Pre-launch · Virginia Beach · Summer 2026

You’re running at half staff.
We can fix that.

SZN is a seasonal hiring platform built for Virginia Beach businesses. Post positions in minutes, meet motivated local workers in days, and walk into this Summer fully staffed — without the pile of generic applications.

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The problem

The oceanfront fills its summer roster in a 16-week sprint. The tools were built for something else.

Your next server is on their phone right now. They’ve swiped through five apartments and a sushi place since you started reading this — but they’re never going to swipe through Indeed. SZN is built for the way they already find everything else.

SZN is the connector in between. We start your hiring process. We don’t replace it.

The local math

  • Virginia Beach tourism economic impact (2024)$3.9B VB Tourism
  • Staffing level at VB restaurants in peak season~50% VB Hospitality
  • Annual visitors to Virginia Beach14M+ VB Tourism
  • College students within 15 min. of the oceanfront85,000 Hampton Roads
  • US hotels reporting active staffing shortages (2025)65% Hotel Dive / WTTC
  • Markup traditional staffing agencies charge25–71% SIA
Sources: Virginia Beach tourism reports, VB hospitality industry data, Hotel Dive / WTTC 2025, Staffing Industry Analysts, Hampton Roads Alliance.
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What we’re up against

The VB Restaurant Association hosted a job fair. Zero people showed up.

You’ve lived it. Memorial Day weekend, the oceanfront is packed, and you’re short two servers and a line cook. You’ve tried Indeed. You’ve tried flyers. You’ve paid an agency 40% on top of the wage. None of it was built for the generation doing the work.

— Virginia Beach Restaurant Association
How SZN works

Three steps from “we need cooks” to “table 14 is firing.

STEP 01

Post the position.

Short, visual listings — pay range, schedule, shift times, a couple photos of the kitchen. Two minutes to publish. No cover letter required on the worker side.

Title
Shift · Pay
Post position
STEP 02

Workers swipe. You browse.

Students and returning seasonal hands see your card on iOS. You browse their cards here — with shift, skill, and availability already matched against your role.

Worker
Role
STEP 03

Match. Message. Hire your way.

Mutual interest opens a direct message. From there it’s your process — your interview, your paperwork, your onboarding. We start your hiring process. We don’t replace it.

Hey — saw your Line Cook posting. I worked Ocean Eddie’s last summer.
Nice. Can you swing by Friday at 4?
The platform

Built for the 16-week sprint. Not the 12-month career.

① Fit-aware browse

See match before you swipe.

Every worker card shows how their skills, shift, and days line up with the role you posted — so you triage at a glance.

② Match-only chat

No cold inbox. Ever.

Messages only open when both sides have expressed interest. No sifting through 400 generic applications.

③ Moderation

Report & block on both sides.

Baked in from day one. Your kitchen stays your kitchen; our team handles the bad actors within 24 hours.

④ We stay out of hiring

No resumes. No ATS. No fees.

We’re the introduction. You keep your interview, your paperwork, and your onboarding exactly as they are.

Founding business waitlist · Summer 2026

Get on the list before the season starts.

Virginia Beach oceanfront and Town Center businesses get the first wave of access. Add your email to hold your spot — we’ll be in touch as soon as it opens up.

Sources
  1. Virginia Beach tourism economic impact, 2024 — Visit Virginia Beach.
  2. VB restaurant peak-season staffing levels, job-fair attendance — Virginia Beach Restaurant Association.
  3. US hotels with active staffing shortages, 2025 — Hotel Dive / World Travel & Tourism Council.
  4. Staffing-agency markup range (25–71%) — Staffing Industry Analysts.
  5. US hospitality staffing market size ($166B → $259B) — Coherent Market Insights.
  6. University enrollment data (ODU, TCC, Regent) — Hampton Roads Alliance & institutional IR offices.
v0.2 · April 2026 · Figures verified from public reporting.