Let's talk about URC

[Leigh]

I know some people who are applying to URC, some were impressed on how fast they worked in processing applications. Any PExers who work in URC?

What can you say about the culture in URC? It's owned by the Gokongweis, how are they as bosses?

[wax]

are u applying for a marketing position? if you do, they have really good training there coz they make you an all-around person. culture? most people there are in the 20's bracket so it's just like you're in college. salary? competitive but the benefits sucks. office? it sucks too coz of the old building and unsanitary canteen but at least you dont have to pay parking.

[Corn Chips]

Hey wax are you working at URC?what position? so what else can you say about URC?

[mufdiver_69_III]

Originally posted by wax
are u applying for a marketing position?

Uy, Leigh, naghahanap ka pala ng ibang trabaho ha? Sumbong kaya kita sa boss mo. ;)

[Leigh]

wax -thanks for the reply. actually am not the one applying. I know some who are - one is for brand and the other one in their I.T. department.

mufdiver_69_III - :D

[wax]

dont apply to their IT dept. you might regret it.

their brand dept is good though.

[cookiemonster]

i applied at URC b4 but I turned it down because you are required to go to provincial areas from time to time. Quite dangerous eh.

[aticus]

Originally posted by cookiemonster
i applied at URC b4 but I turned it down because you are required to go to provincial areas from time to time. Quite dangerous eh.

Especially if you're as young as your avatar suggests... ;)

[enchantress]

...sumbong ko kayo sa gokongweis...hehehehehe... :wink:

[cookiemonster]

Hahahhha Aticus! very funny!:rolleyes: heheh
:)

[Leigh]

Hmm...i find this a little peculiar.

They interview first before the exam?

[Lianne Ysabel]

Bakit ayaw mong mamasyal sa mga probinsya, cookiemonster? di ka naman permanent dun di ba??? Ayaw mo yon? libre na ang tour mo of the Philippines? So if you don't mind me asking...where you working now

[VINCEsanity]

anong urc? :D

[cookiemonster]

Leigh: no, as i recall, they let you take the exam first before you are scheduled for an interview.

Lianne: no thanks, i dont want to be sent off to the provinces all by myself...we're talking abt remote areas! it was last 1999 pa when i applied. now m married na and have a kid so kinda housewife, and engage in small business. :)

[cartier777]

cookiemonster, i know someone who was interviewed first before taking the exam. Can you tell us more about the details of the exam? the hrd of URC told me that it's a whole day exam....ganun? mas mahaba pa siya sa P&G?

[Leigh]

VinceSanity, it's Universal Robina Corporation. The company that owns Jack and Jill, Cloud 9 and Yaki Soba and others :)

cookiemonster, one of my friends recently went to URC and had the interview first, she was then asked to go back to take the exam.

[MercuryRising]

anu-ano bang opening sa URC? may website ba sila? im desperately looking for a job...baka sakali...:p

[Leigh]

mercuryrising,

it's www.urc.com.ph

[ozmen]

actually a friend of mine works in their HR training department... if you're really interested, i can ask her for some insider info

[yellowbumblebee]

Leigh and cookiemonster, the weird thing is yes they did have the interview first before the exams.

ozmen, maybe you can help us know more about the process in URC.

[ycbikinibrief]

what can you say about universal robina corporation?.

comments naman jan. thanks!

[AnGeLJoLi]

I'm working there right now.

Good training ground for fresh grad, esp. if you want to pursue a career in marketing.

Sobrang toxic nga lang. Instead of 9-6 working hours, what you get is 8-6:30 hours of work. There are a lot of young people working there and most of them are really friendly, so it's a pretty good environment.

Good luck.

[ycbikinibrief]

thanks for the comment. ;)

meron pa akong questions if you don't mind.

may work ba kayo pag saturday?
ok ba ang sales career jan?
ok ba maging sales rep or key accounts specialist jan?
ano usually benefits ng mga tao sa sales jan?

last....may hiring ba kayo?

thank you! :D

[mrpathetic]

correct me if i'm wrong pero sobrang kuripot daw mag-sweldo jan...my friend left na for a bigger company...that was the only time na urc said they were going to offer her the same...

[ycbikinibrief]

yes, narinig ko nga na kuripot daw sa urc pero hindi natin malalaman kung wala tayo mismo sa urc.

anyway, dun sa mga may alam sa urc. ok ba ang marketing asst. nila jan? ;)

thanks!

[NunoSaPunso]

Oo nga, sobrang baba daw magpasweldo d'yan. :)

[mrpathetic]

Ang feedback sa aken, Marketing daw good training ground...pero nga, low pay daw talaga...it's like asking: maganda ba siya, and you'd get a : matalino for an answer... =)

[LINGGIT^F]

my brother's fiance works there (advertising/marketing dept i think)..she said the salary is ok naman..and what i like about her job is that..LAGING MADAMING LIBRENG FOOD PRODUCTS! lagi cyang may pasalubong na urc products samen particularly jack&jill snacks etc..lolz...:p

[AnGeLJoLi]

It's not that low and not that high either. If you're a fresh grad, I guess you'd be contented with their offer. Though in terms of experience, you'd definitely gain a lot.

may work ba kayo pag saturday?
nope

ok ba ang sales career jan?
I think so. They don't usually hire fresh grads for this position. Internal ang pagpasok sa sales dept, as far as I know.

ano usually benefits ng mga tao sa sales jan?p
commissions, usual benefits of sales people

anyway, dun sa mga may alam sa urc. ok ba ang marketing asst. nila jan
In what brand? Confec? Snacks? Biscuits? etc...

my brother's fiance works there (advertising/marketing dept i think)..
who? PM kung sino. Heheh. We don't have any advertising arm in this company, we usually course it through the different ad agencies. =)

LAGING MADAMING LIBRENG FOOD PRODUCTS
True, kaya nga nagtatabaan mga tao dito.

[Tigger]

Saan puwede mag-pass ng resume? Hiring ba ngayon?

[aajao]

Gokongwei Companies... good for training ground. If you remain loyal to them, maybe it will benefit you in the future. can't say in the near future kase matagal ang pag-usad for higher opportunities eh. if you work in Libis, your work sched will be Mon to Friday, 8am to 6:30 pm. At least walang Saturday.

teka... i used to work not for URC but for DIGITEL. anyway, under one owner, same starting salary offer, same benefits(?), same company policies.

In fairness, i liked the environment in Libis. Most employees there (DIGITEL & URC) are friendly. maybe because majority are yuppies and still, most are newly grads. When you're there, do good and learn how you can improve your "status" in the company. Kung di ka naman masyadong nangangailangan ng maraming pera at kung kuntento ka na sa VL/SL na benefits, pwede ka nang makuntento rito. wag mo na lang tanungin ang benefits ng ibang companies dahil mapapadali ang pag-alis mo sa company ni Gokongwei.

:)

[LINGGIT^F]

who? PM kung sino. Heheh. We don't have any advertising arm in this company, we usually course it through the different ad agencies. =)[/B]

oopss sorry bout that..ill ask her kung what particular department baka magkakilala kayo.:)

[ycbikinibrief]

gano ka tagal bago ka officially hired after taking the exam, say you passed the exam? madami kasi opening ngayon sabi nila. and if you're currently working for another company, how fast do they need you to quit so you can start with them?

[wkt]

hmm...try ko nga urc :)

[saywhat]

Kung sa SALES ang aaplayan mo, okey siguro. Otherwise, forget it.

[aajao]

i just hope they improve their benefits for their employees. yun lang, and Gokongwei companies will be lined-up to the best employers in the country.

[April_Loves_Gin]

bump

[Yummy_Caviar]

pwede ba magtanong pano mag apply dyan sa urc? may e-mail ba ng hr or jobstreet?

[Bea19]

connected *** hr page nula sa jobstreet...may essay ka pang sasagutan online para maka aaply

[pinkrose]

A friend of mine used to work for Digitel (Gokongwei company din). Sobrang baba daw ng salary.

[AnGeLJoLi]

^^^^
Maybe for Digitel. But working in URC for a year, I can say the salary is competitive enough for a fresh grad. Most especially if you're in the marketing department.

[diaperfanny]

Universal Robina Corporation (The makers of Jack & Jill and other top-selling snacks)
Is anyone here working for this company? Kumusta ****?
:D

[AnGeLJoLi]

I've previously worked there. Gave me a really good training ground. There's already a previous thread about this.

Here you go... (http://www.pinoyexchange.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=55481&perpage=40&pagenumber=2)

[diaperfanny]

Anyone working at URC (Universal Robina Corporation, the makers of Jack & Jill)? Must naman po? :D

[diaperfanny]

sorry ha! nadoble ko *** question! hehe

[diaperfanny]

my friend referred me to this company, kasi sya *** kinukulit, eh she has work already. eh since may connect daw sa creatives *** job, ako nirefer nya. so they called me up, had my exams and interview last week... trade marketing specialist ang position. i really hope i get accepted and im really praying for it! wish me luck! hehe

[diaperfanny]

and i agree na super galing ng hr dept nila! ang bilis!!! as in ....zooom!

[AnGeLJoLi]

Originally posted by diaperfanny
my friend referred me to this company, kasi sya *** kinukulit, eh she has work already. eh since may connect daw sa creatives *** job, ako nirefer nya. so they called me up, had my exams and interview last week... trade marketing specialist ang position. i really hope i get accepted and im really praying for it! wish me luck! hehe

Ah..sa TMG ka. That's a challenging position. More on store-to-store operations ang gagawin mo. Actually, the position is more related to consumer promotions, not on the advertising side (kasi sa aming department yung..heheh). Yun nga lang, the office is a bit far. TMG is assigned in Rosario, not in URC's main office.

[diaperfanny]

yah i know, for me kasi ganun narin un, promotions=advertising, the same thinking process... sana matanggap ako! haha

oo nga daw sa Rosario *** office... ano kaya hitsura nung office nila dun?

[AnGeLJoLi]

The office is inside a big warehouse. Actually, if you're particular to the location and the appearance of the office, you'll definitely be turned off. The office is beside the merchandising and manufacturing warehouses. But don't worry, training-wise, URC is one of the best companies.

Goodluck! I hope you'll get in.

[hamaliel]

i was interviewed then they told me theyd call after a week. 3 weeks na... so i guess di ako na tanggap? i called din kasi after the week they said theyd call pero sabi nila tawagan nalang daw ako. hindi ba sila nagcocall back pag di natanggap ang isang applicant unlike GMA na call back parin kahit na rejected?

[AnGeLJoLi]

^^^

Not exactly. Due tons of applications URC receives everyday, they tend to forget to follow-up pending applications. Like in my case, I took the exam and had my 1st interview on the first day. They said they will call me after a week. They didn't, so I followed it up. I was given another round of interview and eventually, hired. What position are you applying for? Who's your contact person in the HR dept? I know some people in that department so maybe I could help you out. :)

[diaperfanny]

uy ako rin! they never followed up. follow up ko sana last week eh kaso lang hesitant ako kasi baka naman di talaga ako natanggap. can u help me too AnGeLJoLi? my contact person is Ms. Carmel Villanueva. Position is Trade Marketing. =)

[AnGeLJoLi]

Ah si Mel! The ever-smiling Mel. :) Sige, just PM your respective names. I'll see what I can do. I'll drop by URC kasi on Monday.

[loop]

Hi! Just wana ask if you have any idea of the salary range of a brand assistant in urc. :)

[AnGeLJoLi]

Originally posted by loop
Hi! Just wana ask if you have any idea of the salary range of a brand assistant in urc. :)

Sent you a PM!

[diaperfanny]

hi angeljoli, sent u a pm!

[dran]

around how much is the starting salary? Kasi kung ok talaga training baka pwede na. may bond ba dun?

[simoen]

okay ba ang IT/MIS dept in URC? in terms of pay and experience? Will working there help build my career in IT?

I've been working for over a year as a programmer so i'm looking at other options.

[sPoNj03]

So who's still with URC? :lol:

[trashcollector]

what are the positions they usually offer to fresh grads?

and what are the corresponding starting salaries and benefits?

[sam999]

^

unfortunately, URC doesn't hire any more fresh grads for key positions of Sales and Marketing, particularly Brand Marketing. Exception may be if you're really top of the class..

The pay for Brand Assistant is pretty good.

[sPoNj03]

^

I think I know you sam999. :glee:

[buffy133]

Hello

Im a newbie here...im applying for a CORPORATE ACCOUNT MANAGER post in DIGITEL... e wala akong makita na digitel thread dito so i myt as well give the URC thread a try..hehehe:)

ok ba ang digitel as an employer? i mean what is the salary range *** for the corporate account manager?:D

any feedback will be appreciated thank you