Entries from October 2008

October 22, 2008

Feelings that Push You to Professional Mediocrity

As a professional, whether you work in a confined cubicle in a corporation or enjoying the experience of self employment, we go through different experiences that always arouse a variety of feelings.  Though we’d hope that it would be mostly positive, the reality is it’s not.  Negative feelings like envy, frustration, jealousy, stress, discomfort and [...]

October 19, 2008

Webinar Benefit: Professional Development

Being in the webinar (online seminar) business, a big percentage of those not familiar with the concept, can’t seem to grasp the benefit of attending one.  Most are used to attending face-to-face seminars and think it should stay that way.
Some though see the benefit of getting more information from an expert in an online format.  [...]

October 18, 2008

Call Center Career Consultant

There have been a lot of my readers, both in Call Center Blurbs and Call Center Script that have been emailing me and asking me advice on several topics.  It ranges from recruitment, interview tips, training and home based jobs.  About 60% seek help with regards recruitment or entering the industry.
With this in mind, I [...]

October 17, 2008

Facebook: Be a Tycoon

The social networking phenomenon has exploded and it is the next best thing to keeping your friends and colleagues close and personal. I personally have accounts across different sites such as Friendster, LinkedIn, Plaxo and the ever popular Facebook.

I am not much of a fan of these sites and rarely log in (unless I have to approve a request from someone to add me in their network), except for one – Facebook. It was a day when I didn’t have anything better to do except surf the web plus I thought of updating my profiles in different sites. Known for its numerous applications, I had over 80+ requests from different people for a variety of things, from hatching eggs and giving out gifts such as laptops or Lacoste shirts.

October 13, 2008

Kudos 2

My latest game is Kudos 2 by Positech Games.
I’ve been playing for several days and got it as soon as it came out.  It wasn’t even available through the usual game providers and bought it straight from the developer’s website.

Like any simulation game, there is quite a bit of investment needed [...]