700 summer jobs part of approximately 1,000 co-op and other
student positions at Bell this year
MONTRÉAL, June 28, 2017 /CNW
Telbec/ - Bell today announced it has hired approximately 700
summer students this year, a record number that is providing more
Canadian youth with a range of opportunities to gain valuable
experience in the dynamic communications sector.
"Bell is proud of our tradition of providing young people with
the learning opportunities and experience they need as they prepare
to enter the workforce, and we are pleased to make more summer
student positions available than ever before as we celebrate Canada
150," said Bernard le Duc, Bell's Executive Vice President of
Corporate Services. "We highly value the energy and new ideas that
summer students bring to our company and our customers as Bell
continues to lead the way in broadband network and service
innovation."
Bell summer students are working in Field Services, Finance, IT,
Marketing, Media, Network, Retail and other Bell departments across
the country. The majority of the summer hires are engineering and
communications technology students supporting the rapid expansion
of broadband fibre and wireless networks with the Bell Network
team, and the installation of leading-edge products like Fibe TV
and Gigabit Fibe Internet with Bell Field Services.
The summer positions are part of Bell's hiring of approximately
1,000 students this year through initiatives including co-op
placements and new graduate programs.
Bell is committed to helping Canada's youth develop the skills
they need to become the nation's next generation of leaders and
innovators. To learn more about our award-winning new grad program,
please visit Bell.ca/campustocareer.
About Bell
Bell is Canada's largest communications company, providing
broadband wireless, TV, Internet and business communication
services from Bell Canada, Bell
Aliant and Bell MTS. Bell Media is Canada's premier multimedia
company with leading assets in television, radio, out of home and
digital media. To learn more, please visit Bell.ca or BCE.ca.
The Bell Let's Talk initiative promotes Canadian mental health
with national awareness and anti-stigma campaigns like Bell Let's
Talk Day, and provides significant Bell funding of mental health
care and access, research and workplace leadership initiatives. To
learn more, please visit Bell.ca/LetsTalk.
Media inquiries:
Jacqueline
Michelis
613-785-1427
jacqueline.michelis@bell.ca
@Bell_News
BCE investor inquiries:
Thane Fotopoulos
514-870-4619
thane.fotopoulos@bell.ca
SOURCE Bell Canada