Laura Sable is three days into her new job. She's checking blow dryers on an assembly line. Two weeks ago she was in another line: a job fair at Greenspoint Mall, where a lot of people waited hours to land a job with Houston based CHI USA, the people behind all those flat-irons and beauty supplies.
Over 1,200 jobs were available. Sable was one of the first to get hired.
'I really thought I'd get a phone call," Sable said.
Inside the Human Resources Office, there are thousands of other applications. A stack of candidates they did not expect.
'I was thinking maybe a thousand," said Human Resources Manager, Jennifer Ray.
3,200 people attended the job fair, and another 3,000 people have since applied for a job. It means the company has had to hire people to help fill all those new jobs.
"After the event I looked at that stack and said how are we going to do that. We hired some temp workers to help with the data entry," Ray said.
That data entry takes time, enough to now slow the hiring process by as many as two months.
"I'm joyful I can offer jobs; I'm sorry there are so many people that are unemployed," Chi USA Founder Farouk Shami said.
After the initial 1,200 jobs, Shami hopes to create 1,000 new jobs a year through 2015.
Over 1,200 jobs were available. Sable was one of the first to get hired.
'I really thought I'd get a phone call," Sable said.
Inside the Human Resources Office, there are thousands of other applications. A stack of candidates they did not expect.
'I was thinking maybe a thousand," said Human Resources Manager, Jennifer Ray.
3,200 people attended the job fair, and another 3,000 people have since applied for a job. It means the company has had to hire people to help fill all those new jobs.
"After the event I looked at that stack and said how are we going to do that. We hired some temp workers to help with the data entry," Ray said.
That data entry takes time, enough to now slow the hiring process by as many as two months.
"I'm joyful I can offer jobs; I'm sorry there are so many people that are unemployed," Chi USA Founder Farouk Shami said.
After the initial 1,200 jobs, Shami hopes to create 1,000 new jobs a year through 2015.
