Manila, Philippines --- The recent
debate over Dan Brown’s novel Inferno and its reference to Manila
as the ‘the gates to hell’, that has put the city in an
unexpected spotlight,it has proved to be more favourable for the
country than negative according to global company Bodog Nation, which
recently made Manila its global HQ.
Recruitment Director Jade Forlani
explains, “Dan Brown’s fiction writing style has earned him many
fans and critics alike. His tales are fun, fast and furious but they
are certainly not to be taken seriously as Manila proves to be a
Super City in a country that has earned 7.9% GDP growth early this
year, the highest economic growth in Asia. It is an exciting pace for
the country and we could not be more privileged to be expanding Bodog
Nation in this fantastic city.”
The Philippines is fast becoming
economic mover in Asia, attracting the interest of global companies
everywhere the same way it has appealed to Bodog Nation. It has over
800 employees working in Manila, and has the need to hire over a 100
in the short term to cope with their growth in the region.
“Talent is vital to any company but
in the Philippines the work ethic and application is as good as
anywhere I have seen. As a result, getting the right people is very
competitive. This is why we’ve taken the unique step of throwing
our doors open to potential employees by having two ‘Open House’
events on June 17 and June 20 in our Makati and Quezon City offices
to allow local people a chance to meet us and bring their resume’s
with them,” adds Forlani.
Bodog Nation recently launched their
‘Fire Yourself’ recruitment campaign designed to find smarter,
talented people to join this multi-cultural, rapidly growing
international company.
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About
Bodog Nation:
BodogNation is the heartbeat of the Bodog brand because it represents
its own people. The Bodog Nation is currently just over 1,000 strong
stretched across the globe but with its roots and headquarters firmly
based in Manila.
The
Bodog Nation was originally created to look after its employees and
recruit regionally and those core values remain fundamental with over
100 open positions available in both Quezon City and Makati. But as
the brand has grown in Asia so has the Bodog Nation and as such now
wants to ‘give back’ to the city it calls home.
In
the last year, the Bodog Nation has not just donated but also
undertaken a number of charitable campaigns with Department of
Education, Philippine Red Cross and Haribon Foundation. The largest
part of the brand is Bodog Asia, which is also based and licensed in
the Philippines - under the terms of that license Bodog Asia does not
offer commercial services to Philippine customers – and so it wants
to make sure it showcases the fast-rising city regionally, nationally
and internationally.
