110 active hires. Six weeks.
For the 2024 Capital One Lounge opening at Harry Reid International Airport, Flik Hospitality Group needed an opening team built on a fixed deadline. Our retained records show 1,083 applications across 10 hourly roles and 110 hires active within six weeks.
The operating record
Demand arrived in days. Delivery continued through activation.
- application records
- 1,083
- application capture window
- 9 days
- hourly job categories
- 10
- hires active in six weeks
- 110
The assignment
Build the opening team, not just the applicant list.
The signed scope went beyond sourcing. Our team was responsible for evaluating applicants, coordinating interviews, tracking decisions, starting new-hire paperwork, and scheduling the external steps required before a person could begin airport work.
- Review, evaluate, and shortlist applicants
- Contact candidates and coordinate interviews
- Track applicants through selection
- Coordinate new-hire paperwork and onboarding
- Schedule required signatory, Metro, and badge-office steps
- Connect new hires with managers for start preparation
The delivery sequence
Four operating lanes moved at the same time.
- 01
Capture and triage demand
Applications were reviewed as they arrived, then routed by role and readiness instead of waiting for the campaign to close.
- 02
Interview by job family
Front-of-house, culinary, utility, receiving, and supervisory candidates moved through role-specific review and interview paths.
- 03
Coordinate external clearance
Selected candidates still needed employer paperwork, signatory steps, Metro requirements, and airport badging appointments.
- 04
Close the handoff to Day 1
The work continued through manager connection, start preparation, and confirmation that hires were active for the opening window.
Application demand
The opening required a mixed hospitality workforce.
The application export covers 1,083 records dated November 24 through December 2, 2024. Counts below are aggregate application records, not unique-person or hire counts.
| Role | Applications |
|---|---|
| Bartender | 243 |
| Housekeeper | 191 |
| Dishwasher | 141 |
| Cook | 122 |
| Porter / storekeeper | 104 |
| Dining / bar supervisor | 97 |
| Driver / receiver | 79 |
| Lounge attendant | 50 |
| Host / hostess | 47 |
| Temporary line server | 9 |
| Total | 1,083 |
The result
110 hires reached active status in six weeks.
The retained engagement record reports 110 people sourced, screened, processed, badged, onboarded, and active within the six-week opening window. That result is the basis for LiNQable’s opening-engagement model: a launch needs one accountable operating pipeline through Day 1, not disconnected vendors handing a candidate list from one step to the next.
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