{THESTREETZMORNINGTAKEOVER} ATLANTA HAWKS HIRING 900 PEOPLE FOR THE NEWLY RENOVATED PHILIPS ARENA

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HAVING TROUBLE JOB HUNTING? WELL HAVE NO FEAR!

The Atlanta Hawks are filling more than 900 new jobs for the newly renovated and transformed Philips Arena. Positions will include everything from jobs in guest services, housekeeping and security to bartenders and servers.

To apply for jobs go to the Hawks employment page, transformation.hawks.com/employment/

The Hawks plans to  participate in a job fair at Georgia State and other job fairs during the coming weeks and will announce details at a later date. The massive hiring push will begin during the coming day by filling approximately 40 guest services captains roles. The process begins with 150 pre-screened candidates who been invited to a multi-location interview during the coming days that will include stops at the arena’s interactive preview sales center, the venue’s active construction zone and the Skyview Ferris Wheel. Each stop is designed to educate potential new hires on the extensive changes going on at the 20-year-old building and convey the fun and high-energy atmosphere of the workplace.

“We are determined to make the employee experience at Philips Arena as great as the guest experience,” said David Garcia, Vice President of Guest Experience in a press release. “Anyone can say that, but we want show it. This event is the first step in showing candidates how fun, exciting, and rewarding it will be to work at Philips Arena.”

Philips Arena, which underwent a $192.5 million renovation, recently announced fan-friendly food pricing which will be featured during each of the nearly-200 events at Philips Arena, including Atlanta Hawks games, concerts and shows, with a reach of almost two million fans annually.

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