http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080412/BUSINESS06/189503282Article published Saturday, April 12, 2008
3,184 applicants seek Bass Pro Shops jobs
More than 3,000 people applied for jobs at the 150,000 square-foot Bass Pro Shops being built in Rossford at a three-day job fair this week, company officials said.
The outdoor retailer, which is expected to open in mid-June, will soon begin notifying those among the 3,184 applicants that it wants to bring in for a follow-up interview. Successful candidates are expected to be notified if they’ve gotten the job by the end of this month.
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http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080408/BUSINESS06/86982841APPLICANTS GET PRE-DAWN START
Hundreds angle for jobs early at Bass Pro Shops' fair
Many at Rossford site have been unemployed for months
There was a point yesterday morning when the most visible sign of metro Toledo’s struggling economy stretched more than 600 feet through a parking lot in Rossford.
Hundreds of people — many unemployed for months — began lining up before dawn yesterday as outdoor retailer Bass Pro Shops began hiring 250 to 300 employees for its 150,000-square-foot store under construction in Rossford.
snip: Mr. Harre said all of the jobs being filled during the three-day job fair ranged from “above minimum wage” to well below $20 an hour, although he refused to disclose the actual salary range. Still, he said he and his management team were prepared for the onslaught of applicants in part after they saw similar numbers of people apply for work recently for two Menards stores.
“It’s good to be in a position to be able to provide jobs. They’re very much needed,” the store’s general manager said. An earlier effort online to hire the 15 members of the store’s management team generated 1,700 applications, he said.
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I almost threw the remote at the tv when a local news guy referred to the those retail positions as dream jobs. Our area is hurting badly, retail seems to be one of the few jobs still available.