Oneida Nation’s employee-recruitment effort continues with a virtual event on Feb. 4

VERONA, N.Y. — Oneida Nation Enterprises is now expanding its “New Year, New Career” recruitment effort to fill 150 positions by hosting its first-ever virtual career fair on Feb. 4.

The Oneida Nation in November announced it was working with Oneida County on the hospitality-recruitment campaign. The organization calls the first few months of recruiting “a successful launch,” per its Monday news release.

In the Feb. 4 event — streamed live on Turning Stone’s Facebook page beginning at 12 p.m. — job seekers will learn about the available hospitality and gaming job opportunities. They’ll also hear from those who are currently hiring in areas such as hotels, gaming, culinary, finance, restaurants, golf, and more.

Participants will also hear from current employees, including several new employees who have moved to upstate New York from Orlando, Florida.

After Disney announced layoffs for hospitality workers at its Orlando resorts, the Oneida Indian Nation partnered with Oneida County on the “New Year, New Career” campaign to fill more than 250 positions by targeting areas impacted the most by the pandemic, including Orlando, New York City, and Atlantic City.

The Oneida Nation said it created the campaign to “complement” its ongoing hiring efforts in the upstate region.

More than 100 people have accepted offers so far, including more than 70 Central New Yorkers, close to 30 individuals who relocated from Orlando, and “numerous” referrals from the Orlando recruits.

The open positions include full-time jobs, which are a combination of salaried and hourly positions. The roles include dealers, culinary, bartenders, restaurant and cocktail servers, hotel staff, housekeeping, and other gaming positions.