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A rainy day is bad news for just about anyone who has plans of going out. Students with their shiny new shoes, families doing errands, and the eager applicant who has been waiting to hear two words sweeter than cherry pie, “you’re hired.” In the Philippines, I have lived my entire life with the reality of the rainy season. Whether you’re a fresh graduate full of optimism, or you’re simply just trying out your luck in the corporate world, here are some tips to help you get closer to that call center career and avoid going home with a wet resume in your hand when applying during rainy season.
Eight years is a long time... Or is it? For Iris Rivera, a Team Lead at the TeleTech Novaliches jobs site, it's flown by very quickly. That's how long she has been with TeleTech and has built a career for herself. During my recent trip to Manila in the Philippines, I took a day to make the trek out to the Novaliches jobs site from the Makati EcoPlaza service delivery center. And I'm so glad I did. Iris was one of the passengers I met during the shuttle ride.
"If At First You Don't Succeed, Try and Try Again."
Most of the time, we all wonder the same thing when we want to apply for a job, "Am I qualified for it?"
One of the most frequently asked questions (FAQ) I get on our social media sites is this: How do I apply at TeleTech?
The Chinese New Year (also known as the Spring Festival) is one of the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays It is a time when families gather together to honor deities and ancestors. Whether or not you superstitious, why take a chance? You can join in the festivities as the Chinese are known to have a lot of traditions to call in luck as well as lots of good food!
Facebook is a powerful social media tool. To make use of it, here are 5 great reasons to follow TeleTech Pilipinas in the Philippines.
Mabuhay from Cebu! In the Philippines, Cebu is one of the most developed provinces and serves as the main center for commerce, education and trade in the Visayas region. In the recent years, it has then grown into a global hub for furniture making, tourism, heavy industry, and business processing services – which makes it a great location for one of TeleTech’s sites.
Fresh out of college, I explored my career options. At one point in an interview, the recruiter asked, "Why do you think are polar bears white?" I have not searched that on Google at that time so I just gave an answer based on my wild imagination, "To camouflage them in the snow... And to be cute and not be all scary." I got a job offer a week after that. I'm not quite sure if my answer mattered. I turned down the offer for something better, but what puzzled me was I got asked the same question one or two more times after that.
The TeleTech Community Foundation recently approved grants to fund educational organizations with the greatest need in TeleTech communities across the globe.