February 28th, 2012 
Stephen Rhodes 
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More than 1,000 enthusiastic job candidates tried out Monday evening for 250 seasonal part-time positions on the Pensacola Blue Wahoos’ hospitality team.
Patient job seekers lined up shoulder-to-shoulder on both sides of the halls in the Sanders Beach-Corinne Jones Community Center. The line snaked, so long in a clover-like fashion, that at times it ended where it began.
Wahoos officials were overwhelmed by the turnout.
Wahoos officials were looking for ticket-takers, ushers, security guards, box office personnel, a cleaning crew and gift shop clerks to staff the nearly completed multi-use stadium at Community Maritime Park in downtown Pensacola.
The jobs pay anywhere from minimum wage, $7.67 per hour, to around $10 per hour, depending on the level of responsibility, Griffith said. All staff, except for bat boys, must be 18 or older. Bat boys can be as young as 16.
Some applicants wore coats and ties, others had on plainclothes or uniforms from other jobs. Several ensembles were topped off with a Wahoos hat.
Twelve Wahoos officials interviewed candidates for about five to seven minutes each.
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