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Vista International to present career fair


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Posted Online: Jan. 29, 2013, 5:19 pm
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A Vista International Operations Career Fair will be held from 1 to 7 p.m. Thursday in rooms 103-104 at theWestern Illinois University-Quad Cities, Riverfront Campus, 3300 River Drive, Moline.

Employment opportunity presentations will be held at 2, 4 and 6 p.m. Vista International Operations is a global provider of enterprise-level information technology (IT) services, logistics management, and engineering support services to government and private industry.

Available positions include call center associate, computer system support specialist, database administrator, LAN administrator, system administrator, web developer, email administrator and application programmer. The career fair also will include positions with Vista Technical Services, another BBNC subsidiary.

Many of the positions will be based locally, while others are overseas positions, according to a news release. Vista has 348 employees worldwide, with an average salary of about $64,000, although salaries in Kuwait and Afghanistan can range from $100,000 to $190,000.

It also has an extensive benefits program.

For more information on Vista International Operations and the career fair, call Teresa Johnston at (563) 823-6657 or visit viops.com.



















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