Ricky Magtalas – General Virtual Assistant

Hi, I am Ricky Magtalas. I studied Bachelor of Science in Information Technology at Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology. A few years back, I would not have thought of myself as working from home, nor imagining as such. My life in the corporate world back then was a roller coaster ride but it taught me a lot of learnings while I was working in the BPO setup. I never knew working from home could be so fulfilling, stress-free, and enjoyable, it also gave me the work-life balance that I have been looking for.

I started out working as a customer service for an international account in the call center industry, dealing with customers, accounts, and workloads. Then I was diagnosed having GERD and advised to rest for a month or two. Then came along an opportunity for me to work remotely. It was not an easy decision since this is a new environment, full of unknown factors involved but I took the leap and chose to work home-based to take care more of myself and be with my family. As such I never knew that getting out of my comfort zone would help me with my day-to-day needs.

It didn’t take long for me to be able to adapt to the new environment. I built my experience through client support, and back-end support via email for E-commerce business, reporting, scheduling, data entry, and property admin management tasks. I can work well alone or with a team. I aim to set a great work environment and work culture for the team. Being diligent in my work, goal-oriented, keen to detail, resourceful, and equipped with different sets of skills and knowledge makes me an outstanding Virtual Assistant or Freelancer.

On a side note aside from these careers and experiences, I have tried other hobbies during my free time such as basic editing photos using Adobe Photoshop and basic graphic designs. I sometimes go out of our premises and try scuba diving (but not yet professional) with my partner. I’ve been also trying to learn these new hobbies that I have the greatest fear of especially doing a bunch of water sports like swimming and snorkeling. I am starting to see the world outside not just at home but to get to see the balance of other living things such as sea creatures. I am also working on a little bit of fitness like daily morning jogs and daily weight lifting.

Going back to my interest in joining work-from-home jobs, I aim to grow my career in this field to have a work-life balance that I never achieved back in my corporate job. When I started doing this type of job help me independently learn other things on my own and grow the skills and knowledge that I currently have.

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