Posts

Showing posts from July, 2015

14 Call Center Interview Questions & Answers

Image
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...

Are You Depriving Yourself by Saving Money?

Image
Lack of proper perspective can often lead people to overspend. I often hear people say that they feel "deprived" whenever they don't buy something. Just a few days ago, I heard a co-worker say that she is finding it so hard to save money and that she feels so "deprived" whenever she doesn't go on her weekend shopping sprees. Another co-worker told me that whenever you wanted to buy something, you should just do it and that you should never "deprive" yourself of anything. Does that sound familiar to you? I'm sure it does because chances are you have heard the same thing from other people already. But do you see what is wrong with all these statements? Here are people who have good jobs, have a home, can eat three times a day and snack in between, and yet can feel "deprived" if they forego certain luxuries in life! This is an extreme case of people lacking in proper perspective! These are people who think that simply not going out ...