Holywell has held its' first careers event in the town to help Flintshire adults and young people seeking employment.
The inaugural Holywell town jobs, skills and careers event took place on Thursday, July 28.
The event was held alongside the weekly market and a free funfair in Holywell Town Centre.
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The Jobs Fair was organised by Communities for Work working in collaboration with Jobcentre Plus and Careers Wales.
It was aimed at adults and young people seeking work across all employment sectors and, according to Flintshire County Council, it proved to be another successful collaboration.
Many council services were represented as well as the following local employers and organisations: Oscar Meyer, Army, Gap Personnel, North Wales Police, Haven, Welsh Water, Stamford Gate, Nice Pak, New Directions,Hays Recruitment, Newydd Catering and Cleaning, MHC, 2 Sisters, John Dale (Accrol), Home Instead Homecareand Randstad recruiting for Schneider Electrical in Flint.
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The employers had over 200 vacancies on offer and shared positive feedback from the event.
One employer said:“I thought it was really good to tag it on to the family event that was taking place in the High Street.
"This resulted in a lot of footfall and probably interest from people who wouldn’t have considered us as employers otherwise.”
Another commented that it was a, “Good event with high footfall.
"Has already generated a number of applications.”
One employer said: “Lots of forms completed; one has made contact to arrange a visit at the Unit.
"During summer, can we have more events like this as it was open to the wider public and I believe more approachable.”
Some candidates proved successful at the fair and were called to interview straight away.
Ahead of the event MS Sam Rowlands said he was delighted to see this initiative being held in the town and called on employers to sign up.
He said: “I am pleased to promote this event which helps both employers looking to recruit and those looking for work.
“It is an excellent initiative and brings together local employers, service providers and job seekers to help those people who want to work in this area.
“It also gives genuine job seekers the opportunity to meet with prospective employers and discuss their requirements in various fields including retail, construction and the healthcare and leisure industry."
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Recently, the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) predicted that worker shortages could cost the UK economy £30 billion per year.
Askar Sheibani, managing director and CEO of Comtek Network Systems and chairman of Deeside Business Forum (DBF) believes the shortage of workers is “terrifying for our economy.”
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