SPI Global Hiring Process

I just want to share my grueling experience while applying in SPI Global. It all started last May 27 when my friend and I were endorsed by Telepremiere (BPO company) to SPI Global Manila site for a local voice account position. We had our initial interview there as well and we were advised that they will profile us to a western union account with 16,000 basic salary. My friend and I agreed and thus went to SPI Global in Welcome Rotonda. Since we were already endorsed by TP, we skipped the initial interviews and took the written exam and typing test. After that, we were scheduled for call simulation and final interview the following Monday, June 1. We were also asked if it's okay for us to be assigned in Ortigas area in which me and my friend agreed along with the other applicants who passed that day.  So everything was going smooth at that point until Monday.. Our appointment was supposed to be at 11am so we arrived there 30 minutes earlier. We waited.. until it was already 12:30 in the after noon and we were asked by the hr personnel to take our lunch first and come back at 1pm. We impatiently waited then around 2pm we were each given reviewers for the call sim. We were already annoyed/tired and anxiously monitored the time. After a few minutes the call simulation finally started but only a few of us applicants got to finish the process. At around  3pm, we were asked to take our snack break and come back at 3:30 pm. Me and my friend were on the verge of boycotting the entire process because the recruitment team really sucked at following their scheduled appointments. Imagine we wasted 5 hours for nothing. So fast forward to 3:30 pm and once again, we were asked to wait until 5 pm because there was an emergency. Like what the heck right? So yeah we furiously waited again for another 1 and a half hours and here came the shocking news. The hr assistant told us that "unfortunately" the person who was supposed to handle call simulation is currently not available so they needed to reschedule the call sim/final interview for tomorrow. Wow. Instead of a 1-day hiring process it became a daily hiring process. I felt so sorry for us applicants who wasted money, time and effort on that particular day. But okay. Since it has already come to this so might as well proceed. The next day, we were rescheduled for 1 pm but my friend and I decided to arrive late (haha) and got there around 2 pm. and STILL, they haven't started a damn thing. The call sim finally started around 3:30 pm and it was already 5 pm by the time we finished. They informed us that they will just call us to inform the results and schedule us again for the final interview. They did call the next day and informed me and my friend that we passed and got scheduled for the finally, final final interview. HAHA. Okay so here comes the judgement day, june 4, I was told to come at 1 pm while the others were scheduled at 11 am. I arrived on time and got intervied around 3 pm. My friend who was scheduled for 11 am actually got interviewed at a later  time than I did. xD So yeah we finally freaking passed and were provided the list of requirements but the greatest disappointment was.. we were not initially informed that the position we were applying for was only project-based which will last 2-3 months maximum. So wow. All that effort.. and I don't even know if all the troublesome experiences were worth it.  

The recruitment team was very disorganized but good thing they are nice people. So good luck to future applicants and don't forget to bring your patience, lots of it, if you're planning to apply in SPI Global. :) 

Bad Job Application Experience

I just want to share my experience with this BS II Company in Ortigas and it's "fraudulent" ways to get people to work for them. A month ago, I received a text message coming from a certain Ms. Ella who was telling me to come for an interview the next day. Supposedly, there were hiring people from all kinds of courses for their newly opened office at Ortigas Tektite Building. At that time, me and my best friends were having a sleep over here at my house so I asked my friends if they want to come with me next time. They agreed and so the three of us went to Phil. Stock Exchange Center Tektite bldg. and decided to check the job opportunity being offered. When we arrived there, a man around early 30's asked us if we were there for a job application. I said yes and he offered us to check out their office inside the Phil. Stock Exchange Center. I asked him what company he was talking about and it seems that it was the same company that we're actually looking for. The guy asked us if we were there for an appointment and I told him yes with Ms. Ella and he asked again if I had an appointment with Ms. Ella that certain day. When I told him "no" he told us that he'd be our contact person instead and that if we were asked by the company how we learned about them, we'd tell them that we're only walk-in applicants. Me and my friends made glances at each other and we're starting to think that something's kinda fishy. With caution, we went with our "contact person" and he guided us a couple of floors up the building (can't remember the exact floor). We were guided inside a room with only tables and chairs that is packed with applicants . Nothing more. There were no computers or other office equipments of some sort. We were immediately presented to their Senior Area Manager and he was the one who conducted the interview with all three of us. Actually, one of our friends was only there to accompany us but people from that company insisted that she too should participate in the interview, seminar as well as the exams. So okay we finished the initial interview, attended their afternoon seminar and took the exams. It turned out that there were fees to be paid for us to become hired by the company. Part of their requirements is for us to pay P500 which they called their "accreditation fee" and to avail at least one of their offered products which is around P2k+ I think. There was no job to begin with. They hire people to recruit other people and for those people to recruit more people. It's a pyramid marketing scam. They earn through those requirement fees that they collect from their applicants. The senior area manager even told us that he could pay for the 500 on our behalf and we could just pay it the next day but good thing we were smart enough not to be deceived by them. Finally, he told us that we are hired *insert evil sarcastic laugh here* and that we should come back the next day. We said we would. When we got home, we blocked their numbers and laughed how we almost made a fool of ourselves. :D  

  

It is BS II Company located in Phil. Stock Exchange Center, Tektite Bldg. in Ortigas. Now, I'm merely sharing my bad experience with this certain company. For all those job seekers, please always be cautious. Don't just barge in a company after they contact you. Make a research first about the company and decide whether the company is legit or worth your time/money.