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225 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
2 December 2015
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2016
Foreseen end date
31 December 2016
Description
The French car-pooling service Blablacar has announced the recruitment of approximately 300 employees in 2016. They will hire a combination of engineers, developers, marketing managers and public relations officers. A majority of the positions will be permanent, with 60% in managerial positions. The move comes in response to increased demands. The positions will support the current 395 employees at its headquarter in Paris.
Sources
2 December 2015: Tour mag
Citation
Eurofound (2015), Blablacar, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 85804, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/85804.
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