TeleTech Holdings Inc. vice president for operations and general manager Maulik Parekh yesterday said they will invite President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to grace the grand opening of their Bacolod facility early next year.

He said the grand opening ceremony is tentatively scheduled in February.

Parekh said the company is seriously considering expanding their Bacolod facility because of their initial success here. He said because there is a good flow of applicants coming in everyday, they believe they can add a few more seats and fill it with qualified people.

As far as expanding in the Visayas region, they are always looking for places that would turn out to be another Bacolod, Parekh said. Bacolod has set a good standard for what they look for in a community, he said.

Parekh said their initial promise to Bacolod is 300 to 400 employees but TeleTech went far beyond their commitment to the community by delivering 1,000 jobs, he said.

Parekh said the number of employees they currently have is a good testimonial to how successful their operations is.

"I think the word is out in Bacolod that TeleTech is the employer of choice, that it cares about its employees and the community, and it's a great opportunity for young people to start with and go to places," he said.

Meanwhile, TeleTech Bacolod site director Michael Sendall said they will have a Christmas party for about 50 orphans of the Sisters of Charity Orphanage in Brgy. Banago on Dec. 23. He said each child will get a gift from their employees.*CGS

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