CARMEL– Insurance company GEICO is planning to bring more than 1,000 jobs to Carmel, Ind. as part of their plan to build a customer service center.
Gov. Mike Pence, joined by GEICO Chairman Tony Nicely, announced Monday that the insurance giant will lease office space in a 320,000-square-foot building located at 101 W. 103rd. Street, creating up to 1,200 new jobs by 2016.
“The bottom line is the unemployment rate is too high in the Hoosier State as I travel around Indiana it’s very clear despite the progress we’ve made Indiana’s economy is still struggling,” said Gov. Pence. “We have no choice but to remain bold and innovative that will make more days like today happen.”
The company said they plan to invest millions of dollars to lease, renovate and equip 109,000 square feet of the building. The office space, which is expected to be operational by late April, will house insurance agents, their training and supervisory teams and additional management and support staff.
“Indiana continues to win the business of leading corporations like GEICO,” said the governor. “While our greatest selling point is always our quality workforce, Indiana’s fiscal stability, low-tax climate and business-friendly policies make days like today happen. We welcome GEICO to Indiana and are confident the gecko will find that our state works for business.”
GEICO, a wholly owned subsidiary of Omaha, Neb.-based Berkshire Hathaway Inc., is the third largest private passenger auto insurer in the United States. The company ranks seventh on Fortune 500’s list of America’s largest companies.
“We’re very pleased that our substantial growth is making it possible for us to open a new office,” said Nicely. “We chose central Indiana because we know there is a talented and well-educated workforce in this area and we want to offer people long-term career opportunities as we continue to expand.”
GEICO officials said they plan to begin recruiting immediately. Interested candidates should apply here.
Pam
there are no jobs listed in Indiana to apply for!
Shannon at GEICO
Hi Pam – I am a GEICO HR associate and wanted to share this link with you: http://www.geico.jobs/indy. You can search and apply from there. There are currently 4 career tracks available: sales, customer service, management training, and an HR interviewer.
Thanks for your interest in GEICO!
We're proud to be in Indiana. — Shannon
ClanSmokeJaguar
lol…wait to shut Pam up!
Think she'll bite or will she find an excuse not to?
Pam
shut me up?? wow…..i had to go to work. jerk
Pam
Thank you Shannon for that link. I simply followed the link that was posted, but must have done so before the jobs were posted. Thank you so much!
Gat273
"there are no jobs listed in Indiana to apply for!"
Pam, thank you for your application and submitting to our basic sentence structure exam.
At this time, we've decided to go with a more qualified candidate.
Thank you for your interest.
Regards,
Aussie Lizard
Mrs. J
I agree with Pam…..so how do you apply?
blah
LOL at the bottom it says "Interested candidates should apply here."
I am not you
Haha you both just failed the first part of the application!
I am not you
Hard to believe that you are not employed.
Pam
just to clarify, when the story was first posted, there were no jobs listed on the GEICO website. Thank you Shannon for posting that, And I was not "shut up"…..I had to go to work. Thanks for your concern though!
Pam
*no jobs for Indiana
ClanSmokeJaguar
LMBAO!!!
Pam
i am aware……and when i clicked on that, there were no jobs listed in indiana at that time
Shannon at GEICO
Hi – I am a GEICO HR associate and wanted to share this link with you: http://www.geico.jobs/indy. You can search and apply from there. Thanks for your interest in GEICO! We're proud to be in Indiana. — Shannon
Melissa
what they are trying to say, is that the link does not provide jobs for the state of Indiana….
I am not you
but it does.
Pam
but…..it did NOT when I checked it when the story was first posted.
DT Smith
I am investing in rodent traps – that is where the growth will be found!
Shannon at GEICO
Hi – I am a GEICO HR associate and wanted to share this link with you: http://www.geico.jobs/indy. You can search and apply from there. Thanks for your interest in GEICO! We're proud to be in Indiana. — Shannon
Brandy
Applied…and already received an email for phone interview 🙂
Phung
Excellent site i'm intersted with starting triathlon myself i have to do a good ironman or ironman 75. 3