Decisions on freshman applications will be released in January 2010. Decisions on transfer applications will be released in the first week of May 2010.

The ACET results will be posted on the following schedules and venues:

Ateneo de Manila University
Loyola Heights Campus
Quezon City
January 17, 2010 (Sunday)
7:30 am – 12:30 pm

Provincial Testing Centers
Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Naga, and Zamboanga City
January 16, 2010 (Saturday)
7:30 am – 12:30 pm

Scholarship grants are available for financially challenged students. A Scholarship/Financial Aid Questionnaire must be secured and submitted together with the Application Form for Admission.

CCAP has been working with several educational institutions and government offices, including the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), to train potential employees in English proficiency and other related skills.

The international business magazine has named the cities of Iloilo and Davao as two of the world’s new hotspots for business processoutsourcing (BPO) investments.

BusinessWeek magazine said Iloilo and Davao were among the 31 cities that were being eyed by BPO investors due to economic and political pressures to outsource work to lower-cost cities, said an article posted on its website last May 2.

Justice Dante O. Tinga, Chairperson of the 2008 Committee on Bar Examinations, said the list of the names will be displayed in LCD projectors to be strategically displayed at the Supreme Court front yard near its Padre Faura entrance. The results can be viewed simultaneously at sc.judiciary.gov.ph, the official website of the High Court.

Figures from the Office of the Bar Confidant headed by Deputy Clerk of Court and Bar Confidant Atty. Ma. Cristina B. Layusa showed a total of record 6,364 law graduates from 109 law schools nationwide took and finished the exams held on September 7, 14, 21, and 28, 2008 at the De La Salle University in Taft Avenue, Manila.

Check out the complete list of passers here.

In a short period of three months, Convergys has also announced the opening of its Cebu i3 facility in Cebu City and the Nuvali TechnoHub facility in Santa Rosa , Laguna. These new Convergys contact centers will all be officially dedicated today from the Nuvali TechnoHub facility simultaneously by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Convergys President and CEO Dave Dougherty, and other senior executives in attendance. Employees and gathered dignitaries can witness the dedications of Convergys’ newest facilities on huge television screens showing simultaneous feeds from all three facilities via satellite transmission.

The UP-Ayala Technohub facility, with over 57,000 square feet of space, provides both general support and advanced technical help desk services to a variety of Convergys clients via traditional voice calling, e-mail, and Web chat as well as “back office” application and document processing.

Convergys’ now employs approximately 11,000 contact center agents in Metro Manila.

“While we officially inaugurate our 10th, 11th, and 12th contact center facilities in the presence of the Honorable President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, we must take this time to thank our dedicated employees for their continued support and hard work,” said Dougherty. “As we strive to meet the needs of our clients across the world, it is their dedication for which we can attribute our success in the Philippines .”

“Convergys offers its clients a wide choice of options for locating their customer management operations. Many of our US-based clients continually request to have their world-class customer service support come from the Philippines ,” said Marife Zarmora, Convergys Vice President and Country Manager. “As we dedicate our facilities today, we also celebrate the opening of our seventh contact center in Metro Manila. I look forward to the opening of our next two Metro Manila facilities, still under construction, in the coming months.”

Within five years, Convergys has established 12 contact centers in the Philippines – seven located in Metro Manila, three in Cebu City, one in Bacolod City, and one in Santa Rosa, Laguna. In May of 2008, Convergys announced the addition of five new integrated contact centers located throughout the country. The new sites include Cebu Asiatown i3, UP Ayala Land Techno Hub, Nuvali, San Lazaro, and Glorietta.

Convergys closely integrates all of its facilities into Convergys’ Global Assurance Network. This gives Convergys control of its end-to-end operations and processes, and assures high redundancy and flexibility for our clients.

Convergys Corporation is hiring for many different positions in the Philippines . Please submit résumés to philippinesrecruitment@convergys.com

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The medical transcription editor is a highly skilled medical transcriptionist with proven skills in all work types, specialties, accents, and dialects
Proficiently references, researches, and edits
Gives consistent feedback to transcriptionist’s

Education: Preferably a College/University Degree Holder

Qualifications:
Must have demonstrated PC knowledge including Windows, Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
Able to work rotational shifts with adherence to schedule a must, including evenings, weekends and overtime as necessary
Must be detail oriented and possess good organizational skills
Must have effective listening and typing skills
Must have excellent interpersonal skills and team oriented to work in a high stress environment
Able to handle multiple tasks and shifting priorities
Ability to travel between call center locations and other company sponsored events on a varying schedule
Able to type at least 40 wpm with 2-3% or less errors
License/Certification:

Medical Transcription certification

Ability to work in a flexible schedule based on business needs
Willing to be assigned in the graveyard shift
Willingness to render extended hour/s as the need arises.

Send your resumes to: employment@medicall.ph

The lay off was announced last February 9 at the KGB Sta. Rosa office with more than 600 agents affected. More details about this story here.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Identify and handle customer inquiries, resolve customer concerns and maintains customer satisfaction.
Provide assistance in handling customer’s Technical Requirement.

REQUIREMENTS:

Graduate/Diploma Holder or College Level with equivalent experience.
Preferably 6 months to 1 year relevant experience in a call center handling technical support account or in outsourcing, shared services, operations or in the service industry.
Knowledge/ experience in IT or network administration a plus.
Excellent in verbal and written communication skills.

Keen on building a long term career with a leading global company? Apply now! Email your resume to work@accenture.com. Indicate the reference code JD0109 and the specific position you are applying for in the subject line.

We highly encourage walk-in applicants for our Technical Support Representative and other Agent positions.

Visit our Recruitment Center:
3rd Level Robinsons Pioneer Mall (near theaters)
Pioneer St., Boni Avenue
Mandaluyong City
Mondays to Fridays, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm

Please bring the following:
Updated resume
School records: Transcript of Records, Diploma, Certificate of Graduation
any valid ID with picture, to be able to get in the Accenture premises

Visit our website accenture.com/philippinecareers or call our recruitment hotline at 911-7777 for more information.

It appears that Accenture has over-hired workers for projects that have been canceled, discontinued or put on hold. The news came in the morning of January 15, 2009 where employees were asked to report to the Manila office in batches only to be presented with a severance package and walking papers.

Accenture has over 16,000 employees in the Philippines and is expected to lay off several more people.

Read more news here.