The WDSGlobal call center here has hired more than 400 workers and hopes to hire close to 200 more within the next two weeks.

“We are getting very close to hitting our commitment for our next round of classes,” site director Jack Kozeny on Monday said. “We have hired over 400 employees already, and we only need to hire 195 more to reach our goal. It (hiring) has been real good. Last week, we offered jobs to roughly 100 people.”

Kozeny recommends that those wanting to work for the company should apply immediately. Interested persons should fill out the application online at www.wdsglobal.com/careers.

“We will have an open house and job fair on Saturday. We will do on-the-spot testing, interviewing and hiring at our location at I-44 and Airport Drive,” he explained. “If they are planning on coming to the job fair, it would be good for them to go ahead and apply online. It will save them some time.”

The open house and job fair will be from
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The company had received more than 1,200 applications by mid-May. More than 300 workers had been hired by early June.

The pay range, he said, starts at $8.15 per hour, and full- and part-time jobs are available. Part-time workers are required to work 24 hours a week.

The center held its first training session in May.

In an earlier Times Record News story, Kozeny said, “The WDSGlobal team is looking for self-motivated, goal-oriented people that are looking to work and grow in a fun, fast-paced environment.”

He said the center will work exclusively for a major wireless provider. It will be customer service only.

WDSGlobal is an international company.

The Wichita Falls location is in the former Avis/Budget call center facility.