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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...

Grab Advance Booking Review

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My parents had spent the holiday season in the city and we experienced a tough time booking a Grab car all the time. Catching a flight home before the New Year, we decided to pay extra for Grab's Advance Booking feature. Grab Advance Booking guarantees you a driver on your specified date and time. At the time of this writing, Grab Advance Booking works only for bookings going to the airport. Prepayment is required so linking the Grab app to a payment app or a credit card is needed. In our case, we prepaid for our ride to the airport using GCash.  We had a lot of misgivings because upon reading the terms and conditions, if the driver cancels, it turns out you only get a compensation voucher (unknown amount) and a refund. So I'm not sure what the penalty is for cancelling although I would think that the premium you are paying is enough incentive for the driver not to cancel. In our experience, Grab Advance Booking cost double the regular rate. When using the Advance Booking featu...