Convergys Corp. is planning a recruitment open house Saturday to fill 260 full-time seasonal jobs at its Chattanooga call center.
The open house will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Convergys contact center, 5600 Brainerd Road, Unit 3.
New employees will serve as gift advisers for Harry & David, a direct marketing and e-commerce company. The workers will have jobs until year's end.
"We're looking for sales-oriented individuals," said Tracey Palmer, site leader in Chattanooga.
Convergys employs 650 people in its Chattanooga operations.
VW reports higher U.S. sales
Volkswagen of America on Tuesday reported October sales climbed 17.9 percent over a year ago, with the new Jetta driving the increase.
The redesigned Jetta sold 5,464 cars in its first full month of sales, the best non-cash for clunker sales month for Jetta since 2005, according to VW.
Mark Barnes, Volks-wagen of America's chief operating officer, said it is "good to see the all-new Jetta getting off to such a promising start, and our TDI products to continue to do well."