LAST 15 MARCH during Sen. Mar Roxas’ Job Fiesta sa Mindanao, I got a hint of just how many graduating students Davao City is expecting to produce this year. For that job fair, the senator brought from Metro Manila a dozen companies that are in constant need of human resources. Some of those who participated are call center operators, some are into medical transcription services, and still others are into customer service management. Most–if not all–of these companies require not work experience, but rather English proficiency.

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AFTER A LENGTHY hiatus, I.T. Talks! is back in publication. This column started seeing print in 1998, and focused on the goings-on within the Information Technology industry of Davao City. Seven years later and the industry is now more robust and even more promising, hence my resolution to give voice once again to IT issues and concerns.

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