DHL Announces Costa Rica
Expansion
The international
shipping company DHL
announced this week
plans to expand its
Costa Rican operations
that will create some
500 new jobs by February
2008.
The company said that it
plans to move some of
its operations from the
United States to Costa
Rica. DHL Costa Rica
general manager, Rodrigo
Quirós, was quoted in
daily La República as
saying that the company
was pleased with the
results of its call
centre operations in the
country and the reason
for the expansion.
The expansion plans
include adding another
call centre for its
internal administrative
work and will be hiring
500 people to fill the
jobs.
The employees will be
required to to know
English and have a
background in customer
service.
Quirós added that cost
factors and Costa Rica's
proven labour market
influenced their
decision.
The expansion is
expected to be completed
by February at its
offices in La Aurora de
Heredia, a short
distance East of the
Plaza Cariari.
Currently 2.200 people
work at the DHL facility
with serves as the
company's Central
American headquarters.
DHL has been growing in
Costa Rica by leaps and
bounds, last year alone
it experienced a 35%
growth over the previous
year.
DHL, in addition to its
international package
and document delivery,
operates a national
delivery system that can
pick and deliver a
package just about
anywhere in the country. |
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