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Canadian TELUS International Europe, the world\u2019s largest outsourcing industry employer, announced its plans to recruit 2,000 new employees by 2020 at its hubs in Sofia and Plovdiv. Thus, the company, which currently employs more than 2,600 <\/span>employees <\/span>in the country, will increase its <\/span>staff <\/span>to nearly 5,000. The company\u2019s management announced its growth plans at the official opening of the new head office of TELUS International Europe in the newly-built City Tower office building at Macedonia Square in Sofia.<\/span><\/p>\n TELUS International occupies 6 floors of the building, with a total capacity of 2,300 people. Currently, the company employs 1,500 people there. TELUS is the largest tenant in the new 23-storey business center built in accordance with the latest standards of sustainable construction. That is why the building will soon change its name from City Tower to TELUS Tower. The company will also retain its other office in Sofia, located in Infinity Tower, next to Bulgaria Mall, where another 1 200 employees will continue to work.<\/span><\/p>\n Telus is already the country\u2019s largest employer in its field and the fact that it is taking the next step with an investment of BGN 5 million and the opening of 500 new jobs shows that the company feels good in Bulgaria<\/i>, Alexander Manolev, Deputy Minister of Economy, said at the official opening, quoted by the press center of the ministry. According to Jeffrey Puriet, President and CEO of Telus International, over the last few years, the company has invested more than EUR 150 million in the Bulgarian economy in salaries, capital expenditures and taxes, and plans to double this investment by 2020.<\/p>\n In Bulgaria, Telus hires new employees every month, including foreign citizens from Europe, North America and other countries, as its divisions work with inquiries and customers from around the world.<\/span><\/p>\n To celebrate its new office, on March 23-24 TELUS International Bulgaria opened its doors for a 24-hour marathon with a midnight movie projections, a Go Guide special event, a learning & development session, a FIFA tournament, a brunch, board games, and many other events with open access. Photos from 24 Hours @Telus Tower are available on the Facebook page of the company<\/a> for Bulgaria.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A striking landmark on the Sofia skyline, #TELUStower<\/a> is the new home of Canada\u2019s @TELUSint in the Bulgarian capital. Today I joined just some of the 2,500+ Bulgaria-based employees of this award-winning employer, to help inaugurate their brand new HQ \ud83c\udfa5 https:\/\/t.co\/aWWuaOcxFD<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/pJlsaozzEl<\/a><\/p>\n — Kevin Hamilton (@KHamiltonBE) March 22, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n