Thomas College
and Putnam Investments have announced a Putnam work-study program housed
at Thomas College. The College
also serves as a training center for Putnam’s expanding work-at-home
program in Maine. Putnam, a Boston-based investment management company that
manages $400 billion in assets and employs more than 6,000 people
worldwide, trains and employs Thomas College students in an on-campus
customer-service facility.
This newly renovated state-of-the-art facility was completed in November of
2000 and will be ready for the first class of student employees in
January.
Putnam
Investments Center at Thomas College
This partnership
signifies Putnam’s continued confidence in Maine as a focal point for
its student employment and work-at-home programs.
Gretchen Brown, Assistant Vice President
for Global Operations Services
“The Putnam opportunity is ideal for our students,” Thomas College
President George Spann said. “Without leaving campus, they can gain
valuable work experience and learn about the rapidly growing mutual fund
industry. The students will be able to work around their class schedule.
This work-study program could also lead to more permanent professional
careers with Putnam once they graduate.”
Putnam uses the Thomas College facility to expand its work-at-home program
in Maine. Since June, Putnam has been interviewing, training and hiring
Maine residents for its work-at-home program.Putnam’s initial goal is to hire 200 people to work from their
homes in jobs ranging from customer service to management.
Dan DiGirolamo, Assistant Vice President for Transfer
Agent Services
“We are extremely pleased with the overwhelming response we’ve
received to our work-at-home program,” said Putnam’s Daly. “We
received over 1,400 resumes from every corner of the state."
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Computer
Lab at the Putnam Center
While the
quantity of responses has far exceeded our expectations, the quality of
the applicants has been even more exceptional.”
Steve Levesque, Maine’s Commissioner of Economic
and Community Development, was also on hand during the October
announcement, showing the support of Maine’s Governor Angus King.
“This virtual, long-distance employment program creates opportunities
for Maine people no matter where they live,” said Levesque. “It also
emphasizes the importance of Maine’s advanced telecommunications network
and its impact on economic development in rural Maine.”
Ellen
Scascitelli, Employee Development Specialist
About Thomas College:Founded in 1894, Thomas College is committed to
offering its students the very best education and training to prepare them
for careers in the world of business, education, and public service.
The College offers degree programs in traditional business fields
such as accounting,
marketing,
and management;
and also offers students the opportunity to prepare for the high tech
workplace of today with degrees in information
technology and computer science.
The College’s graduate program offers an MBA
degree, as well as the only Master
of Science in Taxation and Master
of Science in Computer Technology Education available in the state.
For more information about the College, visit our web site at: www.thomas.edu.
About
Putnam InvestmentsFounded in 1937, Putnam Investments is one of the nation’s
oldest and largest money management firms. Putnam manages $400 billion for
12 million individual shareholder accounts and 1,000 institutional
clients. Putnam has offices in Boston, London and Tokyo. For more
information about Putnam, visit the “News & Outlook” section of
the company’s Web site, www.putnaminv.com.
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Putnam Investments Link
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