I want to try something different in my life. I have family in the Philippines and I was thinking about moving there for about a year. I know the Philippines require a lot of education even for retail sales, but I have of experience here in the states, especially in sales and customer service. Would my experience, knowledge, and good english help me land a job during my my stay there?
Jon P
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unless you hold a PI passport you won't get a working permit
Jet Lee
Much better if you pursue self employment rather done looking for a job, there are quite a lot of opportunities starting a business in P.I.,if you got enough capital to shell on.
If you don't speak well Pinoy lingo i.e. tagalog,bisaya etc. that's not a problem almost all Filipinos speak english, some like me you just have to be patient a bit more speaking in 'english carabao' hehe
Your experience in sales and costumer service..thats one of the most demanding trade skill in P.I.
So carry on..just be careful with your business transactions..some Pinoy are just too streetwise..good luck!
Jecca
Honestly, I think you will have a hard time finding a job unless you have connections. They are really into hiring people that live there in the Philippines.
Even though English is one of the main languages, it is still very important to know Tagalog.
When I lived there I got a job tutoring for one of the computer schools in the Philippines. They wanted me to teach it in English and I did but a lot of times the person I was teaching wanted me to translate it to Tagalog. They understand English but sometimes they will feel intimidated when you speak it without a filipino accent (does that make sense?) and they will respond in Tagalog. I dunno. That's just my observation.
argonaut
you can work in a call center as an agent either as part time or full time. here's a list of call centers in the Philippines:
http://www.callcenterphilippines.net/call-center-directory/call-centers-list/makati/
A call center is a communications-based company which serves as a support system for larger companies in first world countries like the United States. Call or contact centers handle customer complaints and inquiries and provide technical support for a wide array of products and services like electronics, e-mail management, mortgage, insurance, advertising, telecommunications and even volunteer and charity work.
Basically, the work is to receive from and make calls to foreign countries. There are two categories of call centers: inbound and outbound calls. And there are three types of accounts: telemarketing, customer service and technical support. Telemarketing belongs to the inbound category. However, customer service centers also engage in up selling, which means offering or selling services.
Graduates and even undergraduates who pass the preliminary exams undergo a six-day English skills training and product training for three weeks. After which the agent trainee will be placed on the floor to attend to mock calls for assessment. Agents are supposed to be able to type at least 25 words per minute.
The basic pay for call center agents ranges from P11,000 (US$200.98 at US$1=PhP54.73) to P13,000 a month. In ICT Philippines, a call center that operates in the Philippines, agents enjoy a monthly P2,500 food and transportation allowance and a performance appraisal bonus amounting to P4,000. Often, they are also offered spiffs like appliances, cellular phone loads and gift checks to boost the sales per hour capacity of the employees. For example, whoever first gets five sales per hour for the night wins a prize. And an agent who hits the target quota sales gets an additional P11,500 commission plus a 30-50 percent night differential. All in all, a well-performing agent gets a gross monthly income of more than P31,000. This, as opposed to the P8,000 entry level salary generally offered in other sectors.
Yet, these are not all. Call center agents receive benefits like SSS, health insurance, Pag-ibig and salary loans. It is not a dead-end job either. Agents get the chance to climb the corporate ladder in just a matter of three months. Some call centers offer perks like free shuttle rides, free meals and coffee and sleeping rooms and even karaoke rooms.
incest Jon
unless you hold a PI passport you won't get a working permit