SPECIAL RECRUITMENT ACTIVITY (SRA) FOR CALL CENTER ASPIRANTS

Olongapeño call center hopefuls are invited to present their abilities and skills in customer service at the Special Recruitment Activity (SRA) to be held on August 3, 2009 at the Olongapo City Convention Center, 9:00 to 5:00 pm.

Made possible thru the efforts of the city government of Olongapo and of Global Sutherland Services, this SRA will provide competitive employment opportunities to qualified applicants.

Sutherland Global Services is an American Business Process Outsourcing Company (BPO), employing over 18,000 workers across 19 delivery centers based in 19 different countries. In the Philippines, the BPO company has operations in Makati and is now expanding to other areas including to Clark and Tarlac, vicinities that are now very accessible to Olongapeño workers thru the Subic Clark Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX).

“The call center industry today generates thousands of jobs to Filipinos and it also provides above-average salaries and benefits to its employees,” said Mayor James ‘’Bong’’ Gordon, Jr.

According to the Department of Labor and Employment or DOLE, that as of 2006, the Bureau of Investments estimated that there were about 112,000 people working in call centers in the country which brought in more than $1 billion in revenues in 2005.

For details and inquires, interested applicants may visit the Olongapo City Public Employment Service Office (PESO) or visit the City Skills Training Center at the third floor of Olongapo City Hall.

Pao/sjd