Gap Expands Recruitment Program for Low-Income Workers
- Apparel chain will offer on-the-job training in more cities
- Hiring managers will focus more on potential than credentials
A Gap Inc. store in Santa Monica, California.
Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg
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Gap Inc. is increasing its efforts to recruit lower-income workers, part of a push to improve diversity among the retailer’s staff.
The company is bolstering its program for 16- to 24-year-old workers from low-income neighborhoods with no recent employment history. It expects this group, referred to as “Opportunity Youth,” to make up at least 5 percent of all its entry-level employees by 2025.