[Photo above]: Basic military training for new arrivals. How we all wish businesses provided as much training as possible before and while our young professionals are out on the field. Are today’s yuppies trying too hard to market and sell whatever it is they’re required to do? I ask this question because I always encounter [...]

Are call center training schools really producing candidates for the various small or large call center companies around the country with inadequate skills for promotion? Is the Philippines creating a population akin to factory workers of decades ago hype? Is the call center industry in the verge of imploding because of the increasing cost of training only entry level people, driving the cost of outsourcing in the Philippines higher?

Randell’s talk on financial planning was geared towards the individual and the family. When he began his presentation, I thought of many friends who should have been at the event to listen to Randell talk, people who were just starting their careers and new mothers and fathers.