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Information / Communication Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities 62 - Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
500 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
3 September 2008
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2008
Description
Computer Generated Solutions (CGS), a local subsidiary of the American group, provider of information technology and call centre services, announced its intention to hire 500 persons in Brasov call centre (Brasov county, Centre region) by the end of 2008. At present in Brasov, the company has 100 employees. The monthly wages for entry-level personnel in call centres are between 200 and 400 euros, according to the skills, foreign language knowledge and the location of the site. One third of services provided is for the Romanian market.
Sources
4 September 2008: Ziarul Financiar
Citation
Eurofound (2008), Computer Generated Solutions, Business expansion in Romania, factsheet number 67074, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/67074.
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