There are 10 article(s) tagged hiring:

• June 2023

  • Local public defender’s office faces uphill hiring battle

    Hiring challenges and overwhelming caseloads for public defenders aren’t new. The local office is doing what it can to incentivize new recruits.

    By Aarron Fleming, Julia Baker June 13, 2023

• August 2020

  • AutoZone hiring 20,000 nationally

    Memphis-based AutoZone is going on a hiring spree, adding more than 20,000 full- and part-time employees.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff August 13, 2020

• January 2020

  • FedEx seeking 500 hub workers in job fair Saturday, Jan. 4

    FedEx Express is hiring for 500 permanent, part-time positions at the world hub in Memphis during a job fair Saturday, Jan. 4.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff January 03, 2020

• September 2019

  • FedEx looks to hire 3,250 in Memphis for peak

    FedEx is adding 3,250 workers in the Memphis area to help it handle a surge in package volume between Thanksgiving and Christmas.

    By Wayne Risher September 28, 2019

• December 2018

  • FedEx job fair set Saturday to hire 500 part-timers at Express hub

    FedEx is holding a job fair Saturday, Dec. 8, to fill 500 permanent part-time jobs at the FedEx Express world hub at Memphis International Airport.

    By Wayne Risher December 05, 2018

• November 2018

  • Career Corner: The interview feedback loop

    I’ve been talking to a number of job seekers lately about illegal interview questions. They keep coming up, and I keep asking myself why that is. When you’re a job seeker, you may not realize how common illegal questions are because you’re interviewing for only one or two jobs at a time. But, surprisingly, they’re popping up in job interviews quite a bit.

    By Angela Copeland November 28, 2018

• October 2018

  • Career Corner: Why job seekers walk away

    If you’re a hiring manager, there’s a good chance you’re finding it harder to hire this year than one year ago. The unemployment rate just fell to the lowest level since 1969, so the competition is fierce for good workers. In fact, it’s taking 82 percent longer to fill open jobs than just a few years ago in 2010. And, on average, it’s taking companies 31 days to hire.

    By Angela Copeland October 31, 2018

  • FedEx hubs ramping up hiring for holiday shipping season

    FedEx isn’t worried about recruiting employees for the coming peak season despite Amazon’s move to a $15 minimum wage starting Nov. 1, a high-ranking official said Friday.

    By Wayne Risher October 13, 2018

  • FedEx, Williams-Sonoma among firms hiring thousands

    FedEx will hire 3,800 people in the Memphis area for the holiday shipping season, out of 55,000 additional personnel systemwide.

    By Wayne Risher October 10, 2018

  • Career Corner: Purple unicorns don’t exist

    Dear Hiring Manager,

    By Angela Copeland October 03, 2018