BPO to Long Term Career

Associate is the starting level of a BPM and in some organizations they are called as Executives. They are basically the backbone of any/all BPM companies and no company can survive without Associate level employees. While associates are extremely important for BPM companies, the companies also have some key expectations from them. The employees stay in a company only if they meet these organizations and they grow in a company if they exceed these expectations. Minimum expectations from a BPM Associate: He / she should be a graduate in any field even though some companies still accept HSC passed candidates He / she should have good communication skills (Written and Spoken) He / she should be willing to work in shifts He / she should have long term plans to work in the company and BPM Industry as well Interview Process of an Associate generally includes three interviews which includes: An HR round where a candidate is assessed on basic fitment, reason for applying for the po...

Whether you are a fresh graduate or you have a professional degree, there is something for all to learn in a BPO company. First and foremost, if you are working in a voice business process you get to attend the language, culture and voice & accent training . This is really helpful and adds a lot to your career achievements. Personally, I have gained a lot from many of these language and culture trainings that I attended during my early days in the Industry and it helps me now when I have become a part of the senior management team. While things like Culture training etc sound very basic, only those who have ever travelled abroad will know how important it is to know the culture of the place where you are planning to travel. So far I have attended culture training of US, Australia, UK and all of that has been immensely helpful. After going through the call center voice and accent training and then talking to the customers from a foreign country, one can ...