Sprint Announces More Than 200 New Jobs in Minnesota by the End of 2017
November 10 2016 - 10:59AM
Business Wire
Jobs and Investments are Part of Sprint’s
Regional Approach Dedicated to Improving Customer Service
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:
- www.sprint.jobs
- www.wirelesslifestyle.net/careers
-
https://wirelessexpress.hrmdirect.com/employment/careers.php
-
https://universalwireless.hirelist.com/jobs
- www.wirelessevolution.us
“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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SprintYui Namiki, 312-523-1532Yui.Namiki@sprint.com
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