Franchise News
The New York Times: With 8 Years of Job Gains, Unemployment Is Lowest Since 1969
Cousins Subs CEO Christine Specht offers insight into the franchise brand's employee training, referral bonuses and hiring blitzes.
The labor market remains tight and franchise concepts like Cousins Subs are finding proactive ways to both attract and retain top talent. In a recent New York Times article, it was reported that the unemployment rate in September reached its lowest point since 1969. As the company prepares for major expansion into the Chicago market, Wisconsin-based franchise Cousins Subs has increased training in order to help move employees into management, created referral bonuses, are holding "hiring blitzes" and are increasing the urgency with which they're bringing in new workers.
“You can’t sit on applications anymore, because people have options and they will go somewhere else,” Christine Specht, President and CEO of Cousins Subs, told the New York Times.
Don’t Miss the Next Big Franchise Story
Sign up for the 1851 Franchise newsletter to get our biggest stories before everyone else
By signing up, you agree to our user agreement (including class action waiver and arbitration provisions), and acknowledge our privacy policy.
About the Author
Brian Jaeger
FollowBrian Jaeger is a Vice President of Media Relations at No Limit Agency. Brian joined No Limit Agency after seven years working for local television news stations in Florida, four years at WCJB in Gainesville and three years at Bay News 9, the 24-hour local news station in the Tampa Bay area. Brian is a graduate of the University of Florida, where he studied journalism and telecommunications. He brings a journalist’s viewpoint to the public relations field, and when he’s not busy telling the stories of No Limit Agency's brands, you can find him writing, on a karaoke stage, or cheering on the Gators.
