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14 Call Center Interview Questions & Answers

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The call center industry is one of the fastest growing in the country these days. As recently as ten years ago, there were only a few call center agents and the word call center was hardly ever used in the country. Today, almost every family has at least one member working in the call center industry. The reason for this boom is partly economics. In the Philippines, low paying jobs are very notorious and while call centers set up shop here because of the low labor costs, Filipinos decide to work for the call center industry because it pays higher than average wages. Consider this: if you are an average worker with an entry level position, you probably are getting paid seven to ten thousand a month; meanwhile, an average employee in the call center industry with an entry level position will get around fifteen thousand pesos a month, plus free dental and health benefits (HMO). Call centers also will pay your SSS (Social Security), PAGIBIG (home building fund), and PhilHealth (health ins
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Tagalog/Filipino version of Cuando by Comic Relief

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It occured to me that there will be people who would like to know what the lyrics mean (people from Luzon mostly). I did my best to translate Cuando into Tagalog/Filipino. Here is my Tagalog/Filipino version of this song. Kailan by Comic Relief Kumusta ka na? Saan ka pupunta? Pwede ba tayong mamasyal? Pasensya ka na Kung wala akong pera Pero susubukan kong ibigay sa iyo ang lahat Manhid ka ba? Hahayaan mo lang akong nagdurusa Kinakanta itong kantang ito ng buong puso at isip ko Kelan, kelan mo ako sasagutin? Lagi kong ipinagdarasal na sana ay tayong dalawa Ang iyong matamis na salita Lagi kong hinihintay Kelan mo ako sasagutin Kung hindi ngayon Kelan, kelan? Manhid ka ba? Hahayaan mo lang akong nagdurusa Kinakanta itong kantang ito ng buong puso Heto ako Kelan, kelan mo ako sasagutin? Lagi kong ipinagdarasal na sana ay tayong dalawa Ang iyong matamis na salita Lagi kong hinihintay Kelan mo ako sasagutin Kung hindi ngayon
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The audacity of the little Davids is our only hope

That is the message of this new Lupang Hinirang music video directed by Mae Paner. Mae Paner used to do product and political advertisements. Seeking for a higher purpose in life, she now wants to advertise patriotism and nation building. The way the Loboc children's choir sang our national anthem in this music video is really good. The anthem was sang solo by a child who had that raspy whispering voice that cries innocence. That alone would make all the hairs in your body stand up. The video begins with a child finding a beaten-up Philippine flag on the ground. He then sees a flag pole which is empty. Now, he tries to climb that pole and when he gets there, he waves the flag which he found. Indeed, one of the many problems plaguing our nation is nationalism. Sure, we are very patriotic, but only some are nationalistic. Nationalism and patritiosm vary from each other greatly. The former loves his country because of what he thinks of it while the latter loves his country pe
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Martin Sancho: The Philippines' Unsung Hero?

Did you know that las islas Filipinas would never have become if it weren't for a chico named Martin Sancho? On December 15, 1587 (a time when Spain was at the zenith of her power and only a few people had access to the world's most powerful monarch), Martin Sancho, a kapampangan walked into King Philip II's court and impressed the king and his dignitaries by reciting some prayers, the entire Church doctrine and the rest of the Catholic Catechism in perfect Spanish. Such was the amazement of King Philip that he agreed to keep the Philippines as a colony. The Spaniards were at that time thinking of abandoning the useless small colony in the far east. You see before the Suez canal opened, a Spaniard thinking of migrating to the Philippines would have to cross the Atlantic ocean to get to Nueva Espana or Mexico (much like the route from London to New York), and then from Mexico, they would cross the Pacific ocean going to the Philippines, an arduous journey that could take
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