Jobs and Investments are Part of Sprint’s Regional Approach Dedicated
to Improving Customer Service
Company Website:
http://www.sprint.com
EDINA, Minn. -- (Business Wire)
Sprint (NYSE: S) today announced the expansion of Sprint’s investment in
Minnesota, which will add more than 200 new jobs by the end of 2017.
Sprint is looking to fill 50 new positions in the next few months, and
150 new positions by the end of 2017.
Across Minnesota, Sprint currently employs more than 300 employees and
has more than 69 stores. Today’s announcement not only increases
headcount but also increases Sprint’s investment through network
upgrades, distribution points and marketing efforts.
“Due to our large success in Minnesota over the past year, we’re
expanding our distribution points to better serve our customers,” said
Mike McMahon, Sprint president of the Great Plains region. “We’re
committed to hiring the very best sales talent and investing in their
careers. The majority of our retail positions are located in the Twin
Cities metropolitan area, and many are accessible by public
transportation.”
The additional 200 new jobs include retail and business sales positions
to serve more wireless customers. The available positions cross all
skill levels and will be located throughout the state of Minnesota.
Residents interested in applying for open positions should visit the
following sites:
“As we prepare to thank our veterans, with a tremendous amount of
respect and gratitude, for those looking for a new job, we’d encourage
them to come join the Sprint family,” said Mike McMahon. “Sprint
provides rewarding professional opportunities, and a supportive work
environment, for veterans and their spouses and partners.”
Sprint is a part of Joining
Forces, a White House initiative aimed at expanding employment and
career development opportunities for veterans and military spouses, and
have committed to hiring 2,500 military veterans during the next five
years.
Sprint’s military recruitment program focuses on hiring veterans,
members of the Reserve and National Guard, as well as active members in
the military and their spouses or other family members. Additionally,
Sprint assists veterans in their transition to the civilian workforce
through the VETS (Veterans and Employees helping others Through Sprint)
employee resource group (ERG). The VETS ERG provides professional
development and mentoring opportunities and has more than 800 members
nationwide.
Sprint has received numerous accolades for supporting and hiring
military veterans and their families, including being named a “Top 50
Military-Friendly Employer” by G.I.
Jobs magazine for the last 10 consecutive years. Sprint has also
been recognized as a Most Valuable Employer for Military by
CivilianJobs.com for the past seven years.
About Sprint:
Sprint (NYSE: S) is a communications services company that creates more
and better ways to connect its customers to the things they care about
most. Sprint served 60.2 million connections as of Sept. 30, 2016 and is
widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying innovative
technologies, including the first wireless 4G service from a national
carrier in the United States; leading no-contract brands including
Virgin Mobile USA, Boost Mobile, and Assurance Wireless; instant
national and international push-to-talk capabilities; and a global Tier
1 Internet backbone. Sprint has been named to the Dow Jones
Sustainability Index (DJSI) North America for the past five years. You
can learn more and visit Sprint at www.sprint.com
or www.facebook.com/sprint
and www.twitter.com/sprint.
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Contacts:
Sprint
Yui Namiki, 312-523-1532
Yui.Namiki@sprint.com
Source: Sprint
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