Agency profile · Updated October 2026
Working at Pearl Talent
Pearl Talent places experienced remote workers from the Philippines, Latin America and South Africa with US and EU startups, and it publishes one of the most detailed hiring processes we found. The bar is high and every role is full-time on US hours.
The facts
- What VAs say
- 4.3 on Glassdoor (36 reviews)
- Type
- Remote staffing and recruiting agency
- Founded
- Not published
- Hires
- Philippines, Latin America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Honduras, Mexico, Peru, Venezuela) and South Africa
- Roles
- Executive and virtual assistants, customer support, healthcare coordination, sales, finance and bookkeeping, marketing, design, operations, HR and developers
- Work setup
- Fully remote roles with US and EU startups
- Schedules
- Full-time only, no part-time or project work; you work the client's US hours (Eastern to Pacific time)
- Hiring process
- Seven published steps: application, skills and experience screening, English assessment by voice recording and live interview, IQ and EQ tests, a live skills interview, final review and client match, then an onboarding bootcamp. Says high-demand roles can be filled in as little as 5 days.
- Applicant fees
- Not published
- Impostor warning
- Not published
- Support for VAs
- Check-ins at 30, 60 and 90 days, performance coaching, career development, an onboarding bootcamp and free access to its AI training school after hire; says hires get benefits
- Openings
- 35 listings in its remote jobs directory (5 are ongoing high-demand roles), across 10 job categories. Publishes pay ranges in job listings: yes
What's good
- Clear seven-step hiring process, with every test named
- Support after you start: check-ins at 30, 60 and 90 days plus coaching
- Free AI training for people it places
- Hires from three regions, not just one country
What to watch
- Very selective: it says it accepts fewer than 1 in 100 applicants
- Full-time only, on US hours
- No published no-fee statement or scam warning
Score breakdown
Rubric score 7.0/10, from the same six criteria we use for every agency.
Pearl Talent vs VA MASTERS
Published by Outsourcing Insider, a VA MASTERS company. VA MASTERS is ranked here using the same rubric as every other agency. How we rank.
| Fact | Pearl Talent | VA MASTERS Parent company |
|---|---|---|
| What VAs say | 4.3 on Glassdoor (36 reviews) | 4.9 on Glassdoor (16 reviews) · 4.9 on Indeed (32 reviews) |
| Hires | Philippines, Latin America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Honduras, Mexico, Peru, Venezuela) and South Africa | Filipino professionals, for clients worldwide |
| Schedules | Full-time only, no part-time or project work; you work the client's US hours (Eastern to Pacific time) | Part-time, full-time and project roles (40 to 180 hours a month in current listings), in the client's time zone |
| Openings | 35 listings in its remote jobs directory (5 are ongoing high-demand roles), across 10 job categories. Publishes pay ranges in job listings: yes | 86 open remote roles listed on its careers page; 492 posted since May 2025 |
| Rubric score | 7.0 | 8.6 |
Questions people ask
Is Pearl Talent legit?
Pearl Talent hires through its own careers channels; its founding year isn't published. It doesn't publish a statement about applicant fees, so be careful with anyone asking you to pay in its name. Employee ratings: 4.3 on Glassdoor (36 reviews).
Does Pearl Talent hire remote VAs?
Fully remote roles with US and EU startups. It hires Philippines, Latin America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Honduras, Mexico, Peru, Venezuela) and South Africa.
What is Pearl Talent's hiring process?
Seven published steps: application, skills and experience screening, English assessment by voice recording and live interview, IQ and EQ tests, a live skills interview, final review and client match, then an onboarding bootcamp. Says high-demand roles can be filled in as little as 5 days.
How do I apply to Pearl Talent?
Through the careers page on Pearl Talent's own website. We don't link to the agencies we rank, so search for its careers page directly and make sure you're on its real website.
Sources: Pearl Talent website; Pearl Talent careers page; Glassdoor profile. Checked Oct 2026. We don't link to the agencies we profile.