Be a LEADER, in any Job

It doesn’t matter what your job is, being able to lead well is important if you want to be promoted in your career in BPO Philippines

If you wish to be successful someday in your job, you must build up skills in good leadership.

The Job's not Right for You

Nothing is perfect, so you try to make the best of every work day, grateful that you are employed. You're not content though and clearly not looking forward to the commute to the office but eyes always at the clock until it strikes 5.

You don't need to be psychic to see that you're not right for the job, the job's not right for you. There are warnings to watch out for.

Dress Professional, Budget-wise

Making a good impression is important, and it is a wise move to invest in what you wear.

But dressing for work to present a professional image does not mean that you spend a small fortune at a branded clothing store.

A professional image is important in BPO PHILIPPINES, but doesn't have to be an expensive venture.
Here are some quick tips:

• Get more for your money by shopping smarter.  
• Build on your existing wardrobe with versatile pieces of clothing. 
• Use common sense and moderation when it comes to shopping for a new work wardrobe, and most of all, make sure your budget can handle your purchase first.

More in detail, after the jump!

Know your Employer: TALLECO

With the booming expansion of business process outsourcing industry in the Philippines, another BPO company settles in Cebu’s commercial hub,since Manila is already saturated.

Information technology company TALLECO, a 100-seat capacity of workstations newly located in Cebu IT Tower at Cebu Business Park, offers non-voice services and expertise on software development, data entry and other IT-related processes.

Think Your Way Out of the Pile

No one wants to feel "invisible" in life, yet we often let others see us as little more than a statistic, especially when working in a large company or sector, like BPO Philippines. 

Referred easily as 'applicants', 'employees', or 'human resources', our individual personalities are being buried into 'a pile' of numbers, labels and data.

Most people go into the pile, doing what’s asked of them but not much more.

How to Open Windows of Opportunities

If we are wise, we will make more opportunities, than we will find. 

So don't go searching out, but look within. Don't wait for opportunities to knock on your front door, it's already here.

To create or recognize opportunities with what you already have, here are  the things you'll need to open windows of opportunities for yourself, especially in BPO Philippines.

Watch your Body Language

Body language -- we're not so conscious of it but a lot of information about who we are, our current mental state and our attitude can be communicated non-verbally through subtle ways, with our posture, facial and hand gestures.

 During a job interview, how we move and look can determine our eligibility for a job more than we answer to the questions, especially to a keen observer of body language.

Here are the most common body language mistakes applicants make in job interviews -- and how to avoid them.

Working with Your Boss the Best Way

To ensure job satisfaction and success in the company, having a good working relationship with your supervisors and managers is important, particularly in the corporate hierarchy of BPO Philippines.

Here are some ways to start work in a good way with your supervisor.

How stand out in a group interview

Job interviews are always intimidating, but the group interview where a team of potential new bosses or colleagues in BPO Philippines question and examine you face-to-face; now that's a complicated, difficult situation to find oneself in.

Get Paid for What You’re Truly Worth

There's a SECRET to make more money for yourself, especially working in a booming industry like BPO Philippines.

You have to feel you're WORTH the money.

People tend to fail to recognize their value. They give away their time and skills for free or bargain prices, because they don't realize that they're worth more. This personal lack of self-value or self-esteem is at the heart of under earning.

Office Politics

In every social group, there will always be 'politics'; it is the human ritual where roles and responsibilities are either achieved or assigned. This is most true in an office or workplace, where understanding the social craft of politicking is important.

"Office politics" can be defined as the use of one's individual or assigned position within an organization to obtain advantages beyond one's legitimate authority.

Those who engage in office politics do it to gain financial, emotional and even physical rewards.

Those who engage the most vigorously often have significant unmet needs, a specific agenda, desire for power with the willingness to abandon ethics and integrity to get what they want.

Here are some ideas to help you best work with the politics in the office.

Love x Work

Being attracted to someone at work is natural, dating a co-worker can happen, since you do spend 40 hours or more a week working in a company under BPO Philippines. 

The understanding that comes from common work backgrounds can build and deepen friendships into relationships.

Having a beloved working in the same company may even lead to productivity and better performance because you're motivated to even work late, particularly if you can work alongside your partner or work while waiting until when her/his shift ends.

These are the pros when dating someone in the office, but here are the cons:

Mixing Work and Romance

Experts warn: be careful of romantic relationships in the workplace, especially in BPO Philippines. 


Oftentimes an office romance starts nice and convenient with that special someone who is so cute and you get along well but there's risk that if the relationship goes sour one day, it may affect your job performance, cause office division, toxic gossip, it can get you fired, sued or both. 


The office is a good place to meet a romantic partner. At work, one can get to see and know more of who the other person is. And working together is a good test if you have chemistry, common backgrounds and shared skills to appreciate about each other.


Yet there are no guarantees especially when it comes to relationships either in the office or out, but there are ways to improve your chances of establishing an office romance and getting to enjoy it too.

How to be great Team Leader

If you're good at what you do in your job in BPO Philippines, you can be on the fast track towards a managerial position, but before that your capability to lead and manage others would be tested first.

You'll have to be a team leader.

Graduates 2012, an Advanced Welcome

March is fast approaching and soon, there will be a new batch of young adults joining the world of jobs and employment. 


To the soon-to-be graduates of 2012, advanced congratulations (!) and here are some things to look forward to when you apply and get hired in BPO Philippines. 

When You're Disappointed with Your Job.

For us who are gainfully employed, we should only count ourselves as fortunate to have a job in BPO Philippines, working day in and night out in order to make a living.


But sometimes working a job can feel like a misfortune, especially if you're asked to work too many hours, do not receive any adequate compensation or feeling of appreciation.

Make Your Quality Service Shine Bright

Good customer service reaps repeat business, produces customer loyalty and positive branding that is so vital to continuous success.

As a call center agent, either as a technical support or customer service, when you serve callers/customers with a higher level of understanding, enthusiasm, and promptness consistently, the efforts will be remembered, and well-rewarded.

Use the following tips to ensure you provide superior customer service in BPO Philippines.

Cultural Barriers, Working with Westerners

When working in BPO Philippines, you will be exposed to working foreigners, primarily with Westerners as clients usually source from the United States and Europe.

Then you'll encounter differences in culture, these gaps called cultural barriers. How we do things and behave socially are different from those in the West.

Break Bad Work Habits, before they Break your Career

Want to get promoted and succeed in BPO Philippines?

Start by evaluating your professional life and see how you go about your day to day at the office. Are you a model employee and co-worker who produce results and a pleasure to work with, or not?

Make a list and check that you may have common bad work habits. To identify them is the first step to break them before they ruin your chances for upward movement.

Advance Forward in Your Career

Get ahead in your career by making investments of effort, money and time that can return definite rewards, even in BPO Philippines' competitive job market and economic challenges.

Truly the best way to advance in your career path is investing in further education and broaden your knowledge in your field or other skills.