How Profiles Asia Pacific Helped UNAHCO Achieve a 4.23/5 Gallup Employee Engagement Rating
UNAHCO, a division of Unilab that caters to Filipino farmers, has been manufacturing animal feed and veterinary products for over 50 years. Following a people-focused approach, the company wanted to improve various aspects of their human resources (HR) practices. To learn more about how they came across Profiles Asia Pacific, and how we strengthened their recruitment, performance management, and employee development efforts, we spoke to Anna Lisa V. Ramos, their senior manager for HR. Seeking [...]
How Profiles Asia Pacific Ran Seamless MAAP Admissions Testing for 15 Years and Counting
With around 160,000 active members, the Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific (MAAP) is a private institution funded and operated by the Associated Marine Officers' and Seamen's Union of the Philippines. Founded in 1998, the MAAP offers scholarships, free board, lodging, tuition, and gainful employment upon graduation thanks to partnerships with various shipping companies worldwide. Due to this attractive opportunity, the MAAP faced waves of applicants — enough to overload their existing processes and [...]
How Profiles Asia Pacific Tripled IMEC’s Applicant Processing Capabilities
The International Maritime Employers' Council Ltd. (IMEC) finds cadet opportunities for Filipinos to serve on ships that travel around the world, facilitating smoother global supply chain logistics and more seamless global ocean movement overall. The IMEC is committed to the well-being of seafarers, representing approximately 270 shipping companies worldwide and handling collective bargaining and welfare initiatives. Currently, they sponsor approximately 1,000 scholars eager to join maritime fleets. We spoke with Dan Tolentino, an IMEC training [...]