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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
150 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
12 May 2014
Employment effect (start)
12 May 2014
Foreseen end date
31 December 2014
Description
Software company Ericpol Telecom announced it plans to create 150 jobs at its unit in Łódź by the end of 2014. Ericpol Telecom is looking for programmers, testers and technical documentation specialists who have English language skills. The company will recruit experienced specialists as well as recent graduates.
Ericpol Telecom was founded in Poland and has been operating in the IT sector since 1991. Currently the company employs around 1,900 people worldwide. The company's Polish premises are located in Lodz, Krakow and Warsaw and it also has sites in Sweden, Ukraine and Belarus.
Eurofound (2014), Ericpol Telecom, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 76986, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/76986.
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