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Bright future awaits young Ilocanos with jobs opening in Ilocos Norte

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By Leilanie G. Adriano
Staff reporter

Laoag City—Thousands of jobs await graduating students from Ilocos Norte as the country’s top earning Information Technology and Business Process Management (IT-BPM) company is underway to set up a delivery center in Barangay San Francisco, San Nicolas town.

Barely a month before graduation is over, Kevin Elrey Arse, an accounting technology major from the state-run Mariano Marcos State University in Batac City shares that as he is excited to wear his toga and march for graduation this April, he also fears that after graduation, “what will I do?” he said.

Mr. Arse, a native of Piddig town, is just one of the 200 candidates Accenture Philippines plans to hire after a three-month successful training in Manila after graduation. 

He said he feels lucky to have passed the initial interview and examination being conducted by the company in schools to assess students’ competitiveness to work in a diverse IT-BPO company which is opening a new facility here through a public-private partnership with the VENVI Group of Companies, a real estate developer in San Nicolas town.

Benedict Hernandez, head of Accenture Philippines said over 3,000 jobs will be created in Ilocos Norte for the next few years as their company expands in the Ilocos region, aside from its delivery centers in Manila and Metro Cebu.

He said their company operates more than a call center and as of today, they are in need of accounting and finance graduates.

He also added that they will be hiring nurses, clinicians, pharmacists and engineers soon.


“I thought the company (Accenture) is just a call center. I’m so thankful for the opportunity that Accenture is now in Ilocos Norte. After graduation, I plan to apply for work in Manila but now, I change my mind. With Accenture, I feel at home while at work,” said Mariel Batara, a graduating accountancy student of the DWCL who has been one of those who topped that paper and pencil test conducted by the company.
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