Monday, August 30, 2010
Want to be in customer service or sales & marketing??
2 jobs offered me. 1 is temporary (I applied as full time - as usual la - biase I think) and 1 is permanent with good benefits.
the temporary is a call centre environment... they are an outsource company for different industries... i do not need to call pple... pple call me...inbound calls... since this is temporary... salary offered to me is $1500 with $100 attendance (no lateness, urgent leave or m.c)...i went for the interview for the position of Customer Service Representative on 20 August and they offered me on 25 August.
i am the type of person who always follow this..."first come first serve..." therefore i accepted this offer... well, i have sent in lots of applications and went to several interviews but no response... i am ok doing telemarketing at the moment but my family bising la... they dun like the pay! duhz... so no choice.. desperately NEED a JOB so i accept the offer though the pay is low.. i am confident i will get $1600 per month coz i dun like to take unnecessarily leave or m.c and i am NEVER late for work. i have signed the letter on 26 August at 4pm. starting on 1st sept, i told them that i want to sign on Friday, 27 August but they insisted that i signed on that day.. why did i ask for a delay to sign the letter?? please read on...
on the 25th august, i got a call from an insurance company informing me that i am shortlisted for an interview as an Account Development Executive (ATTENTION: I AM NOT DOING ACCOUNTS... ACCOUNT with S means the Accounting position...but ACCOUNT without the S is ... well,it is basically the same as Business Development Executive), they invited me for interview on 26 August at 2pm. since there are other candidates as well, they called us one by one (whoever arrives first will be called in first, I was the third last). every candidate must do a role play after the interview except for me... coz i was running late to sign the letter... i do not know the outcome of the insurance co so i go ahead & sign the other letter...
on 27 august, i received a call from the insurance company telling me that they actually find me suitable for the position because i have the basics... (i have telemarketing experience and my job scope as an Account Development Executive - Business Development Executive, for those who do not know what it is - is to do selling over the phone. yes, the same as the ones i declined but instead of bank products...i do insurance products...) and they want me to consider coz they will offer me a basic of $1800 + comm + attendance... i said yes and i was asked to come down to their office (which is at paya lebar - AGAIN??!) for the role play.
i did the role play quite well, according to the feedback from the hr who interviewed me and more likely i get the job. they will send me to take the test (if u want to sell insurance...u must have these papers....which i do not know what are they..will know if i got the job.. GOOD! more certificates to be added to my collection... hahaha...loves taking courses...) and they will pay for it.. however if i fail...i have to pay myself... as i am being employed by them...they will train me and at same time go for the course and take the exam... once I passed...i can sell... so if in that month I didnt get to sell...i'll be getting $1800 + attendance! isn't that more than the rest of the offers?! and furthermore... $1800 is my expected salary!
they will let me know the results by today...(today is already Monday, btw) if i am selected... my concern now is... if i am selected...i have to start on 1st sept!!! what abt the other one? i have signed the letter?! i seek help frm my ex-boss and few friends and they said as long as i have not started working yet...still can back out... Ainu suggested me not to come on 1st sept...
AIYAH.... dun know la... never happen to me b4... i know i am too impulsive... applied too many jobs at one time and now dun know which one to take... ARGH... how ah?
will continue later after i get any updates from the insurance... pray for me.. pray hard... i ask ALLAH for help too... if He thinks the call centre is good for me... i'll go ahead if He thinks this insurance is the right career for me... i'll go ahead... pray hard...pray hard...
