Cricket to Host Job Fair in Oklahoma City December 11th
OKLAHOMA CITY – December 3, 2007 – Cricket Communications, Inc, a leading provider of unlimited wireless services, will be recruiting new team members at an upcoming job fair on Tuesday, December 11, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Skirvin Hilton Hotel, located at One Park Avenue in downtown Oklahoma City.
Cricket is a dynamic and growing company. The company provides innovative, high-value wireless services to a fast-growing, young and ethnically diverse customer base. Cricket’s flat-rate, affordable wireless service is already offered to customers in 23 states nationwide, including Oklahoma in the Tulsa area. By expanding into the Oklahoma City community, Cricket will bring more than 150 jobs to the local economy, 60 of which will be with Cricket. The remainder of the positions will be provided by wireless dealers offering Cricket services. The 60 positions in Oklahoma City, combined with Cricket’s operations in Tulsa, will bring Cricket’s state-wide employment level to approximately 150 people.
“We are very excited to be launching our Cricket service in the Oklahoma area,” said Jeff Rogers, district director for Cricket. “Oklahoma City is a very important market to us, and we are already actively reaching out to the community to fill several key positions in order to ensure that we have the right team in place when we launch our affordable wireless service.”
The company is looking for local candidates to fill positions including retail sales representatives, indirect account managers, assistant retail business managers and retail business managers. Cricket offers employees an array of benefits including health care and welfare programs (medical, vision, dental, short-term disability, sick leave, long-term disability), paid vacation, life insurance and retirement options.
Qualified candidates must possess a high school diploma, a proven sales record and the drive to succeed. Those candidates who are unable to attend the job fair should apply online at www.mycricket.com. Cricket is an equal opportunity employer, values a diverse workforce, and supports a drug-free workplace.
About Cricket®
Cricket is a simple, affordable wireless service offering consumers and local businesses a flat-rate unlimited service over the latest technology, high-quality, all-digital CDMA2000 1X and 1xEV-DO wireless network. Designed for customers whose basic and advanced wireless needs have not been met by traditional communications companies, Cricket is the pioneer of unlimited services with no long-term commitments or credit checks required. Cricket offers customers access to a variety of the latest devices and feature-rich mobile applications such as unlimited text, instant and picture messaging, Mobile Web, popular games, ringtones and wallpapers. For more information on Cricket, visit www.mycricket.com. Cricket services are offered by Leap Wireless International, Inc., headquartered in San Diego, Calif. For more information on Leap, visit www.leapwireless.com.
