“I can’t complain!” The job interview
Ricky dela Cruz, a senior marketing executive in a multinational company is seated in front of the desk of the HR Manager of a competing company.
He has plans of transferring there that is why he is called in for the interview.
The HR Manager came and she sat on her chair, reviewed the resume and credentials of Ricky, nods a little, as she faced him and said:
HR Manager: “Mr. dela Cruz, it says here in your papers that you are one of the top performers of your company. If you don’t mind, can I ask you about your salary?”
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Free entrepreneurship training from DTI
Filed under: Announcement, Business news, Entrepreneurship, Government, business opportunity, entrepreneur, self-help, seminar, service
For those who are contemplating on becoming entrepreneurs but don’t know where to start, here’s something I got from the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) website.
DTI is conducting free entrepreneurship trainings. This free training is a good venue to be exposed on the know-hows of business. This is most specially timely, to those who have availed of the P15,000 loan from SSS or the P50,000 from OWWA.
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A legal contract is not something to play around with
Not too long ago I blog about some business lessons we could learn from Pacquiao’s victory over Dela Hoya. Now, he is again showing us some things we can learn and apply to our business… not to play around with legal contracts.
Manny Pacquiao’s discipline and commitment to his sport cannot be questioned, we all see how he puts his heart into every fight. But recently, he is doing more than a good sportsman can do – violating legal contracts.
Wikipedia defines contract as “an exchange of promises between two or more parties to do, or refrain from doing, an act which is enforceable in a court of law. It is a binding legal agreement.”
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SSS set P500-million emergency loan fund for displaced members
Filed under: Announcement, Business news, Entrepreneurship, Funds Sources, Government, Money, finance, self-help
The Social Security System (SSS) has set aside an emergency loan fund of P500-million for the displaced workers of private companies who have closed down due to the effect of the recession.
SSS president and chief executive officer Romulo Neri said that the agency has already opened the emergency loan window and displaced workers can now for a loan of up to P15,000 from the emergency fund.
However, only those who lost their jobs from January 1, 2009 are qualified for the emergency loan.
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Where to find jobs after graduation
In a few weeks’ time, our college seniors will finally graduate (again, congratulations Sir Mon!)… and then, the inevitable will follow – you need to find a job!
With already a hundred of Filipinos nowadays being jobless, what are the chances of the new graduates landing a job in the first few months of their job hunting?
Aside from the ‘experience’ factor, they actually have as much chance of passing (or failing) as the ’seasoned’ job hunters.
But where do you really start looking for a job?
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Tale of the two shoe salesmen
Rewriting this from memory, because I can’t find my copy and I can’t remember where I got it from (hence I can’t quote the source).
Anyway, it’s a good story to share, especially for entrepreneurs and would-be entrepreneurs.
Tale of the two shoe salemen
The top salesman of a leading shoe company was sent to a remote island to promote their brand of shoe.
Unfortunately, upon reaching the shore of the said island, he noticed that none of the locals were wearing shoes… not even slippers! They were all barefooted.
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