[034] Education Center partners with National Pen to host job fair in Shelbyville

FOR RELEASE: Aug. 16, 2012

EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina Logue, 615-898-5081

 SHELBYVILLE — MTSU’s Middle Tennessee Education Center will host a job fair for National Pen Company from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 22, at the center, located at 200 Dover St. in Shelbyville.

National Pen, a Shelbyville-based provider of promotional products for businesses and professionals, is adding 100 potential new jobs to its workforce. Career opportunities include outbound sales, inbound sales and mail-order/verification.

Company officials said all positions include competitive base pay as well as commission or bonus potential.

Applications will be available at the center beginning Monday, Aug. 20. MTEC’s Lisa D. Moore said applications will be accepted on-site. Resumes will be accepted at the job fair.

The goal of Middle Tennessee Education Center is to make access to higher-education classes more convenient to students from Bedford, Coffee, Lincoln, Marshall, Moore, Rutherford and Williamson counties. The center strives to help students chart a path to improving their educational credentials and obtain more fulfilling, higher paying jobs.

 

For more information, contact Moore at 931-685-4444 or lisa.moore@mtsu.edu.

 

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