Hospitality Hires North - May 29, 2024

EMPLOYER QUESTIONNAIRE

Cook County Tourism Alive, Chicago’s North Shore Convention and Visitors Bureau, Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association, Illinois Restaurant Association, Cook County Career Connector and the Illinois Department of Employment Security are excited to partner with the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership (The Partnership) to host the first Hospitality Hires North (HHN) event! Thank you for registering for its Hospitality Hires Northshore Event being held on May 29, 2024. from 9am-3pm, at Hilton Orrington/Evanston.

The purpose of this questionnaire is to obtain information about your company and your greatest hiring needs (top three positions) you will interview candidates for the event. Please submit your completed questionnaire and employment opportunities by May 20, 2024.

If you have any questions please contact Business Relations Specialist:

Marion Batey mbatey@chicookworks.org

We look forward to seeing you May 29, 2024!

Tell Us About Your Business/Organization

Name of Business/Organization *

Business FEIN: *

Primary Contact Person's Name: *

Title: *

Email: *

Phone Number: *

Please update your company's current logo in a high-resolution JPEG or SVG file: *

Tell Us About Your Employment Opportunities:

Which best describes your company? *

Retail

Hospitality

Food Service

Other

How many positions are you looking to fill? *

Position 1 - Job Title: *

Position 1 - Experience Level: *

Entry

Mid-Level

Senior

Executive

Position 1 Job Description:

Position Location/Address: *

Position 1 Shift: *

First Shift

Second Shift

Third Shift

Hourly Wage/Salary Range: *

Position 2 - Job Title: *

Position 2 - Experience Level: *

Entry

Mid-Level

Senior

Executive

Position 2 Job Description:

Position Location/Address: *

Position 2 Shift: *

First Shift

Second Shift

Third Shift

Hourly Wage/Salary Range: *

Position 3 - Job Title: *

Position 3 - Experience Level: *

Entry

Mid-Level

Senior

Executive

Position 3 Job Description:

Position Location/Address: *

Position 3 Shift: *

First Shift

Second Shift

Third Shift

Hourly Wage/Salary Range: *

Tell Us About Your Company's Hiring Requirements:

Minimum Hiring Age: *

Do you require employees to be vaccinated for Covid-19? *

High School Diploma/GED Required? *

Yes

No

Other Requirements, e.g. Food Handler Certificate: *

Is your company prepared to make "conditional" job offers during the hiring event? *

Yes

No

Please list any next steps a candidate should make after interviewing with your company and what level of follow-up should candidates expect from your company? *

Which of these best describes your application process? *

Online

Paper

Other

If you use a paper application, please upload that application here:

If you use an online application, please provide the link to your application site here:

Outside of the application submission and resume, should candidates include any other material (e.g., certifications)? *

Is there an online employment assessment? *

Yes

No

What is your company's method to notify candidates who do not fit the specifications of your employment process, i.e., unsuccessful application submission, background check, etc.? *

Event Coverage Information (day of event):

Each registration entitles the employer to 1 event table, with 2 interviewers present.

What is your interview method(s), company representative to job candidate? *

One to One

Two to One

Group

Other

What are the names and job titles of company representatives who will be conducting interviews (a minimum of two are required)? *

Will you require interview candidates to be masked during their interview with you? *

Yes

No

Employer Commitment

No later than 2 weeks following the event, each participating employer will receive an Excel spreadsheet containing the names of each job seeker with whom the employer met. We require the outcome of each individual job seeker to be provided. If your sheet does not list everyone your team met with, please list any additional job seekers on the sheet, along with their outcomes.

It is our goal and purpose to collect and report on the status of all event interviews. It is REQUIRED that all employer partners report interview outcomes at the end of the hiring event and 30, 60 and 90 days after hire or candidate decisions.

Types of post-event data to be requested:

(1) Number of candidates interviewed, including confirmation of individuals by name;

(2) Number of candidates not hired, including confirmation of individuals by name;

(3) Number of candidates declined, including confirmation of individuals by name;

(4) Projected hire date for each candidate interview;

(5) Number of candidates retained for 30, 60 and 90 days or longer, including confirmation of individuals by name;

(6) Number of candidates who were not retained for 30 days, including confirmation of individuals by name.

I AGREE TO PARTICIPATE IN PRE/POST EVENT PROJECT REPORTING *

Yes

No

I AGREE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DATA COLLECTION PROCESS *

Yes

No

Post Event Follow-Up

Is the company designee to receive the post-event follow-up information the same as the individual listed above? *

Yes

No

Other: Other:

Future Support Opportunities

Would you like to know more about other business services available via Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership, the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership Hospitality & Tourism Sector Center, and/or the American Job Centers located in your region in relation to the following:

a. On-the-Job Training (OJT) - Employer is reimbursed up to 90% of a new hire's wages for individuals hired who need additional assistance (training) acclimating to job requirements. *

Yes

No

b. Registered Apprenticeship Programs (RAP) - Employer-sponsored training program registered with Department of Labor to combine work-based learning and classroom learning. *

Yes

No

c. Incumbent Worker Training (IWT) - Employer provides customized training support for current employees who need updated credentials or job up-skilling: employer is reimbursed up to 50% of the training costs. *

Yes

No

d. Credentialing classes for the retail industry including the National Retail Federation Industry Fundamentals, Customer Service and Sales and Advanced Customer Service and Sales training programs. *

Yes

No

e. Credentialing classes for the hospitality industry including ServSafe Food Handling and Skills, Tasks and Results Training for Hospitality. *

Yes

No

f. Retail-Focused Skills Assessment - Skills assessment for current or potential employees to determine where additional training may be needed. *

Yes

No

g. Hiring/Recruiting Assistance - Referrals of pre-screened employment candidates based on position requirements and job description(s), and/or facilitate hiring events. *

Yes

No

h. Layoff event services *

Yes

No

Please identify who we should follow-up with regarding the above Future Support Opportunities:

Name & Title: *

Email Address: *

The Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership and Pyramid Partnership, Inc. are Equal Opportunity Employers. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.

Funding for this program is made possible through a grant provided by the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership. This workforce product was funded by a grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration. For more information, please visit ChiCookWorks.org/DOL-Funding.