NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Eagle Media is hosting its Soar Hire hiring event later this month at Uptown Hutch.
"One of the things I like to say about things that you do is the best part of the first time you do it is the second," said Rick Kraus, the account manager in charge of the event for Eagle. "You always learn something and you tweak the process and you learn and you grow."
With an employment rate in Reno County at nearly full employment, business owners and HR professionals are continuing to look for opportunities to get in front of potential hires. Kraus has talked to some former colleagues in HR and their message is simple.
"We just don't have any people to interview," Kraus said. "Just to even have a chance to look at a couple of quality candidates to try to help them understand why working for business A is of much greater benefit than working for business B, to say, hey, just give us a shot, here's all that we can do for you. Salary is one piece, but there's lots of intangibles in terms of culture and benefit and signing bonuses that you see in a job posting. You can talk to an applicant and say, is this the right fit for me?"
Prospective employees also have a chance to win some help, even if they don't get a job.
"As a promotion to try to get applicants in the door, Eagle's offering four free $50 gas cards to people who show up. The criteria is simple, you come in the front door, you pick up our little slip and you get at least three businesses to initial that you visited their booth and you throw it in a box and four people will get $50 in free gas. The way things are right now at the pump, that is an added benefit."
Soar Hire 2.0 will be on Tuesday, April 26th from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Uptown Hutch at 1500 East 11th.