Comcast plans to hire 100 workers at Scio Township call center; career fair Tuesday
Cable giant Comcast plans to hire 100 workers for its Scio Township call center, the company announced today.
Comcast also said it would host a career open house and conduct interviews from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday at its "advanced product service center" at 5775 Interface Drive in Scio Township facility.
Comcast emphasized that applicants must first apply online and that there is no phone number to call for more information. The company said in a statement that workers must have "at least two years of experience in customer service, new business or residential sales" and at least a high school degree or GED.
The 100 "technical support specialist" jobs are new jobs for Scio Townsihp, Comcast spokesman Patrick Paterno said in an e-mail. The Scio facility has been open since 2003.
Comcast employs about 4,000 workers in Michigan.
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Comments
djacks24
Tue, Dec 7, 2010 : 11:38 a.m.
I worked there for a year and a half doing tech support. Not bad pay, really decent benefits. Also a high stress position taking call after call of mostly frustrated, dissatisfied customers. A few people thrived in that environment, but mostly it was a revolving door. I swear every week I would see new people or they would be bringing in a new class of 30 or so people for the 3 weeks of training. Its been since 2007 since I left. Maybe now with fewer prospects, people may be sticking it out longer. If I had no other prospects I wouldn't hesitate to go back there again. But they are always looking for people to work there even if you missed this job fair.
Snarf Oscar Boondoggle
Tue, Nov 30, 2010 : 6:13 p.m.
for the record.. betwieen dte and the crumb-crust cabal, i actually prefer... dte.
CynicA2
Tue, Nov 30, 2010 : 3:38 p.m.
As of last night when I tried to pull-up the app via the link in the article, I got the same result as Snarf - "No events scheduled", so I tried to find the job posting directly on their web site, an awkward task at best. I found the posting, and quickly discovered it wouldn't open when I hit "Apply". All I wanted to do was look at the application, so I tried again later with the same result. I guess I needed "technical support". Over the years I've noticed that nothing with Comcast is ever easy. From bill paying over the phone to resolving technical issues, it's like pulling teeth. Almost as bad as DTE - God help you if you ever have problems with them. I wonder how many showed-up for Comcast's cattle call today?
Nathan Bomey
Tue, Nov 30, 2010 : 12:45 p.m.
It appears that -- with the career fair starting about four hours ago -- it's no longer possible to apply online.
Snarf Oscar Boondoggle
Tue, Nov 30, 2010 : 12:40 p.m.
ummm, "Comcast emphasized that applicants must first apply online and that there" but: comcast.com/about/careers/CareerEvents.ashx shows NOTHING as of thies time/date.
clownfish
Tue, Nov 30, 2010 : 9:23 a.m.
100 entry level jobs for people with HS or GED's. It's a good thing. If one is unemployed, one has the time to navigate the on-line app process.
Geek Chick
Mon, Nov 29, 2010 : 10:37 p.m.
Horribly time-consuming online app for Comcast. They saved info field by field, instead of a page of fields. Five hours of agony. Just show up. If you pass the screener, then do the app.
Eric
Mon, Nov 29, 2010 : 10:33 p.m.
Say what you will about Comcast but they take care of their employees. It's a great place to establish a career with long-term employment opportunities. It is what you make of it. But there are alot of people out there that could do worse than what Comcast has to offer. Good luck to everyone out there!
Chase Ingersoll
Mon, Nov 29, 2010 : 9:16 p.m.
I think these are the positions that start at $13.00 an hour. 4 weeks of paid training. Many could do a lot worse. Tech support is different from inbound customer service. Since the job is going to be on a computer, requiring an online application and seeing who shows up in person is an obvious way to efficiently screen applicants. You can kick dirt at Comcast for a lot of reasons, but the structure of the hiring process for this position is not one of them.
FredMax
Mon, Nov 29, 2010 : 8:05 p.m.
"no phone number to call for more information" "must first apply online " They should call it an emasculation fair. Fill out a time-consuming application and waste a whole day for a 15 minute screening interview. I'll move to Texas before I go to another cattle call.