Hello! Im finally back.. Been MIA (mission in action) for 1 week.. Cos im busy working.. For those who dun know wat im working as.. Basically, im working in StarHub as "IT Technical Support Analyst.. Frm e interview, I was told that im going to help customer to troubleshoot their internet connection (MaxOnline) prob.. But......... Read to find out more..... This is a long long long post....
Anyway, I can say that this 1 week or for e whole 1 month, I can say, im nt really working.. It's on training.. Been having training everyday.. Frm 8.30am to 5.30pm.. I shall start frm e 1st day..
1st day
Report work at 8.15am at Haw Par Center (which is located at Dhoby Ghaut.. Which is quite near to Park Mall and Singapore Shopping Center or i can say it is just opp Red Cross Hse.. ).. And so training started at around 8.30am ++ ... Didn't know that starhub is e multi-million company sia.. Still when e person do a short intro..
And so, we started off by doing intro on our partner.. As in we were group in paired and started to know each other frm there.. Den intro ur partner to e class n ur partner will intro u 2 e class.. haha!!
Den, we were train on cableTV that wat starhub have.. Understand wat they want to achieve in terms of product and services.. That's when i started to find out that starHub cableTV have over 200++ of channels man.. o.O That's alot.. Therefore, 1st day, we find out wat's all e channel offers and does that channel come with dual audio, does that channel offers 24hrs and does it come with subtitles.. It was really alot to know.. (By e way, frm wat i heard e webby may nt be up-to-date.. So e information of each channel u read about might have improve already.. ) StarHub been changing again n again.. lol!
Therefore, if u wan to know more about that channel ask me.. I can explain to u.. :D And that's e 1st day of training.. Seriously, it is nt easy.. As I must know all...
Haha!! E 1st day already im getting along well with most of them (some r parents).. We lunch together too.. I joke in class.. Asking lame qns (haha!! Just for luff qns la..) and florence aka floor hv change into another person.. Im no longer e 1 that wait for friends or to say wait for ppl 2 talk to me.. Im e 1 that talk to e ppl.. lol!! And im nt as quiet as i use to be.. Im more daring already.. :D 1st day already im soo high... :D The trainer, e ppl, e so call "classmates r all soooo friendly.. I guess im e only 1 that hv no full-time job experience there... =.=" And i think most of them age 23 onwards.. Btw, including e 2 trainer.. Total, there r 17 ppl in 1 class..
Day2
Report work at 8.30am too.. But i was half an hr early.. =.=" E trainer was saying "wow soo early".. lol!! Anyway, 2nd day, we learn about their products /devices.. They hv e common analogue setTop box (which cannot support digital channel shows, movies etc.. And it's time to change ur box to digital already..), digital setTop box (which most of u hv at hme ..), they hv hubStation too.. Just launch nt long ago.. This hubStation or they call it "DVR(Digital Video Recorder)" is sooo awesome sia.. Oh my.. I can tell u, it's much much more better den digital setTop box.. But, this box quite ex.. lol!! I will cover the features n price e next upcoming post.. whahaha..
And of course, they hv this HD(High Definition) TV setTop... It show a clearer pic(in short good video quality...) and it was damn clear.. I saw it with my own eyes.. Sooo clear still u can see v v v small items which our SD TV cannot support (Standard Definition).. And again, i will share more e next coming post... :D
Haha!! And 2nd days again, i was asking lame qns too.. lol!! It was soo fun and i really enjoy my training.. Cos i learn alot.. :D
3rd day
And yes, i report early again.. =.=" Haha!! Den e trainer was saying "wow u r early again".. I said, "it's gd to be early den u r late".. haha!! Den he switch on e cableTv for me to watch..(Anyway, that's wat e trainer will do every morning for ppl like me who reach early.. :D ).. Den he said, nw u can watch for FREE.. Cos during e past 2days of training, i keep saying unless it is FREE, i will sign up for e box.. haha!! Cos, e trainer do training n at e same time was somehow doing selling too.. lol!! :D
N soo 3rd day, we learn hw 2 do calculation and do packaging for customer.. This is e tough part.. E worse n e worse training.. We spent almost half of e day learning that.. Calulation like, if customer call "1633" and he/she said he/she want (for example) Action Seekers Value Pak, TVBI channel, VV Drama, Additional Outlet (as in e setTop box) and customer want to do a cash and carry (mean self collect of e box), so wat is his/her 1st month billing and monthly subscription ?
Ans:
-Action Seekers value pak is $63
-TVBJ is at $8
-VV Drama is at $8
-Additional Outlet is at $12 (Cos if customer subscribe to a value pak, he/she hv 1st complimentary of Digital SetTop box.. Okay! Why $12??? Some of u might ask, Well cos $4(for rental of e Digital SetTop box + $8 (duplication of content) = $12))
- Cash and Carry is at $0 (cos customer go down and collect.. so it's F.O.C)
Total: $63+$8+$8+$12+$0 = $91
RC (Recurring charge): $91 *2(cos 1st month billing) = $182
NRC (Non-Recurring charge): $30 (Service Activation Fee)
Total of whole package with 7% GST= $182+$30*$1.07= $226.84
And if it is monthly subscription, total will be
Total with 7% GST = $91*$1.07 =$97.37
Therefore, we were train on this type of calulation and we must know wat to charge and what not to.. Things like Truck roll (mean starhub send ppl down to pass u e box.. Per trip), signal activation fees etc.. They hv things like RC (Recurring charge.. which is it will appear in ur bill every month), NRC (Non-Recurring charge.. which is, it is 1 time charge only..) And of course, if customer call "1633" to subscribe for channel, WE MUST help customer to re-package it.. To be as low as possible.. This is to help customer to save money.. That's where e challenging part comes in n that's where most of us r lost.. And again, that's y we need training.. lol!!
So for those of u, who wanna subscribe to cableTv, come n ask me.. I can calculate for u.. E channel u wan, hw much is that channel n things like that.. :D So that u can save MONEY.. hehehe!!!
It is v tough cos some of us tend to forgot wat to charge and wat nt to.. That's y, we hv this training.. lol!! To train us to be e best and provide good, best, wonderful and correct information and services to our customer.. :D
Day 4
Erm, same thing.. I reported early again.. :D haha!! Den again, we asked qns about e calculation part.. LOL! After that, review on what we hv learn.. Cos we hv test on Day 5 (passing mark is 75% =.=" ).. After that, we learn hw to charge customer if they stay in landed and etc.. E price was like WOW.. Cos, for landed, we need to check alot of things..
Den after that, we learn about MaxOnline, Digital voice travel. Digital voice home, SurfLite, Flexi surf by day and Flexi surf by hour and some of their value added services.. And again, i will share with u guys in my upcoming post.. :D
Day 5 (2day)
Same thing.. I reported early again.. LOL!! And 2day, we have our test.. So there was a revision for us.. And e test.. Phew!! Both trainer (Dennis and Ivan) were walking around helping us.. :D Thanks to both of them.. For explaining to us.. Thanks to them sia.. If nt i dun think i will do well, cos of e calculation and re-packaging of e value pak..
And yes, overall i passed.. Got 90% out of 100% :D.. I was soo worry that i might fail cos i hv lots unclear qns.. lol!! N we must score 75% and above to pass.. And after e test, out for lunch at Plaza Sing (PS)..
So 2day, understanding of product training is over.. After lunch, we hv system training.. This is whereby, we use a system to create new starhub user, check existing customer acc.. (eg: if they call "1633", n was asking why they can't watch this show on their setTop box, add channel or check their bills n more..) We can also use this system to check if e user home can support cableTv, MaxOnline and etc.. This system is smart enf to check almost all e things..
We can even use this software to check if a particular place is a landed or HDB hus.. LOL!! And we can use it to add services for customer and etc... And again, i will share more on e upcoming post.. :D
In short, I really enjoy my training ALOT... It is FUN, STRESS and TIRING... :D And so nw, Im train to know everything i guess.. Not just troubleshooting of maxOnline but all.. LOL!!
Soo that's all for this 1 whole week.. :D Hmm, i need to see a doctor 2morrow.. I hv been having gastric and heartburn on and off since e day i said i hv upset stomach.. And i hv constipation.. Haven bowels for almost 3 weeks or i can say almost to a month... WTF!! That's tend to make me eat lesser and feeling v uncomfortable.. =.=" My medicine dun help.. Sigh!!
sianz!! Ok la!! I wan to sleep already.. Im v tired.. Been waking up at 5plus in e morning everyday.. =.=" soo sleepy.. Good nite all.. Bye!!
Signing Off
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