17 December 2008 - 12:43Verizon hiring 65 positions at Charleston call center

Verizon Wireless is seeking another 65 full-time customer service professionals for its Charleston call center. Interested candidates may apply online by visiting the Verizon Wireless website at www.verizonwireless.com/careers. Openings have been created largely by internal promotions and transfers and will be filled in the next several weeks.

The new positions will offer: highly competitive salaries and benefits, including:

• health care coverage that begins on the first day of employment
• participation in the company’s 401(k) program with a dollar for dollar match up to 6 percent of employee salary contributions
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Annual bonuses
• Lactation rooms and on-site fitness center
• Employees may also take advantage of numerous opportunities for career advancement.

Verizon Wireless received the Excellence in Workplace Diversity award from the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce and has been named one of Working Mother magazine’s “100 Best Companies for Working Mothers” for seven years in a row and has been named by Health Magazine as one of 10 U.S. employers to best help women balance their professional and personal responsibilities.