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Information / Communication Publishing Of Information; Production And Programming Of Audiovisual Publishing Activities 58.29 - Other software publishing
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
12 December 2022
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2023
Foreseen end date
31 December 2023
Description
The publishing company, Horoquartz, specialised in working time management software, has announced the recruitment of 100 employees in 2023, including 50 at its sites at Fontenay-le-Comte and Saint-Herblain, near Nantes, and La Rochelle. The rest of the jobs will be spread across the country in thirteen agencies and five regional offices. The company currently employs 570 people. Most of the profiles sought are for implementation consultant positions intended to support certain clients for third-party application maintenance missions.
In 2021 the company achieved a turnover of €63 million.
Eurofound (2022), Horoquartz, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 108104, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/108104.
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