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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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10 Lessons learned from the Corona Quarantine

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10 Lessons learned from the Corona Quarantine 1. Whenever your money is stored in a bank or any place else like a managed fund, you are never assured that you will have access to it when you need it. During the first few days of the quarantine, the financial markets closed and along with it the inability to redeem investments. Precorona quarantine, I would leave all of my emergency funds in a managed fund with very little volatility. Under normal circumstances, it is okay because you get your redemption credited the next day but moving forward it does not seem like a wise thing to do anymore. In an emergency situation wherein you need a lare amount of cash, the daily withdrawal limit will also make you think twice about parking cash in a bank account. I definitely will have to restrategize after all this is over and make sure that I will be better prepared in case a second wave of coronavirus or another pandemic will happen in my lifetime. 2. Whiskey is a very good antisept...
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