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Gaba Corp. expresses regrets over listing "basic typing skills" as "professional" teacher requirement

TOKYO, Japan -- Gaba Corp. issued a statement expressing "regret," but came short of offering a full apology over its long-term usage of "basic typing skills" as a requirement for employment as a "quality-focused professional".

According to a company spokesperson, basic typing skills would no longer be explicitly listed as a requirement in recruiting ads: "We would like to express our sincere regrets to anyone of our current or former partners who may have been offended or mistook the wording in the ad to be demeaning."

Instructors we spoke to were pleased by the admission, but were angered by Gaba's slow response.

"We've been fighting for over three-years, trying to tell Gaba that there is nobody residing in Japan with a university degree who does not know how to operate a keyboard in the year 2007," explained Michael Brolin. "Mr. Gaba, take down this ad. Or, perhaps we could compromise by moving Basic Typing Skills to fourth, so that it actually appears below the need for a 'University Degree'? And if possible, would it be ok to discontinue the placing of two ads simultaneously on the front page altogether?"

Several new proposed requirements could replace basic typing skills, such as 'must have good command of transportation system' or 'satisfactory hygeine'; however some teachers, such as Benjamin Chang of the Gaba Recruiting Center, points that it is absolutely necessary to require such skills due to the quality of foreign applicants.

"Take a look at this resume. Now do you suppose I should call Mr. Qwerty Uiuop who lives in 123456789 for an interview? Now, the goal of the GRC is to attract as many professional-focused quality-minded individuals as possible. However, we cannot allow just anybody. We need these requirements to eliminate as many as possible."

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