Within the context of International Women's Day, today we highlight five examples of how Costa Rica has encouraged greater female participation in industry 4.0. This is key in generating greater employability and opportunities for this population, which has been the most affected in the workplace, throughout the pandemic.

• Interested applicants may participate via the company’s social networks. 
• New available positions are for customer service agent openings. 

Monday, February 15, 2021. San José, Costa Rica. Between March and June 2021, Fujitsu will expand its Costa Rican operations with 60 new jobs.

• The Wall Street Journal points out to Costa Rica as an alternative for homeschooling surrounded by the country's exuberant nature. 
• Costa Rica has been welcoming high-schoolers back for study abroad programs, tweaked for the Covid era. After Zoom classes, playtime ensues.

*Article originally published by The Wall Street Journal by Donna Bulseco: https://on.wsj.com/3oITywA 

• The Women in Engineering Projects in Community Service is led by CINDE with the Arizona State University, the United States Embassy in Costa Rica, and the Ministry of Education.
• Seventy-eight students and eight teachers were part of the pilot plan in zones like Sixaola, Nicoya, Grecia, and Turrialba.

San José, Costa Rica. January 26, 2021. By 2030, the world will have a greater demand for knowledge skills such as creativity, critical thinking, decision-making, and complex data processing; this need will increase 19% in the United States and 14% in Europe, according to a study by the McKinsey Global Institute.

The international magazine, The European, interviewed CINDE, recently, on the organization’s gender equality strategy in Costa Rica.

“If we are to advance towards gender equality, a combination of strategic thinking and cultural awareness is essential. No organization understands this better than the Costa rican Investment Promotion Agency (CINDE)”, says the magazine.

Read the interview on pages 24-26: https://bit.ly/3hL3N1z

November 25, 2020. Evonik Costa Rica, a German transnational in specialty chemicals, will expand its services at its Shared Services Center in Costa Rica by incorporating Technical Support services for the Americas. This diversification in its operations will involve the creation of new positions in the technology area.

The company is recruiting professionals in technical support engineering and IT Support Systems management. Both profiles must be bilingual or trilingual (English, Spanish and Portuguese).

“Since 2016, when Evonik first opened its shared finance service center in Costa Rica, it had the vision to grow and diversify its operations in the country. Thanks to the capabilities that Costa Rica offers for business diversification and the generation of greater added value for the company, today we are opening 16 new positions and hope to continue growing and generating more job opportunities in the coming months”, assured Gabriela Ortiz, General Manager of Evonik Costa Rica.

In addition to these new positions, Evonik is constantly searching for financial profiles for the services it provides in this area.

Duayner Salas, Vice Minister of Foreign Trade commented, “Since 2016, Evonik has grown steadily in Costa Rica evidencing the strong commitment and trust that multinational companies have in our country. Our location provides quality human talent and the necessary conditions for service and high technology companies to continue choosing us as their home. I celebrate Evonik’s new expansion that will translate into new jobs.”

Those interested in working for Evonik must have a full university degree in related careers or matching experience as well as verifiable work experience and level of the aforementioned languages (Spanish and English and / or Portuguese).
The curriculum must be sent through the Talent Finder platform at the following link: http://talentfinder-latam.com/P/L?c=1228

Jorge Sequeira Picado, Managing Director of CINDE, commented: “The Costa Rican services sector, to which Evonik belongs, continues to demonstrate its dynamism, even in the midst of the pandemic. This sector offers more than 100 service processes in 10 different languages responding to new market trends. Evonik diversified its service portfolio towards information technologies to provide support in the Americas. This will imply the hiring of more staff and the generation of more formal jobs in a sector that at the end of 2019 boasted more than 72,000 positions.”

Ortiz adds that the growth and consolidation of operations is validated by a solid cluster of established companies that provide high-level services, highly qualified talent, as well as a political stability that provides for business continuity and the possibility of continuing to see Costa Rich as an investment destination.

The selection and recruitment process are active and will run until February 2021.

About the company
Evonik is one of the world leaders in specialty chemicals. The company operates in over 100 countries around the world and generated sales of € 13.1 billion and an operating profit (adjusted EDITBA margin) of €2.15 billion in 2019. Evonik goes far beyond chemistry to create innovative, profitable and sustainable solutions for its customers. More than 32,000 employees work together with a common goal: to improve people's lives, every day.

Legal note
Regarding the forecasts or estimates contained in this press release or forward-looking reports, all of these documents may contain known or unknown risks and inaccuracies. Actual results or consequences may vary, depending on changes in the operating environment. Neither Evonik Industries AG nor its group companies have an obligation to update the forecasts, estimates and reports contained in this release.

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