The Manila Times – Hiring in the Philippines is a Numbers Game

I am over the moon in having my article published at The Manila Times. Thank you to Benedict Carandang at First Circle for this opportunity! Please support by clicking the link! ❤️——————-THE MANILA TIMES – HIRING IN THE PHILIPPINES IS A NUMBERS GAMEby Tina Khoe Ang Recruitment in the Philippines contains challenges not found anywhere […]

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Manila Times: The Best Entrepreneur Advice I Received—To Be Hands On

The best business advice came from my wise father-in-law was to be hands on. His advice tore apart the mindset that being an entrepreneur meant being your own boss with everyone at your beck and call. People think if you’re an entrepreneur, you can boss people around. All you need was to give an order […]

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Be Happy with Happy Skin’s Ms. Jacqe Yuentian-Gutierrez

Last February 21, 2023, ANVIL Business Club invited Ms. Jacqe Yuengtian Gutierrez, the owner of Happy Skin and BLK Cosmetics to share her thoughts about Entrepreneurship. Thanks to her 9 years at Unilever as Head of Skin Marketing Department where she handled the brands Ponds and Doce, Jacqe was motivated to think that Filipinos can […]

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LIVE AND FREE HR TALK: 5 Secrets to Stop Losing Labor Cases

Date: January 21, 2023 (Sunday) Time: 3:00pm to 5:00pm Topic: “How to Avoid and Win DOLE / NLRC Labor Cases” Expert Speaker: Labor Lawyers Atty Erwin Zagala and Atty Ramon Ramirez To watch: Live and FREE at the Philippine HR Group Facebook and The HR Cafe: Usapang Buhay, Trabaho, Atbp Facebook and Youtube pages Tomorrow […]

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Why Does Your Boss Ask You to Admit Your Mistake

I had an engraver who mistakenly added another “0” when engraving on an item. As a result, the product wrote 20021 instead of 2021. Obviously, we have to junk the item. It was engraved on a gold-plated metal so such mistake is not erasable. “What happened?” I asked. In Tagalog, “Anong nangyari?” The staff said […]

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Opinion Only: Do I Think Filipino Employees in General are Underpaid?

I used to think Filipino employees were way way way underpaid. But when I worked here vs. overseas, I realized why the relatively lower salaries: 1. ABSENCE WITHOUT LEAVE (AWOL) IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM Hindi papasok kasi walang magaalaga ng anak. Gusto mag give up agad. Magprovince daw bukas, etc. Overseas, NOBODY knows what AWOL […]

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Would you hire a person who keeps on jumping from one job to the next?

YOU CAN SEE A LOT ABOUT THE PERSON FROM THE CV AND THE INTERVIEW If hindi tumatagal ng one year sa trabaho: Best yung at least two or more years. Limited natutunan ang one year lang sa work. Saan siya lumipat at bakit: If he moves because he’s “unhappy” or pinagiinitan siya sa work, bad […]

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My Practical Views on “Bale” or Cash Advance

Allowing cash advance in company = Inviting more headaches. We have a “No cash advance or bale” policy in place. It is contained in our rules and regulation and also written in the employment contract. If staff wants a cash advance, they can borrow from SSS and Pagibig. Basta ang policy namin, buo ang sweldo […]

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My Top 20 Lessons in HR for 2020

MY TOP 20 LESSONS IN HR FOR 2020: It’s almost the new year! To end the year with a bang, here are my top 20 lessons in HR that I learned this 2020: 1. When government puts everyone on lockdown, stop stressing and being depressed. Walang pakialam ang government kung depressed ka. Hindi dadagdag ang […]

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