Hundreds of job candidates flock to interview for 1,400 open positions;
Orange County job fair scheduled for Goshen on Saturday
MONTICELLO, N.Y. (Dec. 15, 2017) – Hundreds of applicants flocked to a job fair in Rock Hill hosted by Resorts World Catskills on Thursday, Dec. 14. They were vying for the approximately 1,400 open positions at the resort casino set to open in the Town of Thompson in Sullivan County in mid-February.
Resorts World Catskills executives were at the Ramada at the Sullivan Event Center throughout the day, accepting applications and interviewing candidates for a variety of employment categories ranging from housekeeping, food and beverage, hotel operations, cage cashiering operations and finance to security, marketing and slot operations. Successful candidates received conditional offers of employment[1].
“The dream of a resort casino in the Catskills is finally coming to fruition, and nothing makes it more real than 1,400 new jobs coming to the Hudson Valley,” said Charles A. Degliomini, Executive Vice President of Resorts World Catskills. “These are good paying positions with benefits. Anyone exhibiting talent and dedication can make a great career for themselves in this exciting industry.”
Another job fair will be held at the following location and time tomorrow:
Orange County – Goshen
When: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday December 16
Where: Emergency Services Center, 22 Wells Farm Road, Goshen, N.Y.
A job fair is also planned in Ulster County in the coming weeks.
All job candidates that plan to attend the job fair in Goshen and Ulster County are advised to go to https://rwcatskills.com/careers.html and apply online for the positions they are interested in, prior to attending the job fair. Positions for which Resorts World Catskills is currently hiring are listed on this career web page.
Attendees are encouraged to bring their resumes and valid government-issued identification to the job fair and be prepared for screening and interviews. On-the-spot conditional offers of employment will be made to qualified candidates[2].
Specific jobs will include housekeeping attendants, sous chef, bartenders, IT technicians, EMTs, security officers, cashiers, cooks and servers, among others.
Resorts World Catskills announced on Thursday it anticipates the opening of the resort casino will occur in time to herald in the Lunar New Year, with celebrations commencing in mid-February 2018.
About the Company
The Company was awarded a gaming facility license by the New York State Gaming Commission to develop and operate a resort casino to be located at the site of a four-season destination resort being developed in the Town of Thompson in Sullivan County, approximately 90 miles from New York City. The Company is the sole holder of a gaming facility license in the Hudson Valley-Catskills Area, which consists of Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Sullivan and Ulster counties in New York State.
Resorts World Catskills will include an 18-story hotel, casino and entertainment complex with approximately 100,000 square feet of casino floor, featuring over 150 live table games, 2,150 state of the art slot machines, a poker room and private gaming salons. Guest amenities will include 332 all-suite luxury rooms, which include 12 penthouse suites, 8 garden suites and 7 two-story villas, two indoor pools, a spa and fitness center — all designed to meet 5-star and 5-diamond standards. Guests will be able to choose from over 10 varied bar and restaurant experiences, including fine dining, and an Italian steakhouse created by celebrity chef Scott Conant. Guests can also enjoy year-round live entertainment at the over 2,500-seat event center, casino bars, restaurants and lounges.
The destination resort in which Resorts World Catskills is located will also include an entertainment village providing additional entertainment, food and accommodations and a Rees Jones-redesigned golf course, both of which are being developed by subsidiaries of Empire. In addition, the destination resort will include an indoor waterpark lodge.
The Company also owns and operates Monticello Casino and Raceway, a 45,000-square foot video gaming machine and harness horseracing facility located in Monticello, New York, approximately 90 miles northwest of New York City.
Further information about the Company is available at http://www.empireresorts.com/, https://rwcatskills.com/ and https://monticellocasinoandraceway.com/.
If you or someone you know needs help, help is available. Call 1-877-8-HOPENY or Text HOPENY (46769).
[1] All conditional offers of employment are contingent upon successfully passing pre-employment processing and obtaining the appropriate casino license or registration from the NYSGC.
[2] All conditional offers of employment are contingent upon successfully passing pre-employment processing and obtaining the appropriate casino license or registration from the NYSGC.
