MIAMI (CBSMiami.com) – The economic recovery may be happening in some areas, but with unemployment in Miami-Dade County soaring above 13 percent, jobs are a scarce commodity. But Walmart is trying to change that statistic.
Walmart has setup a temporary hiring center at the Miami-Dade County Fair & Expo Center to help handle the hiring of more than 350 workers for its new store being constructed near the intersection of 87th Avenue and Coral Way in Miami.
Construction on the store will employ 400 people, with 350 permanent positions being offered once the store opens up.
“I like to see the construction, the new stores opening up, I think things are starting to come back in a new way,” said shopper Darlene Sacks.
The hiring center will be open a total of 45 days and will take job applications from Monday through Friday, August 5. The center will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
It is welcome news for job seekers.
“I been looking for work and I really haven’t been getting call backs or anything,” said Victoria Obarrio, who has been out of work for three years. “I’ve placed a lot of applications everywhere, I just haven’t gotten nothing.”
The company asked for applicants to submit applications online before coming to the hiring center.
Walmart is hoping to get some new employees looking for job growth opportunities.
“I myself I’ve been working for Walmart fo 12 years,” said General Manager Kevin Perry. “I started as an hourly intern and I never thought that 12 years later I’d be running my own store.”
The hirings will cover positions including: supervisors, managers, cashiers, and others.
