Scaling hiring across markets with social-first recruiting

How a multi-location salad chain saved on recruiting spend with volume hiring.

30%

lower cost per applicant than job boards

11%

of workforce in qualified applicants

Increased

brand visibility

Overview

Chopt Creative Salad Company was opening new stores and needed a faster, more affordable way to hire frontline employees. Traditional job boards were too expensive and slow to support their expansion goals.

“With Reelist, we're able to reach new communities and attract candidates even before our stores open!”

Erica

EVP of HR

The challenge

Chop’t needed to rapidly hire across multiple states, supporting both:

  • New store openings
  • Ongoing staffing for existing locations

They were hiring across hourly and management roles, while also building brand awareness in newer markets, all without sacrificing efficiency.

The solution

Reelist delivered a fully managed, end-to-end recruiting engine:

  • Content → Distribution → Applicants
  • Creative built to convert
  • Optimized for qualified, ready-to-work candidates

The results

  • Reliable hiring pipeline at scale: 7+ qualified candidates per role
  • 30% lower cost per applicant than job boards
  • Hiring that drives brand growth: Recruiting campaigns doubled as market expansion and brand awareness drivers.

Why it worked

  • Full-funnel ownership from content to conversion
  • Role-specific targeting and platform strategy
  • Optimized for quality, not just volume

Bottom line

  • Reelist turned social media into a scalable hiring engine for Chopt, enabling:
  • Multi-state hiring at speed
  • Seamless support for new store openings
  • Efficient hiring across role types
  • A consistent pipeline of qualified, ready-to-work candidates

Result: faster hiring, lower costs, and stronger market presence.

About

Chopt

Chopt Creative Salad Co. is a fast-casual restaurant chain founded in 2001, specializing in customizable, freshly chopped salads, wraps, and warm grain bowls. Known for its diverse, globally inspired dressings and seasonal ingredients, Chopt operates over 80 locations along the East Coast, focusing on healthy, fast, and high-quality meals.

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