1. TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF. I’ve always been fascinated with IT. I’ve always excelled in my computer classes that the summer after I graduated from high school, my teacher hired me to be his assistant instructor of basic computer literacy training under the Alternative Learning System. After that, I’ve been a student assistant for the most part of my college years at UP Visayas. I was assigned at the accounting office where I performed quite a number of administrative duties. From the experience, I learned how to manage my time very well and also I had a glimpse of how after college would be like. After college, I first worked in SM City Iloilo as a CSA. One of the difficult tasks I was handling the bills payment collection. As expected, it involves handling huge amounts of money. It was an error-prone job and even the slightest mistake can cost you your paycheck and even your job. All in all, my previous work experiences made me conscious with details and I make sure to thoroughly check everything that I work on. It also helped developed my patience. 2. DESCRIBE YOURSELF. I am a humble person personally and professionally. I always tell myself that no matter how far I reach in life, I believe that I can still outdo what I’ve previously done. I am thorough and detail-oriented as I always want to have the best that I can in every tasks given to me. I rarely if never procrastinate and risk failing to finish the job on time. I don’t like to be a failure. Having graduated from one of the top universities in the country, people expect great things from me. It can sometimes be a very difficult and exhausting to uphold. But it is what it is. I use that to motivate me and also put value in my work always because landing a good job was never easy. It may even be a once in a lifetime opportunity I don’t want to have regrets if I lose it at the end just because I was feeling lazy for a time. 3. WHY SHOULD WE HIRE YOU? I’m sure if you ask my previous supervisor, he would tell you that I’m very professional, that I submit good reports before deadline hits. He would tell you how dedicated I was at my job. I was never reluctant to put up time to finish tasks. I am detail-oriented and very thorough and he has always trusted me to lead my co-workers and make the right decisions when he’s not around. Also, I’m good at calculating numbers and interpreting results and figures. I’ll enjoy working with them. 4. WHY ARE YOU INTERESTED IN WORKING FOR BIR? There are many reasons why I want to work for BIR. One is because this is a world of taxationand taxation involves math and calculations. I may not be a Math geek but I love the subject ever since. Working for the bureau will always be a challenge and a joy for me to work. Another and the major reason is because I believe in the Bureau’s mission – to collect taxes for nation building through excellent, efficient and transparent services, just and fair enforcement of tax laws, uplifting the life of every Filipino. Yes, having my salary cut down by taxes is a bit painful, but I’ve already accepted that that’s how it would and should always be. I’ve realized that indeed, the government will cease to exist since taxes is its life blood and that the government’s ability to serve its people depends upon the taxes that are collected. In light with recent news about a survey made by Bloomberg economists, Philippines ranked as the world’s second fastest growing economy with expected economic growth of up to 6.3% this year. So, we are already seeing how much a government can accomplish when the right people and resources are utilized. 5. WHAT CAN YOU CONTRIBUTE TO THE BUREAU? Aside from the responsibilities that the job requires me to do, I am also willing to take on additional tasks given as long as it relevant to the job. But most importantly, I can assure you that I can do my job thoroughly and with all honestly. I never and never will I entertain any forms of bribery, which I am aware is rampant everywhere nowadays. 6. WHAT CAN YOU DO FOR US THAT OTHERS CAN’T? I have IT skills. I am proficient in Microsoft Applications especially in Excel. I also know other statistical soft wares that can be helpful in interpreting results. Also, I am a team leader. My supervisor has always trusted me to make good decisions and lead my co-workers whether he’s around or not. I am honest and a hard worker as I put great value in the job entrusted to me. I rarely if never procrastinate. As I know I’m a little perfectionist, I always want to finish my tasks before the deadline so I can have more time to ensure its accuracy. I am a quick learner and flexible. I can do variety of tasks to achieve a common goal. 7. WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS FOR THE FUTURE? If given the chance to work here, my long term goals will involve learning as much as I can, take on additional responsibilities and contribute as much of value as I can. Once I gain additional experience, I would like to move on to a higher position and be of more help in any way I can.
8. WHAT MOTIVATES YOU? My desire to be of a better help to my family and be considered as a good contributor in the society. Also, the high expectations that most people I know have on me. It can sometimes be exhausting trying to uphold that expectations but I take as a motivation to always push past my limits and never be satisfied with I have achieved. 9. WHAT ARE YOUR WEAKNESSES? I’ve never been very comfortable with public speaking – which as I know, can be a hindrance in the workplace. Realizing this as a problem, what I do to overcome this is, since I already love to read during my free hours, I read aloud when I’m alone, then I discuss with myself what the story is all about. I practice a lot on front of the mirror since I know good oral communication skills can be useful in the future. 10. HOW WELL DO YOU WORK UNDER PRESSURE? I don’t mind working under a little pressure at all. It would even be an advantage both to myself and the bureau because working under pressure doesn’t just ensure that I get the job done, it would also help me push past my limits. 11. TELL ME HOW YOU HANDLED A DIFFICULT SITUATION. Let me share a learning experience when I was still working in SM City Iloilo as a Customer Service Assistant. My tasks among other things were handling customer concerns, selling prepaid cards and handling the bills payment collection. I just opened my work station that morning when my first customer walked in hurriedly and demanded he needs to his electric bill payment processed as quickly as possible since he has to catch up with something somewhere. Unfortunately, my computer chose that time to start up slowly. I talked to the man, apologized and explained to him that the computer which I’ll be using to process his transaction was starting up slowly. I then gently asked if he could just spare a few minutes to wait. 10 minutes have passed, my computer monitor was still saying, “starting up…” , the man began swearing and bad-mouthing me for the slow service. He was attempting to barge inside my work cubicle so that he can do the deed himself. I apologized to him again and gently suggested that there were 2 other nearby stations inside the mall where he can pay his bill. They were 2-3 minute walk from where I was located. He strongly refused saying that he had already spent a long time waiting only to walk away and risk having to wait more. Again, I apologized for the inconvenience that I have caused. While waiting for the computer to start up, I tried catching him up in a conversation by talking about other helpful services that he can avail at SM. Fortunately, before I exhausted mentioning everything that SM has to offer, the computer finally started up. I then quickly processed his transaction. I apologized again for the inconvenience and finally thanked him for waiting and availing of SM services. He was still running late for his next appointment but I think he was less angry when he walked away. 12. DESCRIBE A TIME WHERE YOU WERE BLAMED FOR A MISTAKE YOU DID NOT MAKE. There was a time when I was approached by our immediate supervisor about an irregularity in a report. Though I was not the one who made that particular report, I knew it would be unproductive to try to pass blame, so I simply asked what the concern was all about and what I could do to help solve the problem. Afterward, I spoke with my co-workers and let them know of the error so that all of us could ensure it would not be repeated. 13. HOW DO YOU MEASURE SUCCESS? I measure professional success by the standards of the company for which I work, the feedback I receive from my peers and supervisor. Personally, it’s to know that I’m regarded as a good contributor in the family and of the society. 14. WHAT MAKES A GOOD TEAM? A good team needs to have clear objectives and goals, and procedures to work towards these. Each person needs to be clear what their role is, and what is expected of them. There needs to be openness and trust, and clear communication. 15. WHAT DID YOU LIKE LEAST ABOUT YOUR LAST JOB? My previous role involved traveling at most twice a week. While I do love to travel, twice a week was a little exhausting. And of course there is an issue of stability. Since I was only a contractual worker, I have no assurance that I would still have a job the next day.
16. WHAT ARE THE THINGS YOUR FORMER SUPERVISOR WOULD LIKE YOU TO IMPROVE?
He would say that I need to be more confident with myself. I can be quite a perfectionist. I spend more time than I should trying to get something right. What’s good enough for most people is never good enough for me. 17. HOW WOULD YOUR FRIENDS DESCRIBE YOU? 18. WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST FAILURE? I think it was when I failed to finish school on time… 19.Describe your dream job.
Question for RD Romulo L. Aguila, Jr.: I remembered during your opening message last March 3 rd at ISAT before we took the pre-employment exam, you have mentioned that you’ve been with the bureau for more or less 30 years. From your first year up until now, how do you view the Bureau differently? Have your expectations been met? 30years ago, there were no computers yet. No scientific calculators if there were already calculators at that time. As a revenue officer, how do you solve for the people’s taxes? Question for ARD Aynie E. Mandajoyan: You finished your bachelor’s degree at Silliman University and for years worked as an instructor there. What made you decide to leave and work instead for the bureau? Text2Teach is a project lead by Ayala Foundation where they provide selected elementary schools with an ICT package that they can use in the delivery of the lessons. As I’ve said, only selected schools were given the opportunity to be one of the recipients. In order to guarantee the success and sustainability of the project, the Text2Teach alliance adopted a local inclusion approach and developed a cost-sharing arrangement scheme. This scheme seeks to enhance community ownership through counterpart funding between the text2teach alliance and the local government unit of the area. The amount that the LGU was willing to give counterpart to the project will determine the number of packages and number of schools that can be recipients of the project. Say for example, there are 20 schools in Iloilo City. The local government promised to shoulder an equivalent of 12 packages for the elementary schools of the city. To have a fair selection of who the lucky 12 would be, I, together with my team conducted validation of all schools. Schools willing to participate in the Text2Teach program receive first a detailed questionnaire to be filled up by the principals and teachers and are than interviewed. The focus of the interview is on the fulfilment of the set criteria. We made reports at each school then rank them up. Those that came to the top 12 will be Iloilo City’s text2teach recipients. After the beneficiary schools were identified, Teachers and principals from each selected school are freely trained in an intensive three days training course. This is to ensure the adequate use and understanding of the text2teach technology. Right after the training is the classroom implementation. Then after a year, the recipient schools will be evaluated on the impacts of the project. I put N/A in the monthly salary section of my PDS since I really can’t indicate
Ginbutang ko sa salary per month, not available. Basi magquestion naga kg naga contractual pero ginsulat ko sa pds, from sept.3,2012-Jan.12,2015. Tapos validator kg training documenter. Lain sweldo. Pano explain. My validator tpos training tpos validate liwat. Kis a madungan. Explain mo role mo before during kag after training eh. Explain mo man kun pano kaw ginaswelduhan. That’s why ga-vary rate ka sweldo mo. Para maintindihan nanda kun ano ka complicated role mo. That is, kun mamangkot lang sanda.
