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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
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
2 July 2013
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
30 June 2016
Description
On 2 July 2013, American IT company Cisco Systems announced it plans to create at least 300 jobs at its Cisco Global Support Center in Krakow by the end of June 2016. The company is looking for skilled and experienced IT engineers. The center provides IT and business services for clients from Europe, Near East, Africa and Russia.
Founded in 1984 Cisco Systems employs over 72,000 staff worldwide. The company has been operating in Poland since 1995; in 2012 the company launched its Cisco Global Support Center in Krakow, employing 300 people.
Sources
2 July 2013: Cisco (press release)
3 July 2013: Gazeta Wyborcza
Citation
Eurofound (2013), Cisco Poland, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 75619, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/75619.
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