Croydon jobs fair sees 55 young people offered positions on the spot
“The jobs fair in Croydon was a fantastic success and gave those looking for work the chance to speak to prospective employers in person..."
Submitted for publication in the Croydon Advertiser
At a recent jobs fair in Croydon, 55 young people were offered a job on the spot out of 150 jobseeking attendees.
Organised by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) at the Croydon Centrale Shopping Centre on February 24, the event brought together 20 employers offering vacancies across several sectors, including in the key industries of hospitality, digital marketing, logistics and sales.
Roles on offer included commis chefs, computer programmers, delivery drivers and graphic designers.
The jobs fair hosted many leading companies, such as Humble and Grape, Carrington Blake, Prestige Cars, The Gym Group, LLC (London Learning Consortium) and Superdrug.
Rapidly filling vacancies plays an important part in the recently launched DWP Way to Work campaign, which focuses on working in partnership with local employers to fill the record-high number of vacancies with job-ready people allowing them to forge a fulfilling career.
Targeted predominantly at those claiming Universal Credit, the campaign supports getting people back into work faster than ever before, and jobs fairs play a key role in delivery. Events like these short-circuit the recruitment process by bringing job seekers face to face with employers, helping fill jobs faster.
Minister for employment, Mims Davies MP, said: “Work is the best way for people to get on, to improve their lives and to support their families.
"We are determined to connect job-ready people with local opportunities and this jobs fair in Croydon is a fantastic example, with 55 young people getting job offers on the spot.
“Jobcentres across the country are ramping up support via our dedicated Work Coaches to push to get half a million people into new jobs by the end of June, as part of our Way to Work campaign.”
Omobola Odutayo, recruitment and events coordinator for London and Essex, said: “The jobs fair in Croydon was a fantastic success and gave those looking for work the chance to speak to prospective employers in person, with many landing jobs offers there and then.
“It’s important that everyone has the chance to find a good job, and stay in long term employment and we want people to know we’re there for them as we build back from the pandemic.”
The Croydon Advertiser covers areas including but not limited to Coulsdon, Purley, Selsdon, Shirley, Thornton Heath and Croydon in the London Borough of Croydon.
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