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SOPHISTICATED TALENT
We are the regional talent magnet.
Our economy has global-minded talent. With competitive costs and highly-skilled professionals, we are prepared for the challenges brought by the new economy. Positioned as Latin America’s leader in education.
• 30 of the region’s 150+ best universities (THE 2019).
• +1,268,000 university students & +244,000 annual
graduates (Mineduc 2019).
• Between 2009 & 2019, applications for temporary employment visa have risen 34% annually. In the case of subject-to-employment visas, the annual increase is 93%.
• Chile facilitates the arrival of overseas IT professionals and specialized technicals for the global services sector with a Visa Tech – Talent Attraction Program (launched in July 2017).
• From 2017 to 2019, InvestChile processed 220+ permits.
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TESTIMONIALS
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There are three things that are key: the availability of talent, political and economic stability and infrastructure. Chile was well evaluated in these areas when we were looking to invest.
Pablo Devoto, Executive President, Nestlé Chile
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The Chilean market offers many opportunities for a renewable energy company like ours, due both to its tremendous natural potential and its need to expand its matrix with clean energy.
José Antonio Valdés, Executive President, SPIC (Pacific Hydro)
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Chinese investors are not very assiduous in investing in sectors without a reliable track record and that is why I think the Chilean mining industry, with its already established name, is a good starting point for our business in the region.
Liu Wenfeng, President and Founder, Hebei Wenfeng Iron and Steel Company
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Especially after living in big cities, I find living in Viña del Mar very good from a work-life balance perspective. Our experience has been very positive. I have been here for nine years, that says a lot.
Sumeet Sangar, Country Manager, Evalueserve
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IBM has been in Chile for a long time and we have always been investing in the country. The resources, the workers, the stability, good policies and the government’s interest in promoting foreign investment give us the enthusiasm to continue expanding our alliances.
Kathleen Colucci, VP Sales Transformation, IBM, United States
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Chile is a very important market and we want to grow. When we decided to make this investment, it was not really only to make an investment: it was to try out a first step that would serve to leverage future growth.
Eduardo Cadavid, General Manager, EPM
