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Verizon Wireless Begins Hiring Process Today For New Huntsville Call Center Employees

Posted on: Friday, 30 March 2007, 09:00 CDT

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., March 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless, operator of the nation's most reliable wireless network, began recruiting customer service professionals today to fill its new 152,000 square foot call center and state headquarters, which is under construction. The company broke ground on the center in February, which is located at Thornton Research Park. When fully staffed, 1,300 jobs will be housed in the facility including customer service representatives and supervisors, tech support, government customer service teams, and corporate sales employees.

The first set of positions was posted online today. Those interested in career opportunities should submit their resumes online at http://www.verizonwireless.com/careers. The first class of new employees will begin orientation and training in July.

Those interested in learning more about the available career opportunities can attend the company's "Verizon Wireless Meet & Greet" event on Tuesday, March 27 at the Huntsville Marriott, located at 5 Tranquility Blvd., from 4 pm - 8 pm. Company representatives will be available to provide information and answer questions about the new Huntsville facility, career opportunities, the comprehensive compensation and benefits package, and the hiring process.

A Great Place to Work

Verizon Wireless is consistently ranked as one of the best places to work in the country because of its employee-friendly policies. The company was named one of Working Mother magazine's "100 Best Companies for Working Mothers" for the fifth consecutive year and has been named by Health magazine as one of 10 U.S. employers to best help women balance their professional and personal responsibilities.

For the sixth consecutive year, Verizon Wireless was recently named to Training magazine's 2007 list of Top 125 Training Organizations in America. Recognized for its training and development programs, Verizon Wireless was the highest ranked wireless company on the list, placing No. 4 this year, up from No. 6 last year.

The company offers industry-leading compensation and benefits, with salaries starting at $26,000 for customer service representatives. Benefits include health care coverage that begins on the first day of employment, participation in the company's 401(k) program (dollar-for-dollar company match up to 6% of the employee's contribution), profit sharing (3% of salary deposited into employee accounts last week), tuition assistance for continuing education, and short-term (annual bonuses) and long-term incentive plans. Employees can also take advantage of numerous opportunities for career advancement.

A Growing, Thriving Business

Verizon Wireless is a growing, thriving business with five new state of the art customer service centers built within the last three years including new locations in Albuquerque, NM; Hanover, MD; Charleston, SC; Wilmington, NC and Chandler, AZ. Collectively, these centers employ over 6,300 employees. Additionally, customer service center expansions in Columbia, SC; Atlanta, GA; Southfield, MI and Dublin, OH collectively increased the employee base by more than 700 employees.

"We are happy to be growing here in Alabama, and are excited to announce this job posting process because it moves us one step closer to opening our doors," said Laurie Severino, Associate Director of Human Resources, who's in charge of the hiring process for the center. "Our new customer service center will help us stay ahead of our strong customer growth and help us continue to improve our responsiveness to our 59 million customers and our commitment to continually enhance the customer experience."

The company has invested $35 billion in the last seven years - $5 billion on average every year since the company was formed - to increase the coverage and capacity of its national network and to add new services. In Alabama, Verizon Wireless has invested more than $150 million over the past two years to expand and enhance its wireless network to stay ahead of the growing demand for its products and services across the state.

About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable wireless voice and data network, serving more than 59 million customers. The largest U.S. wireless company and largest wireless data provider, based on revenues, Verizon Wireless is headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 65,000 employees nationwide. The company is a joint venture of Verizon Communications and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). Find more information on the Web at http://www.verizonwireless.com/. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

Verizon Wireless

CONTACT: Holly Lollar, +1-205-807-3759, for Verizon Wireless

Source: PRNewswire

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