Career Opportunities
SCHWESER is part of Kaplan Professional
(www.kaplanprofessional.com),
a division of Kaplan, Inc. (www.kaplan.com),
a subsidiary of The Washington Post Company (www.washpostco.com).
Kaplan Professional is a leading provider of education and training solutions
to companies and individuals in the financial services, insurance, banking,
real estate, legal, information technology, and call center industries. Kaplan
Professional is an equal opportunity employer that offers a competitive salary
and benefit package. We are a fast growing, technology driven organization that
develops financial and accounting education products and services. We are adding
the following new positions to our organization:
Customer Service Positions
Application Instructions for Customer Service Jobs:
Send resume and cover letter to:
Schweser
Attn: HR
1905 Palace St.
La Crosse, WI 54603
Email to staff@schweser.com
Customer Service / Account Reps
Seeking energetic, self-motivated individuals to join our growing team! If you’re
dependable, learn quickly and can multi-task, we’d like to talk to you.
Responsibilities will include answering calls, placing orders, explaining our
products and services, data entry and promoting our company to clients in a
fast-paced, dynamic work environment. You must become well-versed in several
product lines with flexibility to adapt to changes with ease and optimism.
Required are excellent customer service and strong communication skills, MS
Office proficiency, 2+ year’s customer service experience, preferably
in a call center environment.
Information Technology Positions
Application Instructions for Information Technology Jobs:
Send resume, cover letter, salary expectations.
Schweser
Attn: IT
1905 Palace St.
La Crosse, WI 54603
Email to staff@schweser.com.
IT candidates who immediately complete the Kaplan
Professional Application will be given priority. Please mail or fax the
application to 608-779-5877.
Web Application Developer
This developer will work on our order entry and financial system using Service Oriented Architecture. The ideal candidate will possess an Associate's
or Bachelor's degree and 4 years of experience, or equivalent. 1-2 years of experience in any of the Object Oriented development languages such as
C++, JAVA, C#, or VB .NET in a desktop or web environment is required. SOAP Services experience is a plus. Knowledge of building scalable applications
with relational databases. 2-4 years of SQL experience with RDBMS (Oracle or SQL server) or MySQL is required. Experience with PHP and development
design patterns is desired. This software engineer must be a motivated quick learner with a can-do attitude, along with a strong attention to detail,
and a passion for learning.
Senior PHP Web Developer (eBusiness, eLearning, & Content Management)
These programmers will analyze and develop website applications, maintain websites,
and eLearning. Requires an Associates or Bachelors degree and 5 years of related
experience, or equivalent. Our desired skill set includes PHP, MySQL, HTML,
CSS, JavaScript, project management, and QA. A willingness to transition into
PHP/MySQL, based on similar experiences in other development environments will
be considered. Other preferred skills include Photoshop, Java, ActionScript
and Flash. Experience with eCommerce and eLearning are a plus.
Technical Support Representative
This individual will be responsible for providing technical support for our
Internet-based and electronic products via phone and email, as well as providing
tech support to webcasting. Requires knowledge of Windows Operating Systems
and PCs. Demonstrated ability as a team player and ability to comprehend complex
product line required. Customer service experience preferred, as well as some
HTML knowledge. Technical School or Bachelors Degree preferred, or equivalent
in Computer related experience is desired.