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“Joys” (Sarcasm) of Starting a CR Business
Costa Rica News – You’ve seen shows about people moving to a tropical place, buying a home, and turning it into a bed and breakfast with an open air office with an ocean view. It seems so perfect, so...
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Costa Rica High Paying Jobs Disappearing?
Costa Rica News – For both locals and expats with college degrees, Costa Rica is becoming a location where trying to make a living with or without a college education is becoming more and more...
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Costa Rica Jobs; Tech Firm CSS Corp Opens
Costa Rica News – For everyone that is looking to possibly move out of the USA and set up shop in Costa Rica, more and more technology firms are opening their doors within the borders of the land of...
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The Broken Road – Hiring Employees in CR
The ability to bring on the businesses I needed for the discount card project I thought were going to be based on the number of business that could be contacted and pitched. All common sense said that...
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Top Jobs for Expats in Costa Rica
Costa Rica News - As an expat looking for a job in Costa Rica, you have to get a work permit prior to getting employed. Other permits may also be required by the government, especially in bigger...
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New Costa Rica Jobs Website is Launched
Costa Rica News - Finding a job in Costa Rica used to revolve around going to “ferias,” or job fairs, but not anymore. Gone are the days of waiting in lines of 200 people with 500 copies of your...
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Daily Sustainability; Earning a Living in Costa Rica
Living in Costa Rica - Everyone knows that the ability to support oneself whilst on the road is paramount to how long one can stay abroad- and in a country as beautiful as Costa Rica- who’d blame you...
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99% of Costa Rica Public Employees Rewarded for Good Performance; Wait…What?
Costa Rica News – I am fairly certain if you did a performance review for public employees in any country about 5 to 10% would not be given positive reviews. What has your experience been when dealing...
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Amazon to Hire 1000 Workers for Costa Rica Call Center
Costa Rica Business News – Amazon.com INC, the world’s largest online retailer, announced that it has opened its fourth call center in Costa Rica. For this new facility, the company plans to hire 1,000...
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USA’s National Instruments Expands Operations to Costa Rica
Costa Rica Business News – The American company National Instruments (NI) announced their expansion of operations in Costa Rica which will create up to 170 new jobs in areas such as applications...
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Costa Rica Employment; Very Little Optimism for 2015
Costa Rica Business News – (QCostaRica) - Business confidence is still falling with complaints being made about the absence of an agenda which aims to improve the business climate in the country. From...
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Anger Over ICE’s New Management
Costa Rica News – The Association of Professionals in Economics is outraged at the naming of Claudio Dittel Rojas as the manager of electromechanical engineering at ICE, the Costa Rican Institute of...
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Is 2015 A Time for Change in Costa Rica? (Audio)
Costa Rica News – (January 5th Radio Show) – Overseas Radio Has Teamed up With The Costa Rican Times to provide multiple modes of information sharing for local and foreign expats in order to get Costa...
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8% of Burger King’s Employees Being Laid Off in Costa Rica
Costa Rica Business News – Another red flag is being thrown up in regards to the Costa Rican economy. More jobs seem to be disappearing in Costa Rica as multi-nationals are starting to cut more and...
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British Pharmaceutical Company Expanding into Costa Rica
Costa Rica News – The pharmaceutical company GSK (GlaxoSmithKline) announced Tuesday it is creating 150 jobs in its customer service center in the next 18 months. The company says it will be looking...
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Working for The University of Costa Rica Could Mean Big Bucks
Costa Rica News – I have been working in the wrong area or at least for the wrong institution in Costa Rica. Salaries, including bonuses, for various workers at the University of Costa Rica have been...
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Bayer Opened Its First Medical Devices Plant in Costa Rica
Costa Rica Business – The Bayer Group opened a plant for the production of a non-reversible permanent contraceptive device today, with an investment of US$12 million and an initial employment...
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“My First Job” Program Funded by National Insurance Institute of Costa Rica
Costa Rica News – The National Insurance Institute (INS) is putting a new focus on finding jobs for women, youth and persons with disabilities. The program “My First Job” is a financial incentive to...
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Costa Rica Instating an Additional Income Tax
Costa Rica News – After next October 1st, many people working in Costa Rica will have to pay tax on their additional income. Although their salaries are the same this is an additional tax on what they...
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Intel Planning on Expanding in Costa Rica with Much Needed Jobs
Costa Rica News – Costa Rica is now, once again, an integral part of the development and design of Intel products. The company’s Client Computer Group business unit is its most profitable. It is going...
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