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There are a lot of attributes that make Filipino's good individuals for BPO industry. This article will try to explain as of how these attributes and characteristics contribute in making Filipino's good individuals for BPO industry, and why Philippine BPO industry became a huge success.

Philippines is the third largest English speaking country in the world. It has a rich history of combining Asian, European, and American influences, this is considered to be the reason why, we Filipino's are considered to be well versed in English, which happens to be an important attribute for individuals in this BPO industry and plays an important role in Philippine BPO industry since English is considered to be the most common language used in this industry. Another reason is that, Filipino's are known to have high literacy rate, because education is taken with high value in our country. It is also considered to be one of the reasons why Philippines was able to surpassed India as the leading country when it comes to business process outsourcing. Philippines are also known around the world for producing OFW's to almost all countries in the world, and these OFW's are know to be versatile, hard working, loyal, and honest. Filipinos are know for their versatility when it comes to work and can work at any time of the day, OFW's would often work extensive hours or take extra job to earn extra money, a testament of how Filipino's are dedicated and devoted in accomplishing their job, actions that have gained praise even from other nationalities. Loyalty and honesty are also characteristics that can are associated with us, this can be observed not only in our OFW's, but also in here in our country, we often hear stories about taxi drivers and security guards return lost items to it's owners, not only to their fellow Filipino citizen but also to foreigners, these characteristics also plays an important role in Philippines BPO industry for it can boost the credibility of Filipino's as workers. Lastly, Filipino's are known to have strong cultural ties and how fast we can adapt to other culture,. Another testament to our versatility to adapt to other culture is the fact that we were able to inherit some of the characteristic and even the language of our colonizers, this characteristic enables us to interact with other people that comes from other culture which is one of the reason why Filipino's are considered as good individuals for this industry and why Philippine BPO industry became a huge success.