AT&T Seeks to Fill 240 Jobs in Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- AT&T is seeking applicants to fill more than 240 jobs around Ohio, including nearly 150 new jobs. This comes as the companyreports its 2013 new hires in the Buckeye State total more than 930, including positions in information technology/engineering, retail, technician, call center, business solutions and corporate support.
The hirings reflect AT&T's continuing investment in its Ohio network and team, officials said. In the first half of 2013, AT&T invested more than $225 million in its networks in the state.
AT&T invested more than $1.5 billion in its Ohio wireless and wireline networks from 2010 through 2012, officials said, with a focus on expanding 4G LTE mobile Internet coverage and enhancing the overall performance of its networks.
'We're pleased to learn that most of these are new union job opportunities at AT&T," said Linda L. Hinton, vice president, Communications Workers of America District 4, in a statement distributed by AT&T. "As Ohio continues to rebuild its economy, these union jobs are important to working families and to consumers and businesses, who will benefit from these investments in AT&T's networks."
AT&T's investments included deployment of new macrocell sites, small cells and distributed antenna systems across the state as a part of AT&T's Project Velocity IP, a three-year investment plan announced in 2012 to expand and enhance its IP broadband networks. The company also expanded and enhanced its 4G LTE network, which provides ultrafast mobile Internet speeds, and deployed new Wi-Fi hot spots.
AT&T full- and part-time positions offer competitive wages and benefits, officials said. “AT&T currently employs nearly 7,000 throughout Ohio and consistently hires new talent,” said Adam Grzybicki, president of AT&T Ohio. AT&T is regularly recognized for training and development programs that are among the best in the country, Grzybicki said, and invested $280 million training employees and another $26.6 million in tuition aid during 2012.
Over the past six years, AT&T has invested more capital into the U.S. economy than any other public company, Grzybicki said.
To see the available positions in Ohio and to apply for open positions, visit this website.
Published by The Business Journal, Youngstown, Ohio.
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