About HireTalent.ph
Connecting you to the best talent in the Philippines.
We built the hiring platform we wished existed — no agency markups, no unverified profiles, just great people ready to help you grow.
Justin Gluska
Founder, HireTalent.ph
It started with a problem.
I spent years hiring Filipino talent through every channel imaginable — job boards, freelancer sites, staffing agencies. Every time, the same problems: unverified profiles, copy-paste applications, agencies charging $15/hr while paying VAs $6.
Then I found my first great hire in the Philippines. He helped me grow my marketing agency from the ground up, stuck with me through the pivots, and still works with me today. That changed everything.
In 2022, I had coffee with a friend Alex in New York. He was running a $500K/year business with just three Filipino VAs. He told me: "I'd pay double just for direct access to pre-vetted talent without a controlling agency."
That conversation was the spark. I put together a small team and we built HireTalent.ph — the platform we both wished existed.
Hiring remote talent in the Philippines was broken.
We tried every platform. They all had the same problems.
Job boards
Flooded with scammers. No way to rate bad employers. Reports go ignored.
Staffing agencies
40-100% markups. You pay $15/hr, your VA sees $6.
Freelancer sites
Zero accountability. Ghosting, missed deadlines, no recourse.
DIY hiring
Thousands of applicants. No verification. No way to confirm skills.
What we kept seeing
- Weeks scrolling through thousands of unverified profiles
- Scam job posts and fake employers with no accountability
- Agencies charging 50-100% markups on every hire
- Bad hires that ghost after the first week
- Payment nightmares — failed transfers, compliance issues
- No way to verify skills, experience, or reliability
What we built instead
- Profiles reviewed before going live — you're only browsing serious candidates
- Direct hire, no middleman. You pay talent directly.
- Talent that stays — average tenure 2+ years
- Payroll, contracts, compliance — all handled
- Dedicated support for both employers and talent
- AI certifications earned through real assessments, not checkboxes
To anyone building a company and trying to do it all alone —
I've been there. Long weeks, drowning in tasks that aren't moving the needle, knowing you need help but not knowing where to find it.
I tried the job boards. Spent weeks filtering through thousands of profiles. Hired people who ghosted. Tried agencies that charged ridiculous markups. Nothing worked.
Then I found my first hire in the Philippines. He helped me grow my marketing agency from the ground up. Through the ups and downs, the pivots and the wins, he stuck with me. Years later, he still works with me today.
That experience changed everything. I realized the problem wasn't Filipino talent — it was the broken systems connecting them to employers. Every registration on HireTalent.ph is individually reviewed by our team. We require fair wages for all job postings. We believe in direct relationships, not controlling intermediaries.
What we didn't expect was what we'd build in the process — a proprietary talent database with real data on every person in our network. Skills scores. AI certifications. Video samples. Work history. That data is something no staffing agency or generic job board has. It's what makes our platform genuinely better, and it's what makes our recruiting service work when others just post to job boards and hope.
We're not building a staffing agency. We're building a better way to find people who will grow with you.
Justin Gluska
Founder, HireTalent.ph
Why HireTalent.ph is different
We built the platform we wished existed when we started.
Profiles reviewed before going live
Every profile is reviewed before it appears on the platform. You're browsing people who are serious about finding work.
No agency markup
Agencies charge $15/hr and pay VAs $5. We charge a flat platform fee. You hire directly.
Talent that stays
We treat talent well so they stick around. Happy employees = loyal team members who grow with you.
Built for remote
We understand what it takes to hire and manage remote teams across time zones.
A real talent database
Over time, we've built something agencies don't have: a proprietary database of thousands of professionals with detailed skills profiles, AI certifications, work samples, and video intros on file. When we recruit for you, we're searching that — not starting from scratch.
Our mission is simple.
Give every business owner direct access to the best talent in the Philippines — with the real data to make great hiring decisions.
Ready to find your next hire?
Browse our talent pool and see the difference for yourself.