| Undoubtedly, offshore outsourcing has become a | | | | Most Filipinos grew up watching I love Lucy and |
| catch phrase in today's economy. Understandably so, | | | | MacGyver. Pass any karaoke joint and you're bound |
| since it means between a 20% to 40% savings for | | | | to hear a local heartily singing American classics like |
| companies. Add to that the fact that for any business, | | | | Nat King Cole, Matt Monroe, with Frank Sinatra's "My |
| time is money; this can mean that your U.S.-based | | | | Way" as the undisputed king of karaoke songs. |
| teams and your overseas team can coordinate to | | | | The country formerly housed two decommissioned |
| cover things like customer service and support | | | | U.S. military installations, Clark Air Force Base and |
| 24-hours a day. Those are not the only reasons the | | | | Subic Naval Port, resulting in the build up of a |
| Philippines has surpassed all other countries as the | | | | tremendous trans-pacific communication infrastructure |
| number one offshore outsourcing choice in Asia, the | | | | with a significant amount of voice/data communication |
| country offers much much more! | | | | bandwidth. Now, more than ever, your offshore |
| English is the official language used for education, | | | | outsourcing partner can be managed via |
| business, medicine and government. Filipinos easily | | | | videoconferencing links, Internet-based collaboration |
| adopt accents and taxonomy, easily grasping | | | | tools, and standardized business applications. This is |
| American idioms and usage. Offshore outsourcing | | | | why the country was recognized as having one of the |
| companies have huge talent pool comprised of English | | | | best telecommunication infrastructures in the whole of |
| speaking college graduates who are computer and | | | | Asia, emerging as the top location for offshore |
| Internet-savvy. The country has a literacy rate of | | | | outsourcing companies. |
| ninety-two point six percent (92.6%), with more than | | | | Recent studies by Kelly Services study in partnership |
| eighty-six IT universities and colleges nationwide. | | | | with Singapore-based ACA Research, Inc. show that |
| Studies from Gartner Research have shown that the | | | | Filipinos are healthier, more loyal to their employers, and |
| Philippines is the most Westernized of any Asian | | | | have better language skills than all other offshore |
| countries that provide offshore outsourcing. A former | | | | outsourcing countries such as India. The same study |
| US colony the political and educational systems are | | | | also shows that Filipinos take less time to train, |
| modeled after those in the United States. Beyond the | | | | meaning foreign-based employers have to spend less |
| socio political structure, Filipinos have a strong | | | | for training. The Philippines offers the best possible |
| admiration for all things American, preferring to watch | | | | environment for offshore outsourcing. It has the |
| American movies and television, read western | | | | knowledge, language, the infrastructure, the culture, and |
| literature, and generally tap into popular culture. There is | | | | the capabilities needed in achieving your organization's |
| McDonalds and Starbucks at every busy intersection. | | | | goals. |