Veterans and a military spouse graduate from training program to work at Prudential El Paso Business & Technology Solutions center
Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE:PRU):
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The first cohort of trainees from the Prudential-Workforce Opportunities Services (WOS) VETalent program in El Paso, Texas will receive graduation certificates and will be officially welcomed to Prudential El Paso Business & Technology Solutions, a subsidiary of Prudential Financial, Inc. [NYSE:PRU]. | ||
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Who: |
Prudential Chairman and CEO John Strangfeld, Prudential Vice Chairman Mark Grier and other senior leaders from Prudential | ||
| El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser | |||
| Eight VETalent graduates seven military veterans and a military spouse | |||
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When: |
Thursday, November 13 at 11:30 a.m. | ||
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Where: |
Ft. Bliss | ||
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Centennial Banquet & Conference Center, Austin Room |
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| 11199 Sergeant E Churchill S | |||
| Biggs Field, TX 79916 | |||
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(A drivers license, passport or other government issued photo ID is required to enter Ft. Bliss.) |
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Editors Note: |
Prudential El Paso Business & Technology Solutions, is moving into its new building and is holding a special event earlier in the day. B-roll of the ribbon cutting will be available on a thumb drive for members of the press. |
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Background: |
Prudential will hire 300 employees in high quality positions at the center over the next three years, many of them veterans, military spouses, and service members in the Reserves or National Guard. | ||
| Todays graduates include seven military veterans and a military spouse. They were all trained through VETalent, an innovative work study program created by Prudential and WOS to help military veterans, reservists, members of the National Guard and military spouses learn professional skills and gain exposure to the corporate work environment. | |||
| Since it was created in 2010, VETalent has expanded at Prudential from Newark, N.J., where the company is headquartered, to many of its other business locations: Dubuque, Iowa; Dresher/Ft. Washington, Pa; Jacksonville, Fla; Hartford/Shelton, Conn; and now El Paso. | |||
About Workforce Outsource Services
Workforce Outsource Services is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization that helps companies build strong talent pipelines through unique work-study programs. WOS accomplishes this by placing talented, driven high-school graduates and military Veterans in scholarship programs that teach them actionable corporate skills as well as interpersonal/communication skills. For more information, please visit http://www.wforce.org/.
About Prudential Financial, Inc.
Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU), a financial services leader with more than $1 trillion of assets under management as of September 30, 2014, has operations in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Prudentials diverse and talented employees are committed to helping individual and institutional customers grow and protect their wealth through a variety of products and services, including life insurance, annuities, retirement-related services, mutual funds and investment management. In the U.S., Prudentials iconic Rock symbol has stood for strength, stability, expertise and innovation for more than a century. For more information, please visit www.news.prudential.com.
