Press Release
November 8, 2000
INTERNET WIRE -- With the national unemployment rate at 3.9% and the hotel turnover rate for line level employees
over 50 percent*, Ramada Franchise Systems, Inc. is helping its franchisees recruit employees for its over 1,000
franchised hotels. Gotajob.com recently announced its agreement with Ramada to help provide recruiting solutions
to franchisees who are seeking to fill positions in front desk, food and beverage, housekeeping and maintenance
departments.
Apress conference to announce the agreement will be held Saturday, November 11, 2000 during the International Hotel/Motel
and Restaurant show in New York at 12:00 noon in the Jacob Javits Center. Kevin Baer, vice president of sales for
gotajob.com and Steven J. Belmonte, president and CEO of Ramada Franchise Systems, Inc will speak about the new
business relationship.
"We are very pleased about working with the Ramada®chain to help solve their recruiting needs," said
Baer. "Gotajob.com will instantly connect job seekers to open positions available at Ramada hotels. By targeting
a specific niche of hourly-based, high turnover positions, gotajob.com will supply participating Ramada hotels
with a fast method of securing new applications, a constant flow of potential employees any time of the day, 24
hours a day, seven days a week."
Ramada franchisees will be able to take advantage of unlimited access to the gotajob.com site and unlimited use
of the system. In addition, gotajob.com's goal is to provide Ramada Franchise Systems, Inc. with "how to"
expert advice on hiring and retaining employees.
"The number one challenge facing the hotel industry today and into the foreseeable future revolves around
labor," said Steven J. Belmonte, President and CEO of Ramada Franchise Systems, Inc. "Ramada has contracted
gotajob.com's services so that franchisees can utilize the Internet to broaden recruitment efforts and tap into
younger generations and other hard-to-employ groups. The hotel business is one of the last industries where career
advancement is based on hard work and persistence and we feel confident that offering this free service to our
franchisees will enable them to aggressively recruit in a tight labor market."
The gotajob.com offering is the newest addition to Ramada's multi-million dollar customer service and employee
recognition initiative, Personal Best Hospitality®. The initiative, which is offered free to Ramada franchisees,
is designed to create a fun, energetic and empowering culture and features interactive training programs as well
as recruitment, retention and career advancement tools like tuition assistance and professional certification.
The gotajob.com alliance is just one of the many benefits available to franchisees who join the Ramada system.
Ramada Franchise Systems, Inc., a subsidiary of Cendant Corporation (NYSE:CD), is a mid- to upper-mid-market chain
of nearly 1000 Ramada Limited, Inn and Plaza Hotel properties throughout the United States. Reservations can be
made at any Ramada property via 1-800-2-RAMADA or ramada.com.
Part-Time. Full-Time. In No Time. Gotajob.com is the only web-based recruiting service specializing in providing
part-time and full-time hourly and seasonal positions for high turnover industries such as retail, restaurant,
entertainment, hospitality and more. Launched in March 1999, the Denver-based company has served more than 40,000
U.S. employers including over 500 franchise groups and national retail chains - JC Penney's, Einstein's, McDonald's,
Buffet's Inc., United Parcel Service, Mobil Oil, Bennigan's, Denny's, Starbucks and Federal Express. To learn more
about gotajob.com, visit www.gotajob.com or call toll-free 1-800-GOTAJOB.
*1998 American Hotel Foundations, "Turnover and Diversity in the Lodging Industry."
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Christine Turner 303-333-1402 christine@turnerpr.com James SIngleton III 303-333-1402 James@turnerpr.com