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Rosemont Casino Opens a Thousand Jobs for Local Residents

Posted on April 11th, 2011

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Doubters of casinos creating jobs in local communities should stand right around the corner from the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont. Last Friday alone, more than 5,000 job applicants spent a good part of their day in winding lines that saw them took turns meeting the management team of the new Rivers Casino at Des Plaines. “I had been planning on applying ever since they’ve been talking about building,” Tom Warman, a Des Plaines local, said. He was in line since 6 a.m. waiting for his turn to meet the top honchos of Midwest Gaming, the company running the job fair for Rivers.

At a ripe age of 62, Warman is still thick in the midst of working; over the last few years, he has moved from being warehouse supervisor from a manufacturing company to a substitute teacher at the local Maine East and West high school. He also had a stint at the local auto parts store as a merchandiser. Jobless for the next two years following the economic recession, Warman is eager to get back into working by getting a cashier’s job at the new facility. If construction and permitting activities proceed as planned, the new facility should be up and running by mid-July of this year.

Newton Long, another Des Plaines local, said that the size of the crowd was a definite indication of how slow recovery has been post recession. “I had no idea there’d be this many people this early.” Nick Infelise of Rolling Meadows said, “I’m looking for a nice company to work for. I’m a people person and I feel I will be a plus with my security experience for the Rivers Casino.” He added. Infelise worked as a Country depute sheriff in Cook. At 56, he says he has grown tired of his wife’s “honey list” and would relish the chance to get back to working. Lawrence Martin of Schaumburg is also out of the workforce for a year and a half and hopes this is his chance to get back in. He’s looking for a position in the human resources department. “When there’s an opportunity, I always find this energy,” he said. “Here’s an opportunity for several hundred people. Why can’t I be one?”

Of the 1,000 jobs to be filled and 5,000 participants in total just on that one Friday, competition figures to be stiff for all who lined up at the convention center. The Midwest Gaming management is looking to fill all positions from managerial to restaurant personnel and expects that Des Plaines will be able to provide all the skilled labor necessary to service these positions. The applicants were first shown a 7-minute video of the casino and what it intends to achieve as it looks forward to starting casino operations, after which the applicants were taken to a separate room to meet the management team.

However, Merrick Dresnin, Vice President of Human Resources straightened everyone’s expectations by explaining that the company would not accept applications nor offer jobs then and there. “With as many thousands of people that potentially could be there, it really is the most efficient way,” referring to the company’s advisory to course through all applications online by logging on to revierscasino.net and send in their resumes. “We’ve already exceeded 3,000 applications on that website. Obviously, after that’s going to go up tremendously. It’s going fantastic, the flow is nice, the quality of people is wonderful.” “This is an opportunity for us to get to meet the applicant pool and an opportunity for the community to get to meet us. We’re looking for top people who want to deliver the best in guest service. We’re getting what we need for the casino.” adds Dresnin.

The activity had every support by Des Plaines Mayor Marty Molan who urged unemployed citizens to take the chance and apply. “If we didn’t have a casino, we wouldn’t have this opportunity,” he said. “By the turnout here, obviously jobs is the number one issue.” Moylan touts the casino together with the sprawling 200,000 square foot facility in Rosemont to help citizens gain access to more jobs in the area. The formal hiring process kicks-off Monday when formal interviews begin.