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Hours: 306 663
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Location:
Muntinlupa, Philippines (GMT+08:00)
English Skills: (self-assessed)
5.0
Member Since:
December 8, 2007
Last Worked:
January 8, 2009
oDesk Ready:  
Yes
 
 
 
 

Arlene Santillan - ~ 10 YRS. EXP HARDWORKING VA ♥ RESEARCHER ♥ ARTICLE SUBMITTER ~ - Freelance Project Manager, Philippines

To establish myself as the BEST Virtual Assistant, Internet Researcher, Article Submission Pro, Data entry & Customer Support Specialist in Odesk. Over the last 10 years, I was able to develop strong expertise in data entry, administrative management (Personal / Executive Virtual Assistant), internet researching, forum posting, blogging, proofreading, article submission, transcription & documentation. I am seeking out new opportunities of the same field with competitive hourly rate...
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Recent Work History & Feedback
Buyer ID From/To Job Title Paid Feedback
31993 05/2008 - Present Ongoing VA with Website and `Wordpress Experience $282 (51 hrs @ $5.56)
28878 03/2008 - Present Virtual Assistant/Internet Researcher $64 (15 hrs @ $4.44)
20783 01/2008 - Present Virtual Assistant - research $177 (70 hrs @ $3.06)
45991 06/2008 - Present Internet Business Virtual Assistant/Customer Support $6 (1 hrs @ $5.56)
25113 03/2008 - Present Forum poster/blogger $81 (22 hrs @ $3.70)
See All Tests Taken (8 items)
oDesk Tests Taken
Name of Test Score Percentile Date Taken Duration
oDesk Readiness Test for Independent Contractors and Company Managers 5.00 99% TOP 10% 1st Place! 06/13/2008 2 min
Office Skills Test 3.40 79% 04/11/2008 24 min
Email Etiquette Certification 3.40 70% 07/23/2008 9 min
Telephone Etiquette Certification 3.00 48% 01/03/2008 9 min
MS Word 2003 Test 3.00 45% 04/11/2008 33 min
Recent Candidacies
Job Opening Title Initiated By Date
Virtual Assistant - top notch researcher and self-starter Provider January 8, 2009
Virtual Assistant - top notch researcher and self-starter Provider January 8, 2009
Bubbly & Enthusuastic PA Provider January 8, 2009
Hiring/Staffing Officer Provider January 8, 2009
Part-Time Personal Assistant Provider January 8, 2009
Virtual Assistant Provider January 6, 2009
Virtual Personal Assistant Provider January 3, 2009
Internet Researcher Provider January 1, 2009
E-mail Support Provider December 31, 2008
Ticket Sorter, Customer Service Email Representative Provider December 19, 2008
Job Category Interests

Writing

Administrative Support
Skills
Skill Experience Level Last Used Description
Administrative Management 10 yrs 5.0 2008

-          Act as Team Leader
-          Update and chase delegated tasks to ensure progress to deadlines
-          Keep projects on schedule
-          Maintain procedures manual to ensure consistent performance of routines
-          Communicates with other VA’s & teammates to complete tasks & projects
 -          with Good organizational skills, Leadership & Teamwork
-          Ability to adapt to change and meet challenges
Article Submission/Writing 2 yrs 5.0 2008
Audio editing 1 yrs 4.0 2008

-          Knowledgeable of audio editing techniques using Audacity or similar tools

 

-          Familiar with podcasting
Data Entry/Typing 10 yrs 5.0 2008
 

-          Prepare reports, formatting documents from PDF to Word, compiling data

       -     Can type 50-60 words per minute accurately
Email Customer Support 10 yrs 5.0 2008

-          Desire to interact with buyers and provide quality service

 

-          Provide accurate and fast responses to all customers

 

-          With excellent English communication(verbal/written)
Facebook/Myspace Account maintenance 3 yrs 4.0 2008
Forum Posting/Blogging 5 yrs 4.0 2008

-          Submit URLs to search engines and blog directories

-          Make comments on blogs related to clients’ industries

-          Knowledgeable in Wordpress
Web Marketing / SEO techniques 2 yrs 4.0 2008
Web Researching 10 yrs 5.0 2008

- perform research of various types for a variety of projects
Certifications
Date Earned Name Score Percentile Organization Description
2008 MS Word 2003 Fundamentals 2.82 48% Brainbench —
2008 Written English (UK) 3.20 64% Brainbench —
Employment History
From To Company Title/Role Description
03/2003 Present Summit Publishing Key Account Specialist / Team Lead Summit Publishing is the leading magazine publication in the Philippines.- Prepare sales orders and monthly sales forecast accurately as possible(using Excel & MS Access)- data entry of SAP accounts
05/2002 03/2003 Comglasco Corp. Sales Administrative / Executive

maintenance of sales documentation & database for future reference
data encoding of daily orders of clients
12/2000 03/2002 Avida Land Inc. Inventory Control/Documentation Personnel / Executive

-create customer data & maintain intervention of masterfile of accounts for monitoring, record & assessment purposes
- Familiarity in General contract creation & data validation using SAP RE module

 
05/1998 12/2000 UCPB Research Analyst / Executive -in charge of keeping database files  of the Investment Research Section in order & updated.
- do online research
- expertise in data entry
Other Experience
Key Account Specialist
 
Education
From To School Degree Area of Study Description
06/1994 03/1998 University of Santo Tomas Bachelors Business Administration
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Hourly Assignment History
Buyer ID From/To Job Title Paid Feedback
31993 05/2008 - Present Ongoing VA with Website and `Wordpress Experience $282 (51 hrs @ $5.56)
28878 03/2008 - Present Virtual Assistant/Internet Researcher $64 (15 hrs @ $4.44)
20783 01/2008 - Present Virtual Assistant - research $177 (70 hrs @ $3.06)
45991 06/2008 - Present Internet Business Virtual Assistant/Customer Support $6 (1 hrs @ $5.56)
25113 03/2008 - Present Forum poster/blogger $81 (22 hrs @ $3.70)
40809 04/2008 - Present Internet Research/ Data Entry $67 (15 hrs @ $4.44)
37844 05/2008 - Present Personal Assistant Internet Researcher $1.11/hour $148 (59 hrs @ $3.33)
41055 04/2008 - Present Virtual Assistant $36 (31 hrs @ $1.11)
27981 01/2008 - Present data entry $182 (73 hrs @ $2.50)
56091 10/2008 - Present Virtual Personal Assistant $147 (53 hrs @ $2.78)
17561 12/2008 - Present Virtual Assistant $8 (2 hrs @ $5.56)
67243 01/2009 - Present On Going Virtual Assistant Needed $44 (10 hrs @ $4.44)
55611 08/2008 - Present General Admin + Answering and forwarding emails. $259 (43 hrs @ $5.56)
66673 12/2008 - Present Virtual Assistant - Internet Marketing Experience $24 (5 hrs @ $4.44)
62562 10/2008 - Present Virtual Assistant $14 (4 hrs @ $3.89)
41521 04/2008 - Present Research $38 (12 hrs @ $3.33)
43182 11/2008 - 12/2008 Personal Assistant tasks $29 (7 hrs @ $4.44)
31399 06/2008 - 11/2008 Writers/Editors $145 (26 hrs @ $5.56)
55741 08/2008 - 09/2008 Write Submission paper on Finance, Economics and Procurement topics $27 (5 hrs @ $5.56)
38638 07/2008 - 09/2008 Office support $70 (11 hrs @ $6.67)
30302 02/2008 - 08/2008 Internet Researcher $106 (27 hrs @ $3.89)
42953 08/2008 - 08/2008 Transcription and Administrative Virtual Assistant $3 (1 hrs @ $4.44)
30999 06/2008 - 07/2008 Web Savvy Researcher and Virtual Assistant $57 (10 hrs @ $5.56)
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