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On the personal side

By Margaret Jao-Grey  | July 5, 2005 - 12:00am

Did you know 1: Lucio Tan has now six honorary doctorates under his belt, the latest one from Western Mindanao State University in Zamboanga City last week. Of the six, Dr. Tan had to work for only one. This is...

Business

Board games

By Margaret Jao-Grey  | July 2, 2005 - 12:00am

Did you know 1: The first 15 days of a new Convergys Phils. employee is spent in training, for which he/she is paid the agreed upon salary instead of the usual industry practice of paying a training allowance. ...

Business

Flight to quality

By Margaret Jao-Grey  | October 20, 2003 - 12:00am

When Convergys Phils recently held a two-day in-house job fair, about 500 walk-in applicants showed up each day. "We’re the mainstay name. Only companies which have grown over a period of time can...

Business As Usual

Kris, Erap jokes in HK

By Margaret Jao-Grey  | October 14, 2003 - 12:00am

By the end of the year, overseas Filipino workers in Hong Kong will be able to access jokes about former President Estrada, TV host Kris Aquino, and assorted 15-second celebrities through their cell phones. Here’s...

Business