19 October 2008  Employment

My original article, Call Center Agent: Interview Questions have been the most popular amongst my readers. Even after a year, the emails are still coming in from all parts of the world.  The questions are the same.  ”Can you help me pass an interview? I really want to become a call …

19 October 2008  Industry News, Training

“TeleDevelopment Services, Inc announces its partnership with The Call Center School to provide comprehensive training and certification programs for all levels of call center professionals.” -Official Press Release
I’ve personally worked closely with TDS for a couple of years and the relationship was very good.  Going through several training organizations, they’ve always …

17 October 2008  Employment, Job Posting

About 60% of my readers in Call Center Script contact me for job openings and different tips on how to pass exams and training to make sure they get the job.  Out of the 60%, about 40% ask about home based jobs within the industry.
I’d like to help them get …

17 October 2008  Employment, Job Posting

Ingenium Executive Search is in need of Customer Service Reps for a UK multinational company.  The firm in need of the position is located in Tektite, Ortigas Center, Pasig City.  Qualifications include:

6 months call center experience
college graduate
very good English communication skills

As this is an urgent post, you can get in …

15 October 2008  Blog & Personal Updates

I’ve been doing some cleaning in the blog to prepare for more content.  If you were here in the past, you would have noticed it is cleaner and brighter.  The previous blog’s theme used to have dark colors and it didn’t feel inviting to readers.  It also looked very amateurish.
So …

13 October 2008  Call Center Script Article, Employment

“I was watching the daily news and heard that the government should prepare for possible US companies to pull out their investments in the outsourcing industry within the Philippines due to the current US financial crisis.”

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Post has been written for Call Center Script, a blog within the Know …

9 October 2008  Blog & Personal Updates

A recent conversation with a friend led me to create a new blog that will be synonymous to my identity.  I figured it would be easier to maintain just one blog to discuss my perspective on different topics that mean to me (and hope you are interested in).
This will include …

30 July 2008  Call Center Script Article, People

“Filipino call center agents need to be pushier, execs say.”
This is what foreign executives are expecting from the workforce here in the Philippines.  They further comment on why they chose this country to outsource their business to — the hospitable culture and how close we are to the US.  Yet …

21 July 2008  Call Center Script Article, Operations

It’s your first break after a few hours on the phone and you only have 15minutes!  Oh my! What a dilemma.  You want to just get out of your chair and do more than just stretch.  Are you hungry?  Are you a smoker?  Perhaps you want to check your personal email? Do you …

17 July 2008  Call Center Script Article, Training

It is a strategy that most companies adopt to keep people in the company for at least 3 to 6 months.  This assures that training hours weren’t wasted and is a way to cut down “No Call No Shows” during this stage.   It is sometimes referred as a retention tool.  In …

15 July 2008  Call Center Script Article, Communication Skills

IBM’s India Research Laboratory has a web-based software that initially was developed for a call center in India to raise its agent’s English proficiency. The tool seems to be like a real time online game that makes learning more fun.
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8 July 2008  Call Center Script Article, Operations

IBM Research Labs has developed new technology to mask and protect private information captured by call centers. It utilizes speech analytics to identify sensitive data that can only be accessed by authorized personnel.
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4 July 2008  Blog & Personal Updates, Call Center Script Article

The executives at Call Center Script still wants me in the team.  This is such great news!  They were very understanding and was kind enough to give me an alternative option for me to be able to plan my posts.  Hurray!
So, there were just a few posts this week and …

26 June 2008  Blog & Personal Updates

I gave my 45 days notice (yeah, that long) to my current employer last mid May.  I have about a week and 1/2 left to finish the items I need to transition.
Am I quitting the industry?  No I’m not.  My priorities have changed when I got married and had to …

22 June 2008  Blog & Personal Updates

I’ve managed to tap my creative side and did a little tweaking here and there.  It was tough and well…it isn’t much but I’m happy for now (until I get a professional to do the full look and feel).
I decided to change the layout and also the colors.  I think …