Brody, iQuest: “We will definitely reach the target of 100 new employees”

iQuest, a software company with development centers in Cluj, Brasov and Sibiu, forecasts it will post a turnover of approximately EUR 19 million for 2012. Cornelius Brody, CEO and founder iQuest, tells BR that the employment program that the company kick-started at the beginning of this year has paid off so far, with 40 new experts added to the roster, and counting. 

How is the extensive recruitment program that iQuest announced for 2012 going?  

In the first four months of the year we employed 40 people. We are in full swing and we will definitely reach the target of 100 employees for the current year.

The range of specialists we are recruiting is quite large: from software engineers to testing engineers, mainly intermediate and senior level.

We are looking for people who are specialized in Java, .Net, Mobile and Testing.

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Why did the company focus on the west of Romania, opening development centers in several large cities there?

We were influenced in our choice by the western culture and the level of training offered by university centers in these cities. The training of software students is of a very high quality in Cluj, Brasov and Sibiu.

Our headquarters in Cluj numbers 308 people, in Brasov we have 87 employees, while in Sibiu, in the “youngest” iQuest center, our team has already reached 23 people.

At the moment, we have no further plans to expand with other development centers.

What will iQuest’s strategic focus be this year and what will change in your strategy? 

We will continue to focus on strategic segments such as life sciences, financial services, telecom, logistics and mobile services. In 2011, iQuest posted a turnover of EUR 16 million, which represents a 40 percent growth on 2010.

The Western European market continues to represent over 90 percent of the iQuest business, while clients in industries such as telecom and life sciences maintain the highest weight. Local clients contributed approximately EUR 1 million to our turnover.

We expect a 20 percent growth in this year’s figure, to over EUR 19 million, based on the same approach to the market.

We do not plan to acquire other companies on the local market. We will continue to invest in quality, processes and training.

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