But after waiting for about an hour, he was given an interview. Robert Levitt turned up at the two-day hiring event Wednesday without an appointment. The gaming company, based in Las Vegas, employs 12,000 workers. The positions are part of a companywide effort to hire 1,000 full-time and part-time employees at Station’s 18 properties in Southern Nevada. The company will interview another 500 applicants today to fill positions within the food and beverage division at Red Rock Resort. Most of the people seeking employment with Station Casinos were invited after completing their applications online, a company executive said. Roberts, 46, was one of almost 500 potential employees who arrived throughout Wednesday for scheduled interviews with company executives in a crowded fifth-floor ballroom at Red Rock Resort. Las Vegas a few years ago had so many jobs.' 'I never thought this would happen to me. 'I’ve been on unemployment for six months,' he said. The former cashier at a gasoline station in Las Vegas has been searching for a job since being laid off. for 10 minutes meant a chance to finally get back to work. For Chris Roberts the opportunity to interview with a recruiter from Station Casinos Inc.
