GritXL – Achieving borderless growth through innovative solutions
True to its mandate of becoming an instrument of growth in Eastern Rizal, GritXL launched its Co-Working and Innovation Lab in November 2018, holding its first session of monthly “Thursday Talks” for graduating students and professionals on Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Digital World. This was attended by more than 50 students and faculty members from University of Rizal Systems – Morong, Tomas Claudio College and STI Tanay, Rizal. Topics discussed included Sparking Digital Innovation in Rizal shared by the Managing Director of GritXL, Myla Reyes, and a testimonial plus workshop with the CEO of Zestagram, Gladis Morales, on How She Built her Online Startup Business While Studying. The ICT and Innovation Thursday Talks aim to promote ICT awareness and entrepreneurship among the students and young professionals in Rizal.
2019 Job Fair for Rizaleños – A Resounding Success
GritXL, the Morong Rizal ICT Council, and the Local Government of Morong, Rizal, successfully held its first job fair for the Rizaleños. The 2019 Job Fair was participated by more than 30 companies from various industries such as retail, insurance, IT-BPO, manufacturing, manpower agencies, etc. The companies reported 1,500 total combined applications from the 450+ job seekers that attended the job fair from different municipalities of Eastern Rizal. The IT-BPO companies that participated in the job fair included Cognizant Technology Solutions, JP Morgan Chase & Co., Sutherland Global Services, Advanced World Solutions, Hinduja Global Solutions, Inspiro Relia, Genfinity Philippines, Quantrics Enterprises, Intelligencia BPO LLC, Sunlife Financial Services Inc., and Pru Life UK.