Lowcountry hiring boom, many employers begging for help as business gets back to normal
Lowcountry hiring boom, many employers begging for help as business gets back to normal
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Updated: 5:24 PM EDT Apr 1, 2021
Lowcountry hiring boom, many employers begging for help as business gets back to normal
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Updated: 5:24 PM EDT Apr 1, 2021
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A LOWCOUNTRY HIRING BOOM. LAST YEAR -- THE PANDEMIC LEFT *SO MANY PEOPLE UNEMPLOYED -- OR *UNDEREMPLOYED. NOW... AS BUSINESSES BEGIN TO GET BACK TO A NEW NORMAL... SOME EMPLOYERS ARE BEGGING FOR HELP. TOURISTS ARE BACK IN FULL FORCE ON HILTON HEAD ISLAND. AMIE BAIMA, OWNER OF SKILLETS CAFE & GRILL: "THEY CAME OUT IN A VENGEANCE. I THINK EVERYBODY WAS LOCKED UP FOR SO LONG AND THE WEATHER HAS BEEN GREAT. STIMULUS CHECKS CAME OUT. LET'S GO ON VACATION." AMIE BAIMA, OWNER OF SKILLETS CAFE & GRILL SAYS - THIS IS GREAT FOR BUSINESS. BUT THERE'S A SERIOUS PROBLEM: A LACK OF WORKERS. SHE'S HIRING FOR *EVERY POSITION RIGHT NOW - FROM SERVERS, HOSTESSES, BUSSERS AND DISHWASHERS. SOT BAIMA: "WE'RE WILLING TO HIRE ANYONE THAT'S WILLING TO WORK." FOOD AND BEVERAGE ISN'T THE ONLY INDUSTRY STRUGGLING WHEN IT COMES TO HELP. EXPRESS EMPLOYMENT PROFESSIONALS IS A STAFFING COMPANY IN BLUFFTON - AND THE OWNER SAYS THERE'S A HIRING BOOM ACROSS *ALL INDUSTRIES. SOT DEVLIN LEVIN, OWNER OF EXPRESS EMPLOYMENT PROFESSIONALS BLUFFTON: "WE'RE HIRING FOR MANUFACTURING, CONSTRUCTION, OFFICE PERSONAL, CUSTOMER SERVICE ALL THE WAY TO ENGINEERING AND DESIGN LEVIN SAYS TOURISM AND NEW BUSINESSES COMING TO THE AREA ARE PART OF THE REASON BEHIND THE HIRING SPIKE. BUT STIMULUS CHECKS AND UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS ARE PLAYING A ROLE TOO. SOT LEVIN: "THERE'S A LOT OF UNMOTIVATED APPLICANTS OUT THERE THAT WE NEED TO GET BACK INTO THE WORKFORCE TO REALLY HELP FULFILL THESE POSITIONS. IF YOU'RE IN NEED OF A JOB OR LOOKING TO HIRE, WE HAVE EXPRESS EMPLOYMENT PROFESSIONALS' CONTACT INFO ON OUR WEBSITE - WJCL DOT