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                                                                    Exhibit 23.1


                                               Consent of Independent Auditors

Board of Directors and Stockholders
Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8 No. 333-23681) pertaining to the Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated, 1996
Employee Stock Option Plan, 1996 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan and
1999 Non-Employee Directors' Fee Plan, in the Registration Statement (Form S-8
No. 333-76629) pertaining to the Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated 1997 Management
Incentive Stock Option Plan and in the Registration Statement (form S-8 No.
333-88359) pertaining to the Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated 1999 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan of our report dated February 15, 2001 (except for Note 1, as to
which the date is July 26, 2001), with respect to the consolidated financial
statements, as restated, and schedule of Sykes Enterprises Incorporated included
in the Annual Report (Form 10-K/A) for the year ended December 31, 2000.


                                                           /s/ Ernst & Young LLP



Tampa, Florida
August 13, 2001