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Mona Shield Payne / Special to the Sun
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas debuts its signature marquee featuring full-bleed videos on Aug. 3, 2010.
Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010 | 1:50 a.m.
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- Cosmopolitan is still wrestling with disgruntled condo buyers (9-20-2010)
- Cosmopolitan, Marriott International announce partnership (8-25-2010)
- Cosmopolitan resort-casino unveils Strip marquee (8-3-2010)
- Cosmopolitan taking reservations for December debeut (6-30-2010)
- Deutsche Bank drowning in Vegas on Cosmopolitan (11-16-2009)
- Deutsche Bank offers settlement to Cosmopolitan buyers (10-19-2009)
- Fontainebleau: Bank wanted to minimize Cosmopolitan competition (5-12-2009)
- MGM, Dubai World reach CityCenter agreement; lawsuit dropped (4-29-2009)
- Displeased with Cosmopolitan’s interior, bank rethinks decor (3-6-2009)
Map of Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
3708 S. Las Vegas Blvd. , Las Vegas
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas is ramping up its hiring process with a virtual job fair today in an effort to fill thousands of open positions at the resort.
The virtual job fair will be from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Cosmopolitan’s website, in place of a traditional, in-person job fair. The event will allow jobseekers to interact with recruiters and learn about open positions through video discussions.
The $3.9 billion resort owned by Deutsche Bank plans to employ about 5,000 workers by its mid-December opening. Sherry Harris, chief strategy officer at Cosmopolitan, said Cosmopolitan already has made between 500 and 700 job offers.
Harris said the virtual job fair format will allow applicants to connect from any location, rather than forcing them to travel to Las Vegas to stand in line for a chance to speak to a recruiter for only a few minutes. Harris said Cosmopolitan isn't planning on hosting an in-person job fair.
“This is fitting for us because for a lot of the new workforce that we are appealing to, this is very comfortable for them. This is how they discuss, interact and engage with each other,” Harris said.
Those interested in participating in the online job fair must apply on Cosmopolitan’s website before the job fair. Once logged into the virtual job fair, candidates will find exhibitor booths, opportunities to chat with recruiters and presentations from department executives.
The Cosmopolitan’s website lists a range of open positions in departments such as casino operations, food and beverage, front desk, housekeeping and security. Most administrative and executive-level positions have been filled.
“We’ve been very deliberate about balancing our need for both skill, match and fit,” Harris said. “We want people that are really going to bring that high level of engagement that we are requiring to produce the great guest service that we want to offer.”
Following the virtual job fair, select candidates will be asked to complete assessments and could be called for auditions and one-on-one interviews. Harris said Cosmopolitan will be making job offers from now through December, with start dates varying by department.
The 2,995-room, 50-story resort-casino between the Bellagio and CityCenter is planning a soft opening Dec. 15 with a grand opening celebration on New Year’s Eve weekend.
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas dares to be different. From the hotel’s red reservations desks to fine art found throughout the resort, The Cosmopolitan’s signature style is helping to pave its own path on the Las Vegas Strip.
Upon entering the resort, you’re greeted by pillars of video boards playing video art by Digital Kitchen and David Rockwell Studio exclusively produced for The Cosmopolitan. Just beyond that, you’ll find all your favorite casino games on the resort’s 100,000-square-foot casino floor.
The Cosmopolitan’s rooms standout as the resort’s most unique feature. About 2,220 of The Cosmopolitan’s 2,995 rooms have 6-foot deep terraces that span the length of the room, a first at a modern Strip hotel. Other in-room amenities include soaking tubs, kitchenettes and quirky accessories like artsy coffee table books.
The dining experience at The Cosmopolitan isn’t something you’ll find at other Strip resorts, either. All of The Cosmopolitan’s 13 restaurateurs are new to the Las Vegas market. You’ll find American steakhouse fare in a modern setting at STK, top-notch sushi at Blue Ribbon Sushi Bar & Grill and the freshest fish flown in from the Mediterranean daily at Estiatorio Milos.
Whether the sun is up or down, Marquee Nightclub & Dayclub is the place to find the party at The Cosmopolitan. The venue is a dayclub/nightclub, complete with a pool and cabanas outside and three different rooms with three different vibes inside.
If nightclubs aren’t your thing, you can grab a drink at one of The Cosmopolitan’s five other bars, like The Chandelier, which is encased in 2 million dripping crystals.
How cool is this! This company is with the times. I want to change jobs and hopefully, I will be hired. Smile...
If you're 50+ they don't want to hire you. My friend and I both put our applications in over a month ago at the same time, we both have experience, American citizens, and both have Honorable discharges, no criminal records and yet we couldn't even get an in person interview. But we did manage to get a "thanks, but no thanks" email.
Looks like this will be another non-union hotel hiring illegals paying low wages. Maybe they did us a favor.
When will they lay-offs start? February? March? Place your bets now.
Sounding like the spin City Center put out.
And how many of those hired will actually LIVE in Las Vegas??? Or will they, too, pull the City Center stunt of hiring from out of state AND out of the country?
And agree with z_white_knight: don't apply if you are over 50.
z-white-knight ... Just don't tell your age and expand your resume not to include your initial jobs. =U have to be innovative Like the politicians( REID) by being selective . U notice with Reid he never talks about high unemployment, Cap and trade , Housing, ILLEGALS! I read with interest that Cosmopolitan has already hired the executive positions. What does this say about employment practices.
I want know more about Vdara "death ray"
thats singed peoples hair and melted
glasses near pool side?
I was interviewed with 11 other people all in the same room and not for the same position. It was very, very strange but whatever gets you to opening.
Let's hope this hotel is successful. Personally, Harrah's and MGM will do whatever it takes to get people over to their properties.
Check out my LV blog:
http://jimmyhoofa-lv.blogspot.com/
This place looks cool AND different. I hope it is the same inside. Anything "different" would be a breath of fresh air to the Corporate hacks that run most of the other properties.
@woobert: I'm sure your current employer will help you out with the jumping part, now that they know you want to jump ship.
The Cosmo's web interview scheme will work out about as well as the Sun's "trusted" policy. Hey, I'm rarely trusted, but always "justified".
A hotel without a casino reminds me a of motel without casino. A luxury hotel without casino means high rates are inevitable. Casinos with hotels adjacent can somewhat subsidize their rooms, a hotel without casino simply can't. A hotel without a casino in the midst of Las Vegas to me is somewhat weired. People going on a vacation to Las Vegas like the casino atmosphere in the lobby. Unless the hotel is designed and made for people that must come to Vegas but actually hate gaming , it would be somewhat legitimate.
From Switzerland
Or did I confuse something here? Is this one getting a casino? Is the Viagra hotel the one that has only rooms, restaurants, shops and a SPA? :)
Sorry for the confusion, but in this war things are getting mixed up from time to time :)
From Switzerland
Boris:
Yes, the Cosmopolitan will have a casino.
The MGM-operated Vdara next door is a "boutique hotel" and does not have a casino, but it does have a "death ray":
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...
If you are over 50 there is no place for you in the new world order!
@dougday: thanks for the link.
Some sunworshipers will probably seek out the concentrated sunlight. Man, when I go to Vegas, I look for the SHADE! That's one of the things I like about the Fremont Street Experience. During the day you can be outside, but be protected from the direct rays of the sun.
Readers note: The comment from Boris from Switzerland refers to the hotel componant at City Center as the "Viagra Hotel". I believe they are serious, and I think this is so funny I just had to point it out.
At less than 10% unemployment, the working class are virtually slaves. But at 14.5% and rising...???
In Las Vegas, there's always a catch.
I'm guessing that this ploy is in conjunction with yet another hidden agenda.
We'll see. as this latest LV sham plays out.
Online fair? Hello, 10 zillion unemployed Californians for starters...
Hidden co-op among banking to move housing inventory (temporarily, of course), government unemployment office (like posting imaginary jobs at Job Connect) or another hidden tax break for MGM?...we'll see.
It's been one shallow ploy after another, each dumber than the last...
Hope I'm wrong, but haven't been so far.