Sodexo to hire 20,000 employees in U.S. in next 60 days
Staff Writer |
Sodexo, a food services and facilities management company, announced its plans to hire 20,000 employees in the U.S. in the next 60 days in preparation for the 2018-2019 school year.
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Sodexo is currently hosting job fairs to help fill open positions from food service, cooks, cashiers and catering to landscaping, electricians and more.
Major universities hiring include: The University of Vermont (Burlington, Vt.), Florida State University (Tallahassee, Fla.), Gonzaga University (Spokane, Wash.), Liberty University (Lynchburg, Va.), Loyola Marymount University (Los Angeles, Calif.), George Mason University (Fairfax, Va.), North Carolina A&T State University (Greensboro, N.C.), Tulane University (New Orleans, La.), Creighton University (Omaha, Neb.), The College of William and Mary (Williamsburg, Va.) and University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (Eau Claire, Wis.).
Many of the current openings are front line and entry-level positions and are a mix of seasonal and permanent to part-time. For more information, visit SodexoUSA.jobs.
Last year, in the U.S., Sodexo promoted more than 500 hourly employees into manager positions. Sodexo prides itself on being a great place to work and is committed to providing a variety of tools and resources to support employees' career goals, including training and mentoring.
For employees who are interested in flexible work arrangements, Sodexo offers several options to support individuals and their work preferences from schedule adjustments and job sharing to alternative office locations.
In fact, Sodexo was recently named to Flex Job's Top 100 Companies for Remote Workers.
Additionally, Sodexo has been recognized for its commitment to diversity and inclusion, including being named as a Catalyst award winner in 2012 and ranked on the top 10 of DiversityInc magazine's 'Top 50 Companies for Diversity' list for the 9th consecutive year.
Sodexo was also named to FORTUNE Magazine's Change the Word list and recognized among the Best Companies for Multicultural Women by Working Mother Magazine.
Sodexo provides food services at more than 625 colleges and universities and employs 47,449 across the U.S.
Additionally, Sodexo provides services to many of the nation's top leisure destinations, the majority of U.S. airport lounges at major international airports and is a leading provider of concessions for stadiums, including West Virginia University, Michigan State University and Florida State University featuring Celebrity Chef Art Smith. ■