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Fujitsu
Announces Operations in Costa
Rica
As
promised by the Coalición de Iniciativas
para el Desarrollo (CINDE), the
announcement came yesterday
that the Fujitsu Corporation
will commence operations in
Costa Rica next month.
The first phase of operations
will be a "call centre" and
employ 450 bi-lingual
(English/Spanish) employees in
2006.
Steve Kirchoff
,
executive vice-president of
Fujitsu announced the decision
at a press conference after
meeting with president Abel
Pacheco.
Carlos Hidalgo, manager of
Fujitsu in Costa Rica, said that
the main requirement for those
looking for employment with the
company is that they are fully
bilingual in English and
Spanish. The company will offer
a competitive salary and
benefits package and offer a
training program for those
selected.
Hidalgo said that each week they
will be hiring an average fo 25
new people to meet their need of
450 by the do the year.
Kirchoff added that Costa Rica
was chosen because of it's close
proximity to its clients in the
United States and that it
operates on the same time zone
and for its educational level,
stable government. "from a North
American's standpoint, the way
Costa Ricans speak English is
comfortable for them", said
Kirchoff.
Costa Rica is now home to about
40 companies that provide "call
centres" for their customers in
the U.S. and according to
Alberto Trejos, president of the Coalición de Iniciativas
para el Desarrollo (CINDE) ,
"there is potential for more".
Fujitsu is a leading provider of
customer-focused information
technology and communications
solutions for the global
marketplace, employing 150.000
people in 70 countries and has a
gross income that is double the
Costa Rican economy.
Located in Tokyo, Fujitsu
is the world's third-largest IT
services provider and Japan's
market leader and together with
Siemens Computers are among the
world's top five providers of
servers and PCs.
Fujitsu innovations have
garnered over 32,000 patents.
For those interested in working
for Fujistu in Costa Rica, they
can call at: 239 1349 or fax 239
8090 or email at
careerscr@us.fujitsu.com
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