Sprint Joins Forces with the White House; Pledges to Hire 2,500 Veterans
May 05 2016 - 5:10PM
Business Wire
Company furthers commitment to support
veterans, active military personnel and their families
Sprint (NYSE: S), a company widely recognized for its commitment
to hiring military veterans and their families, today announced
that it plans to hire 2,500 military veterans during the next five
years as part of Joining Forces, a White House initiative aimed at
expanding employment and career development opportunities for
veterans and military spouses. Sprint is one of more than 50
leading U.S. telecommunications and technology organizations that
pledged to hire a combined 100,000 veterans or military spouses by
the end of 2021.
“We owe a tremendous amount of respect and gratitude to the
brave men and women who serve our country,” said Sandy
Price, senior vice president of Human Resources at Sprint.
“Veterans have valuable and unique skills which strengthen our
workforce. It is important that we provide rewarding professional
opportunities, and a supportive work environment, for veterans and
their spouses and partners.”
Sprint’s military recruitment program focuses on hiring
veterans, members of the Reserve and National Guard, as well as
active members in the military and their spouses or other family
members. Additionally, Sprint assists veterans in their transition
to the civilian workforce through the VETS (Veterans and Employees
helping others Through Sprint) employee resource group (ERG). The
VETS ERG provides professional development and mentoring
opportunities and has more than 800 members nationwide.
Sprint has received numerous accolades for supporting and hiring
military veterans and their families, including being named a “Top
50 Military-Friendly Employer” by G.I. Jobs magazine for the last
10 consecutive years. Sprint has also been recognized as a Most
Valuable Employer for Military by CivilianJobs.com for the past
seven years.
About Sprint
Sprint (NYSE: S) is a communications services company
that creates more and better ways to connect its customers to
the things they care about most. Sprint served more than 58.8
million connections as of March 31, 2016 and is widely recognized
for developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies,
including the first wireless 4G service from a national carrier in
the United States; leading no-contract brands including Virgin
Mobile USA, Boost Mobile, and Assurance Wireless; instant national
and international push-to-talk capabilities; and a global Tier 1
Internet backbone. Sprint has been named to the Dow Jones
Sustainability Index (DJSI) North America for the past five years.
You can learn more and visit Sprint at www.sprint.com or
www.facebook.com/sprint and www.twitter.com/sprint.
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SprintMichelle Boyd, 913-315-3982Michelle.Boyd@Sprint.com
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