Comcast to Host Career Fair for Military Community at New Charleston Center of Excellence

Event supports company’s effort to fill 10,000 jobs nationwide with members of the military and National Guard and Reserve, veterans and military spouses by the end of 2017

WHAT: Comcast will host a career networking event for Charleston’s military community on June 14, where attendees will have the chance to learn more about job opportunities at the company. Comcast is seeking to fill more than 100 customer care and technical operations positions at its Charleston Center of Excellence and at Comcast’s other local facilities.

Comcast recently celebrated the grand opening of its new Center of Excellence in North Charleston. Overall, Comcast is bringing more than 550 new jobs to the $21.4 million, 80,000 square-foot facility.

WHO: Those interested in employment opportunities with Comcast can review job profiles and apply for open positions at jobs.comcast.com. Qualified candidates should bring copies of their resume to the event.  Participants must be members of the military community – veterans, National Guard and Reserve members, and military spouses.

Comcast is an equal opportunity employer and offers extensive career-path options along with competitive pay, medical, dental and prescription benefits, retirement investment options, and free and discounted Comcast services.

WHEN: Wednesday, June 14, 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

WHERE: 3450 Ingleside Blvd. near U.S. Route 78 in North Charleston.

Background: Comcast NBCUniversal is on track to hire more than 10,000 members of the military community by the end of this year, meeting the goal of a three-year hiring commitment made in May 2015. As part of that pledge, military community employees are able to utilize a suite of benefits specific to their needs; for National Guard and Reserve members, this includes 15 days paid time off annually for their military training in addition to their normal paid time off.

Additionally, if they are called to active duty, the company matches the difference between their military base pay and their Comcast salary, and provides continued benefits (health, 401(k), etc.) for up to three years.

Recently, U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis announced that Comcast NBCUniversal was among the 15 recipients of the 2017 Secretary of Defense Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) “Freedom Award,” the highest honor the Department of Defense awards to employers for support of their National Guard and Reserve employees.