Job fairs for Toledo casino scheduled

Hollywood Casino will hold a series of job fairs this month to fill some of the 800 to 900 positions needed to staff the Toledo gambling facility.

The casino will hire about 1,200 people, and the job fairs are an efficient way to conduct interviews, said Chrystal Herndon, vice president of human resources for Hollywood.

The casino has been flooded with job applications, and the job fairs ensure people are not left wondering whether their application has been vetted, Ms. Herndon said.

The job fairs are scheduled for:

3 to 6 p.m. Tuesday at Raceway Park, 5700 Telegraph Rd.

11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 19 at Bowling Green State University's Stroh Center.

11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 23 at the Owens Community College Student Health and Activities Center.

The open positions are in food and beverage, maintenance and janitorial, security and surveillance, slot operations and table games, and cage cashiers.

To apply, visit www.hollywoodcasinotoledo.com. People going to the career fairs will be interviewed after they file an application. People with a criminal record are not eligible, and candidates must be at least 21 years of age and have a high school diploma.

There is no firm start date for employment, Ms. Herndon said. The casino was scheduled to open this spring but that has been delayed until early summer.

People hired to work at the casino will be given a time period when work could start, Ms. Herndon said. She said she did not know when the casino would open.