The new call centre, Teleperformance is seeking employees and has identified a manager for its Guyana operations.
Teleperformance is housed in the six-storey building at the corner of Camp and Robb Streets. It is currently receiving applications and is expected to employ close to 1,500 persons. A press release from the company said that the building is in its final phase and is expected to open its doors by April.
The statement revealed that Dr Dale Dan is its Vice-President of Operat-ions for the state-of-the-art contact centre in Guyana. Dan over the last four years helped launch a USA-accredited institution Bakke Graduate University (BGU) in Guyana. A Guyanese who acquired her primary education here and later pursued higher studies in the United States and Spain, Dan expressed optimism about her future with Teleperformance.
“I am fortunate to have worked alongside so many educators and students in Guyana,” she was quoted as saying in the statement. “I look forward to bringing the same level of hard-working and skilled individuals to Teleperformance for career opportunities servicing major international clients. Our company will create hundreds of new jobs in the community and I am proud to be a part of the development.” She added that she is honoured and excited to pursue this opportunity with Teleper-formance in Guyana.
“I am proud to join a company that embraces transforming passion to excellence and that shares the same business value that I do. I believe in people serving people and this what Teleperformance is about,” she said.
The company said that it is looking for employees with strong people skills, problem solving abilities and a passion for customer service. According to the statement, all employees receive competitive wages, benefits, bonus and career advancement opportunities. Interested candidates can apply in person at Teleperformance’s temporary office in Guyana at the Language Institute at 47 Croal Street and Austin Place. They can also call 231 7310 for more information.
The Teleperformance group operates around 135 000 workstations with more than 175 000 employees around 270 contact centres in 62 countries serving more than 150 markets. It manages programmes in 63 languages and dialects on behalf of major international companies operating in a wide variety of industries. According to the statement, Teleperformance serves customers around the world with customer care, technical support, customer acquisition and debt collection programmes.
