Employers offering perks to attract new job candidates
Some calling it an employee market Share Updated: 8:41 PM EDT Apr 27, 2021
Some calling it an employee market Share Updated: 8:41 PM EDT Apr 27, 2021
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Show Transcript WMTW NEWS 8 S JIM KEITHLEY SHOWS US JUST HOW COMPETITIVE IT IS OUT THERE. R-S-V-P- ON FOREST AVENUE - HAS SEVERAL JOBS OPENING - OFFERING 1- THOUSAND DOLLAR HIRING BONUSES. AT ONE CORNER ON FOREST AVENUE FOUR COMPANIES HIRING.. BOW STREET MARKET. C-V-S. MAINE WORKS. PROMPTO PAYING 13-DOLLARS-AN HOUR. ON THE SAME CORNER, WE SEE THIS SIGN - A HIRING EVENT. IT HAPPENS TO BE TODAY. SEVENTEEN DOLLARS AN HOUR. ON-THE-SPOT OFFERS. LET S CHECK IT OUT. KERRY IS A MANUFACTURING COMPANY - TUCKED IN PORTLAND S INDUSTRIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. HERE THEY PRODUCE COFFEE EXTRACT - WE SPOKE WITH THE PLANT MANAGER AND H-R DIRECTOR - NO ONE SHOWED UP FOR THEIR HIRING EVENT.EXCEPT US. RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE ABOUT 38 FULL-TIME E