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Costa Rica employers optimistic about hiring in Q4

The best employment outlooks for the last quarter of 2015 are in the construction and services sectors, mostly in Heredia, Alajuela and in the coastal regions.

Nearly half of Costa Rican employers say it’s hard to find adequate staff

A majority of employers surveyed in a recent study said most recent graduates here are ineligible to be hired because they lack technical skills and experience.

Hiring outlook in Costa Rica up 3 percent over last quarter, survey finds

According to the latest survey by consulting firm Manpower, 17 percent of employers in Costa Rica expect to increase hiring, while 7 percent anticipate cuts in the next three months.

Pessimism growing among Costa Rica’s business sector, studies find

Costa Rican entrepreneurs expect hiring to stagnate while the number of private-sector companies considering staff cuts has increased in recent months, two recent studies find.

Employment outlook slightly better for Ticos in coming months, survey finds

A recent survey of Costa Rican employers finds more companies plan to hire this quarter than last. But results show an 8 percent drop in planned hiring compared to the same time period last year.

Hiring expectations low for Costa Rican employers in first months of 2015

A study by consulting company Manpower released Tuesday indicates that 79 percent of private-sector employers in Costa Rica have no staff changes planned for the first quarter of next year, and only 5 percent plan to lay off workers.

Only 10 percent of employers in Costa Rica expect to hire in last quarter

Expectations for companies to hire new workers in the last quarter of this year have dropped in all sectors and are at the lowest level in recent years, the consultant company Manpower reported on its Costa Rica Employment Outlook Survey 4Q released Tuesday.

Job fairs seeking 1,300 employees

Universal stores and Hispanoamericana University will host job fairs in coming days with the goal of hiring 1,300 people for permanent and seasonal posts.

Two job fairs this week offer 3,000 posts

One job fair takes place at the Latin American University of Science and Technology (ULACIT), and the other will be held in Alajuela.

Industrial sector foresees low job growth this year, citing high costs for electricity, raw materials

Increasing costs of electricity and raw materials lowered hiring expectations for this year in Costa Rica's industrial sector as employers expect a slowdown in new job creation, a study released Tuesday by the Chamber of Industries of Costa Rica showed.

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