Apex communications company LiveSwitch is gearing up for a major hiring binge, saying it plans to bring on about 100 new employees through a second chance program that will consider applicants with criminal records. If the company follows through, the expansion would roughly double its local workforce by the end of the year and further cement its growing footprint in downtown Apex.
LiveSwitch Plans 100 New Hires Through Second Chance Initiative
According to reporting from the Triangle Business Journal, LiveSwitch intends to fill 100 positions through a second chance employment program that explicitly includes candidates with criminal records. The outlet notes that the hiring wave, if completed, would effectively double the company’s headcount by the close of the year.
Downtown Highline HQ Becomes Hiring Engine
LiveSwitch recently bought the Highline building on Salem Street and has started rebranding the downtown spot as its global headquarters, positioning the space as a recruiting magnet in a company announcement on LiveSwitch. Company leaders said the Highline’s central downtown location gives employees quick access to restaurants, shops, and other amenities. Town officials have cheered the investment as another step in Apex’s evolution into a regional tech hub.
Second Chance Philosophy Baked Into Leadership
LiveSwitch chairman Brian Hamilton has long championed efforts to help people with criminal records reenter the job market, including the “Inmates to Entrepreneurs” program and the ABC show “Free Enterprise.” Spectrum News has reported that LiveSwitch has previously hired people who were formerly incarcerated through those efforts. That track record helps explain why the company is deliberately opening this latest hiring push to applicants with criminal histories…