Valerie Murzl, corporate vice president for human resources, said applicants who were scheduled for interviews Wednesday went through a 10-minute cursory interview with a recruiter. 'I’m just trying to look to make some more money, just like everyone else.' 'I’ve been a licensed (stylist) for almost two years, working out of my house,' she said. Sandy Stubbs, a 24-year-old part-time hairstylist, said she was looking for a position as a cocktail waitress. 'I would love to supplement my current job with four days here,' he said. 'It’s really simple, I’m hoping to add a second job,' said Janieson, 30, who works three nights a week as a bartender at Voodoo Lounge at the Rio. 'I’ve tried everything hoping that things would change for the better.'īut for Jacob Janieson and other candidates, the interviews with Station Casinos were an opportunity to pursue a second part-time job to help them make ends meet in a regions where the unemployment rate in November was 14.3 percent. 'Over that period of time, I’ve worked on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, driven a big rig and sold time shares,' he said. Levitt, 58, has been unemployed for two years after losing his job as general manager of a Salsa Mexican restaurant in Las Vegas. But after waiting for about an hour, he was given an interview. Robert Levitt turned up at the two-day hiring event Wednesday without an appointment. The gaming company, based in Las Vegas, employs 12,000 workers. The positions are part of a companywide effort to hire 1,000 full-time and part-time employees at Station’s 18 properties in Southern Nevada. The company will interview another 500 applicants today to fill positions within the food and beverage division at Red Rock Resort. Most of the people seeking employment with Station Casinos were invited after completing their applications online, a company executive said. Roberts, 46, was one of almost 500 potential employees who arrived throughout Wednesday for scheduled interviews with company executives in a crowded fifth-floor ballroom at Red Rock Resort. Las Vegas a few years ago had so many jobs.' 'I never thought this would happen to me. 'I’ve been on unemployment for six months,' he said. The former cashier at a gasoline station in Las Vegas has been searching for a job since being laid off. for 10 minutes meant a chance to finally get back to work. For Chris Roberts the opportunity to interview with a recruiter from Station Casinos Inc.

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