Applebee’s Aims to Hire 10,000 People in One-Day Event

 Applebee’s hopes to hire 10,000 people in a single day.The restaurant chain owned by Dine Brands Global Inc. in Glendale will host a national hiring day event on May 17 to recruit workers for its 1,600 locations. Candidates who have an interview can receive a voucher for a free appetizer via a company app.“Through this hiring initiative, Applebee’s and its franchise partners aim to welcome 10,000 new team members to their restaurants nationwide,” the company said in a statement, adding that the purpose of the event is “to make it easy for interested candidates to start their career at Applebee’s.”Positions include hosts, servers, bartenders, cooks, dishwashers, managers and to-go specialists.The company announced the initiative on Monday. Shares of Dine Brands Global (DIN) closed down $1.29, or 1.3 percent, to $97.67 on the New York Stock Exchange.