Cricket to Host Job Fair in Washington, DC, April 7th and 9th
WASHINGTON, DC – April 1 – Cricket Communications, Inc, a leading provider of unlimited wireless services, will be recruiting new team members at an upcoming job fair on Tuesday, April 7, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Hilton Washington, DC/Silver Spring, located at 8727 Colesville Road in Silver Spring, MD, and Thursday, April 9, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Capital Hilton Hotel, located at 1001, 16th Street, NW in Washington, DC.
Cricket is a dynamic and growing company that 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 30 states nationwide. By expanding into the Washington, DC, area, Cricket will bring more than 430 jobs to the local economy, approximately 170 of which will be with Cricket. The remainder of the positions will be provided by wireless dealers offering Cricket services.
“As we ramp up to launch our flat-rate, unlimited service in the Washington, DC, area, we are excited to build a team with local talent and are actively recruiting in the community to fill numerous key positions,” said Zubin Kapur, area general manager for Cricket. “During a time of economic instability, launching Cricket’s affordable wireless services means economic growth for our community and reliable wireless service for people previously underserved.”
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 the pioneer of simple and affordable unlimited wireless services with no long-term commitments or credit checks required serving more than four million customers in 32 states. Cricket offers wireless voice and broadband Internet services over the latest technology, high-quality, all-digital 3G CDMA2000 1X and 1xEV-DO wireless network. Cricket’s wireless voice service plans include unlimited anytime minutes, unlimited U.S. long distance, unlimited text and picture messaging, unlimited text to Mexico, unlimited Mobile Web, unlimited directory assistance, as well as a variety of calling features and feature-rich mobile applications such as popular games, ringtones and wallpapers. Cricket Broadband provides unlimited Internet access anywhere within Cricket’s coverage areas at speeds comparable to DSL. For more information on Cricket, visit www.mycricket.com. Cricket is offered by Leap Wireless International, Inc., headquartered in San Diego, Calif. For more information on Leap, visit www.leapwireless.com.
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