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now to our
ongoing series
"here are the jobs." tonight, we're focusing on tech red ventures. it's a technology company headquartered just outside of charlotte. they are looking to fill more than 900 jobs this year. joining me now is elizabeth, red ventures vice president of
human capital
. thank you for coming on the show tonight.
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good evening, al. great to be here.
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let's start with what kinds of jobs are available?
>>
sure. we are actually looking to hire a wide variety of key roles throughout the organization. these positions range from very specialized roles, positions such as
web applications
developers,
web designers
,
paid search
and
natural search
engine optimization experts. all the way to business analysts. we're also looking for energetic and driven talent to join our expanding inside sales teams.
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now are these permanent jobs and where are they located in the country?
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yes, these are all full-time red ventures positions. we have a few spots still remaining for our summer internship program for rising college seniors. the positions are spread across all three of our locations. so our headquarters facility in ft. mill,
south carolina
, which is just about a mile from charlotte,
north carolina
. where we were recently named the best place to work for the second year in a row. and our two additional locations in
san antonio
, texas, and miami, florida.
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now most of the jobs are in sales and marketing, but does the company offer on-the-job training?
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absolutely, we do. you know, we do not necessarily require previous experience. so for our inside sales positions, we're looking for that self-starter, driven individual to come into our program. and we offer an extensive combination in classroom and on the job paid training. so regardless of previous experience, our training programs can really set candidates up for success within our organization.
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now your ceo has a quote that caught my eye. it says we love to find people that are motivated. we'll make
rock stars
out of them. what do you look for in a potential employee?
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so as i said, we are really -- we often say we're looking for the self person. the self-starter. the self-motivated, driven individual. we're really looking for athletes. people who want to win, have a strong desire to win and accomplish success and they have the willingness to put in the effort it takes to drive tremendous results. you know, we also are very entrepreneurial company. we enable our employees to behave like entrepreneurs without having to actually be one. so that entrepreneurial mind-set really lends itself toward success in our environment. and because we like to have fun at work, we also look for people who have a good sense of humor and are looking to have fun while they work hard.
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how do people apply?
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that's an easy one. red ventures.com. our website. there you'll find descriptions of all of our open positions, as well as the ability to apply online directly for those positions. but you'll also find profiles of our existing employees. you'll find insights into our culture. so redventures.com really does have it all. we'd also encourage them to check out our facebook page so you can hear more about our company and culture straight from our employees themselves.
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all right. elizabeth hunter-perrson, thanks for joining us tonight.
let us
know how it goes. and for all the information on our "here are the jobs" series, head to our website, politicsnation.msnbc.com and click on "here are the jobs." or
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