Hire Overseas Employees Who Work Only for You
Talentige recruits full-time international employees for US, Canadian, European and Australian companies: sourced, tested, interviewed, background-checked and onboarded, then paid in your currency. You meet 3–5 vetted finalists in about 14 days, and you pay nothing until you hire. See our pricing.
The short answer: to hire overseas employees, pick the market that fits the role and your hours, test candidates for language and job skills, check their background, sign a locally compliant contract and NDA, and set up monthly payment. Talentige runs every step and hands you a hire who works full-time for your company only, never shared with another client.
What overseas recruitment with Talentige includes
Most "offshore" options sell you a seat on someone else's team. We recruit your own employee, someone who joins your team as a full-time contractor, works your hours, uses your tools and follows your holiday calendar apart from one or two local holidays a year. We handle the parts that make international hiring hard:
- SourcingAcross Latin America, North Africa, the Philippines and Eastern Europe.
- Screening & testsWritten and oral English (plus French or Spanish), communication and role tests.
- InterviewsWe interview, then you meet 3–5 finalists in about 14 days.
- Contract & checksBackground check, government-stamped compliant contract, NDA.
- Pay & trackMonthly pay in USD, CAD, EUR, AUD or GBP, Hubstaff time tracking, 90-day guarantee.
See every step in detail on how it works. Developers take about 20 days and video editors about 10.
Where to hire international employees, role by role
The right country depends on the role, the language and the hours you need. Morocco works for almost every role and adds French. Latin America shares US time zones and Spanish. Egypt adds Arabic. The Philippines is strong for support and admin, and covers US nights in its daytime. For developers we recruit in Morocco, Latin America, Egypt and Eastern Europe, not the Philippines.
| Role | Latin America | Morocco | Egypt | Philippines | Eastern Europe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virtual / admin assistant | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not usually |
| Executive assistant | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not usually |
| Customer support | Yes | Strong fit | Yes | Yes | Not usually |
| Bilingual support | Strong fit | Strong fit | Strong fit | Not usually | Not usually |
| Bookkeeper | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not usually |
| SDR / sales | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not usually |
| Developers | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not usually | Strong fit |
| Video editor | Yes | Strong fit | Strong fit | Strong fit | Not usually |
| Dispatcher | Yes | Strong fit | Yes | Yes | Not usually |
What overseas employees cost compared with US hires
The blue bars show typical full-time monthly pay through Talentige across Latin America, Morocco, Egypt and the Philippines. The dark dot is what a US employee in the same occupation costs per month once you add benefits and payroll costs.
See the data as a table
| Role | Talentige typical pay / month | US cost / month with overhead |
|---|---|---|
| Customer support | $800–$1,500 | $5,300 |
| Virtual / admin assistant | $900–$1,800 | $5,700 |
| Bookkeeper | $1,000–$1,600 | $6,000 |
| SDR / appointment setter | $800–$2,000 | $8,300 |
| Executive assistant | $1,000–$1,800 | $9,100 |
| Marketing specialist | $1,000–$1,800 | $9,400 |
For a customer support hire, that's $800–$1,500 a month against about $5,300 for a US representative. Get a role-and-country estimate in the overseas hiring cost calculator. Developer pay is on the developers page; for roles without a published range, we confirm pay on your call. Our fee is a one-time fixed placement fee by role, with no monthly markup or retainer unless you want us to handle payment and management, which carries a small retainer, and only once you hire.
Time zones: who covers your workday
See the data as a table
| City | Local time during 9–5 in New York |
|---|---|
| Mexico City | 08:00–16:00 |
| Bogotá | 09:00–17:00 |
| São Paulo · Buenos Aires | 11:00–19:00 |
| Casablanca | 15:00–23:00 |
| Warsaw · Budapest | 15:00–23:00 |
| Bucharest · Cairo | 16:00–00:00 |
| Manila | 22:00–06:00 |
Latin America works your day in its day. Morocco, Egypt and Eastern Europe overlap your morning and their afternoon, and many hires work a shifted schedule to cover the full day. The Philippines is the natural choice for overnight and weekend coverage.
Overseas hiring models compared
Employer of record
You find the person; the EOR employs them for a monthly fee per employee.Freelance marketplace
Fast to post, but you screen, test and manage alone, and freelancers often work for several clients.BPO / outsourcing
A provider's staff handle your work, usually shared across accounts, billed hourly.Talentige
We recruit, test, check and contract your own full-time hire. One-time fixed fee; a small retainer only if we also handle payment and management.The full side-by-side, with costs, vetting, exclusivity and contracts, is in our EOR vs staffing agency vs Upwork guide.
What clients got from their overseas hires
Three Talentige clients, anonymised, with the numbers as they reported them.
2 dispatchers and 1 CSR for $3,900/month combined. Within 90 days, call answer rate climbed from 73% to 97%, resulting in $84K in additional booked work without increasing ad spend.
A 45-truck company hired 3 experienced dispatch coordinators for night and weekend shifts, maintained 24/7 load monitoring, reduced missed driver check-ins and saved $72K per year compared with its previous staffing model.
A 14-person accounting firm hired 2 bookkeepers experienced with QuickBooks Online and Xero, recovered 120 hours of senior staff capacity per month and cut its monthly close cycle from 12 days to 7.
Every Talentige hiring guide
By country and region
- Latin AmericaSpanish-English, US time zones, 500+ hires
- MexicoBilingual, Central Time
- ColombiaBilingual, Eastern Time
- ArgentinaCreative, tech and finance
- BrazilLarge tech and marketing pool
- MoroccoFrench-English, 500+ hires
- EgyptArabic-English, 250+ hires
- North AfricaMorocco, Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria
- PhilippinesSupport and admin, 500+ hires
- Eastern EuropeDevelopers: Poland, Hungary, Romania and neighbours
By role
Before you hire internationally: a short checklist
- Write the job as outcomes: what's done each day, which tools, which hours, which languages.
- Test, don't just interview: a role play, a task in your tools, a writing sample. We run these for you.
- Get the paperwork right: a contract that's compliant where your hire lives, an NDA and, for developers and creatives, IP assignment to your company.
- Plan the first 30 days: access, a training owner, and a day-30 review. The 90-day replacement guarantee covers you if it isn't working.
Ready to hire your first overseas employee?
Tell us the role, hours and languages. You'll meet 3–5 tested finalists in about 14 days, and pay nothing until you hire.
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Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, national median hourly wages, all industries, via the BLS Public Data API: customer service representatives (43-4051) $21.53 (series OEUN000000000000043405108); software developers (15-1252) $65.38 (series OEUN000000000000015125208). bls.gov
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 national medians used in the cost chart: secretaries and administrative assistants $22.86; bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks $24.36; sales representatives of services $33.65; executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants $36.82; market research analysts and marketing specialists $37.87 (per hour). bls.gov
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employer Costs for Employee Compensation – June 2026 (released September 9, 2026), private industry: total compensation $46.89 per hour worked, wages and salaries $32.82. Multiplier 46.89 ÷ 32.82 = 1.43. bls.gov
- Time zones: IANA time zone database (America/Mexico_City, America/Bogota, America/Sao_Paulo, America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires, Africa/Casablanca, Europe/Warsaw, Europe/Budapest, Europe/Bucharest, Africa/Cairo, Asia/Manila), standard time.
- Client results: Talentige client engagements, anonymised at the client's request; figures as reported by the client.
- Talentige placement data (as of October 2026): 1,750+ hires in total, including 500+ in Morocco, 250+ in Egypt, 500+ in the Philippines and 500+ across Latin America; typical monthly pay ranges, timelines, screening process, holiday arrangements and payment currency are based on Talentige placements.