After Effects 5-6, Adobe PageMaker 7, Adobe Illustrator 10, Adobe Premiere, Macromedia Flash 5-6, Macromedia Director 5-6, and Macromedia Dreamweaver 6. She is proficient in the following basic computer programs: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft FrontPage, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Publisher. Angel Litel is the team leader of the UK desk of Virtual Personal Assistants @CatchFriday.com.

Angel has a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Visual Communication with a concentration in Art & Design from UP, University of the Philippines, Softwares: MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Corel Draw, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Macromedia Flash 5, Dreamweaver, Autocad 2000, Internet, Photography, Airbrush, Hand painting, Sketching, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Autocad, Flash 5 and lists amongst her considerable experience of having been a Marketing Manager for the Makati Autocenter, a Personal Finance Manager and today a very valued member of the Management Team at CatchFriday.com. Angel also studied Interior Design and Architecture at Goldsmiths, University of London, in the UK. Liza Cool is another Virtual Personal Assistant @CatchFriday.com.

Liza has a Master of Arts in Asian Studies, speaks English fluently, and even has studied Japanese. She used to work as the Minister’s Secretary in the Japanese Embassy in Manila, and has experience of working as a Research Assistant for a Japanese international research and consultancy firm with headquarter in Japan. Denise, Angel and Liza are a few of the Virtual Team @CatchFriday.com, and demonstrate a reflection of the Angels, our Virtual Assistants with Wings @CatchFriday.com.

So what could you ask your virtual personal assistant to do @CatchFriday.com......SEO, search engine optimization, Programming, Web Design, Animation, Coding, Autocad, Telesales, Market Research, Financials, and any job that doesn't require a physical presence. Now would you consider using a virtual team like Catch Friday? Reputation, Pay As You Go or Monthly Plan - take your choice Angel, Denise and Liza Virtual Assistants  You may phone our team on +44 (0)20 8432 6450 in UK, +1 315 753 0089 in USA or Skype:idolma

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