Illinois: Rockford’s Hard Rock Casino prepares to open permanent location with hiring spree and new HR manager

Sunday, April 21, 2024 8:46 PM
  • Nathan Langley, WREX-TV

Months before its grand opening, Rockford’s Hard Rock Casino begins filling its 180,000 sq. ft. facility with fresh faces.

Ahead of an August opening, the casino recently revealed its HR manager: Aleksandra Micevic. The former supervisor’s risen in ranks since starting in 2019 as a brand ambassador.

Still, the journey to management wasn’t paved with simplicity. Micevic hails from Bosnia and Serbia – immigrating to the United States in 2001.

“[I] did not speak any English. We did not know how life here would go,” says the HR manager. However, Micevic credits Hard Rock for sharing her value for community as a factor in her U.S. acclimation.