Best Buy – Geek Squad workers – Hiring on Layoffs ?

On the heels of saying it would lay off 600 Geek Squad workers, Best Buy Co. Inc.    says it will hire 500 skilled employees for the unit.

Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) spokesman Bruce Hight said Monday that the hiring should be complete by the end of the year.

“They’re restructuring, and some particular types of jobs that are less in demand are going away, and others that are more in demand are increasing,” he said.

The new Geek Squad jobs will focus less on repair and more on higher-skilled activities, such as working with small businesses…

via Best Buy will hire 500 skilled Geek Squad workers – Kansas City Business Journal.

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