Celebrating International Women's Month with TaskUs

Just got off the International Women's Month event of TaskUs. I could have entitled this artilcle "of TaskUs", but I felt I was part of the celebrations hence the change. I felt I was talking among peers rather than guests.

Their thrust this month is "Breaking the Bias", Ms. Victoria Alchachupas the Division VP of Integrated Marketing at TaskUs says "We need to admit that there is bias, I'm proud to be part of an organization that is part of the solution. We focus on talent and skills, the more diverse, the better. 49 percent of leaders at TaskUs are women, and our commitment to provide the best employee experience makes us ridiculously different. It's a conscious balance in internal promotion and hiring to do that, we look at the capabilities and background regardless of gender."

Vina Paglicawan the Director for Wellness at TaskUs says "Working Filipinas are burnt out with intensified challenges brought by the pandemic. We saw the same happen with mothers, balancing work and home responsibilities. TaskUs has been relentless in providing tools and support to create healhty workplace for its employees so as to improve any feelings of stress, anxiety or burnout. Currently, the company has Employee Assistance Programs, 100+ Mental Health Professionals, Outreach Activities, did flexible parenting workshops, and put up a Solo Parents Group. Our employees always have a high satisfaction rating, 94% and they appreciate, acknowledge that they are being taken cared of."

Regina Aguila says "Women think they have fewer career advancement opportunities than men, organizations need to proactively support their employees growth. TaskUs has been pro women, pro family and inclusive for all. We have scholarship programs, expanded maternity leaves, 24 leaves policy including a birthday leave, HMO, on site day care and lactation rooms. TaskUS advocates recognizing top talents, have internal job promotion opportunities, tuition fee and professional development programs, employee resource groups, bias detection and allyship leadership training, everyone is allowed to speak up."  

Hearing that from the people at TaskUs felt sincere, it felt good hearing that they've not been discriminated by their gender, role or ethnicity. They also have seen opportunities of advocating for others, women, coach them, make them aware about not taking biases. Their goal is equality, and it is evident that they are doing good. Hope this gets replicated elsewhere. It is their culture to be inclusive, encourage everyone to participate and I think that's a good thing.

Jobstreet.com Launches Own App!

Finding a job? You probably know the authority in this field. It's no less than JOBSTREET.COM. It is the number 1 Job site in the Philippines. It has helped countless Filipinos, employees and employers alike to achieve their dream of becoming a part of the country's workforce. It's now going to be even easier as a new app has been launched to make applications and transactions better, more secure and faster!

The app is FREE and can easily be downloaded off the App Store or Google Play Store. It isn't even that big so it's light on memory. I downloaded it myself so I could try it out, I've always been able to use the website but this one's quite powerful. Case in point, you can set your preferred salary when finding a job.

You can set it to the minimum Monthly salary but it also refine search results according to your Job Title, and preferred Work Locations. Of course you would want the amount a little higher than your previous job. But the system also includes some that may be around your expected salary if they find it a little close. The location is also important so you can specify if you want to work within your city or elsewhere in the world. 

Jobstreet.com also has access to jobs in nearby Asian cities, Europe, US and the Middle East. Make sure you check and verify if they have POEA licenses aside from the strict screening and requirements done by them as well. They do this by process so you get the extra blanket of security you need while looking for your dream job. 

The app would match your qualifications and refine again the results. I don't think you'll run out of choices as it updates real fast, real time. Install this now on your iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Windows, Android and BlackBerry so you'll never be left behind. If you are not happy with your current one, it'll be easy to find a better job where you'll be qualified, given the right salary and be beneficial for you and your loved ones. Work hard, party harder!

Recent metrics also show that the app has been downloaded quite a lot these past few months. People are taking advantage of applying for jobs and submitting resume's this easy, why should you be left behind?  

For more information about the app and Jobstreet

Please visit their Facebook Page

JobStreet.com Philippines

Or visit their official website

http://www.jobstreet.com.ph/

Employee Monitoring Software

The economy has been ailing and we have come to a point where businesses close because they do not earn what they used to. They do not efficiently use manpower and they lose precious dollars in the long run.

There have been several attempts to get these companies bailed out of the financial crisis but their stability rests on how they maximize their workers potential. If they work better and increase their output, it would mean more earnings for the company. In a place where employees number to thousands, monitoring them would be too arduous for one department alone. Employee monitoring tutorial services should be done in order for business owners to know what their workers are doing and how long they spend time for these tasks. If they do not give the actual work to be done to the salary they are getting, then the company should further evaluate their employees and get them to do things more efficiently. They need that to survive these unpleasant conditions in the world market. This is important because the US is still recovering from it. I hope everyone survive these times!