BROOMFIELD, Colo., May 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Level 3
Communications, Inc. (NYSE: LVLT) has been recognized as a Most
Valuable Employer (MVE) for Military® by CivilianJobs.com, where
America's military connects with civilian careers. The MVE
recognition serves to help military-experienced job seekers and
veterans identify the top employers to target for civilian
careers.
"We offer various positions for veterans transitioning into the
civilian workforce – from entry level opportunities to professional
positions – that allow the new team members to apply their skills
and bring value to the company immediately," said Laurinda Pang, chief administrative officer of
Level 3. "Beyond that, we also want to be sure our new veteran
hires are joining an organization that values them, understands
where they have been and what they have to offer. We place a high
value on working with our internal and external veteran
stakeholders to make sure we have the right culture in place to
make Level 3 a welcome work environment for military looking for a
civilian career."
Additionally, the company has a Veteran Employee Resource Group
(VERG), allowing employees to create their own support group and
community. The VERG advises the business on how to best meet the
needs of veteran employees and hosts the Buddy Program, which pairs
new veteran employees with seasoned Level 3 veterans to help new
employees transition into civilian life both personally and
professionally.
"This year's MVE winners prove that companies are working harder
than ever before to hire transitioning military and veterans," said
Tim Best, CEO, Bradley-Morris, Inc.,
parent company of CivilianJobs.com. "It's clear they understand,
and experience first-hand, the benefits of hiring from a pool of
such highly-skilled and dependable candidates. I want to personally
thank all of these companies for their commitment to our country's
veterans."
The 2015 Most Valuable Employers (MVE) for Military was open to
all U.S.-based companies. The winners were selected based on
surveys in which employers outlined their recruiting, training and
retention plans that best serve military service members and
veterans.
For additional information on Level 3, visit www.level3.com.
About MVE
The CivilianJobs.com Most Valuable Employers (MVE) for Military
serves to help military-experienced job seekers identify the top
employers to target for civilian careers. MVEs are selected
annually based on those employers whose recruiting, training and
retention plans best serve military service members and veterans.
The MVE recognition is produced by CivilianJobs.com, where
America's military connects with civilian careers.
CivilianJobs.com, with parent company Bradley-Morris, Inc. (BMI),
the largest military-focused recruiting firm in the U.S., together
deliver the largest military-to-civilian footprint available to
companies seeking to recruit and hire from the military talent
pool. BMI is based in metro-Atlanta,
Georgia.
About Military Transition News (MTN)
Published since 2005, Military Transition News is a
bi-monthly multi-media publication (print / e-mail / web) featuring
practical information for job seekers, including resume and
interviewing tips, transition planning and strategy
recommendations, company profiles, and advice from transition
experts. MTN is distributed to military bases worldwide via
military transition classes, through Military Transition Offices
(TAP and ACAP), military hospitals, USO centers and email
distribution.
About Level 3 Communications
Level 3 Communications,
Inc. (NYSE: LVLT) is a Fortune 500 company that provides local,
national and global communications services to enterprise,
government and carrier customers. Level 3's comprehensive portfolio
of secure, managed solutions includes fiber and infrastructure
solutions; IP-based voice and data communications; wide-area
Ethernet services; video and content distribution; data center and
cloud-based solutions. Level 3 serves customers in more than 500
markets in over 60 countries over a global services platform
anchored by owned fiber networks on three continents and connected
by extensive undersea facilities. For more information, please
visit www.level3.com or get to know us on Twitter, Facebook and
LinkedIn.
© Level 3 Communications, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Level 3,
Level 3 Communications, Level (3) and the Level 3 Logo are either
registered service marks or service marks of Level 3
Communications, LLC and/or one of its Affiliates in the United States and elsewhere. Any other
service names, product names, company names or logos included
herein are the trademarks or service marks of their respective
owners. Level 3 services are provided by subsidiaries of Level 3
Communications, Inc.
The information contained under the caption "About
MVP" and "Military Transition News (MTN)"
has been provided by Military Transition News, which
is solely responsible for its content.
Forward-Looking Statement
Some statements
made in this press release are forward-looking in nature and are
based on management's current expectations or beliefs. These
forward-looking statements are not a guarantee of performance and
are subject to a number of uncertainties and other factors, many of
which are outside Level 3's control, which could cause actual
events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the
statements. Important factors that could prevent Level 3 from
achieving its stated goals include, but are not limited to, the
company's ability to: successfully integrate the tw telecom
acquisition; manage risks associated with continued uncertainty in
the global economy; increase revenue from its services to realize
its targets for financial and operating performance; maintain and
increase traffic on its network; develop and maintain effective
business support systems; manage system and network failures or
disruptions; avert the breach of its network and computer system
security measures; develop new services that meet customer demands
and generate acceptable margins; manage the future expansion or
adaptation of its network to remain competitive; defend
intellectual property and proprietary rights; manage continued or
accelerated decreases in market pricing for communications
services; obtain capacity for its network from other providers and
interconnect its network with other networks on favorable terms;
attract and retain qualified management and other personnel;
successfully integrate future acquisitions; effectively manage
political, legal, regulatory, foreign currency and other risks it
is exposed to due to its substantial international operations;
mitigate its exposure to contingent liabilities; and meet all of
the terms and conditions of its debt obligations. Additional
information concerning these and other important factors can be
found within Level 3's filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Statements in this press release should be evaluated in
light of these important factors. Level 3 is under no obligation
to, and expressly disclaims any such obligation to, update or alter
its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events, or otherwise.
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