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Elaine Kennedy, Zaid Kassoob and Eilish Hanrahan of NEWKD at the Jobs Fair on Tuesday. Photo by Dermot Crean
OVER 1,000 people attended the Kerry Jobs Fair at The Rose Hotel Tralee on Tuesday. The event was co-ordinated by Elaine Kennedy of NEWKD in collaboration with Department of Social Protection and Tralee Chamber Alliance.
Employers were offering hundreds of jobs across a range of sectors including technology, office admin, accounts, hospitality, food production and tourism.
According to Elaine Kennedy; “We are delighted with the response to the day, it was a huge success. There was a lovely relaxed and informal atmosphere and people really appreciated the opportunity to talk face to face with employers.”
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“It can be difficult to make a direct connection with an employer so we were happy to be able to remove some of the barriers,” she added.
Robert Carey, Manager of SICAP programme at NEWKD was delighted that the event attracted; “such a diverse group of people from all over Kerry. Our work is very much about equality so it was great to have such an inclusive event. We organised buses and translators for Ukranian refugees and it was great to be able to connect them with employers”.
NEWKD are part of supporting Ukrainian refugees in Kerry and employment is a key part of this.
“The response from employers was fantastic,” said Elaine Kennedy. “Over 35 employers and services were present on the day advertising over 400 jobs and their feedback was really positive. Along with this, NEWKD featured a Jobs wall with a further 200 jobs available in the area”.
Employers were interviewed and filmed about their ongoing recruitment needs and this footage will be available in a webinar over the coming weeks. Scroll down for photos…
Tommy Palmer and Ethan Gaisui students from Mercy Mounthawk Tralee at the jobs Fair.
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JRI America’s Kara Plumley and Deirdre Lee from JRI America at the jobs Fair. Photo By : Domnick Walsh © Eye Focus LTD
Philip Lynch from Cara Credit Union at the Jobs Fair. Photo By : Domnick Walsh © Eye Focus LTD
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A jobs wall with over 200 jobs ready to start, was set up for job seekers by Kristine Sasko from the NEWKD on the day. Photo By : Domnick Walsh © Eye Focus LTD
Linda Donegan and Jason Sweeney of SalesSense welcomed people to the Fair on the day . Photo By : Domnick Walsh © Eye Focus LTD
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Siobhan Rivas-May, Colette O’Connor, Laura Reidy and Mark Sullivan at the Jobs Fair. Photo By : Domnick Walsh © Eye Focus LTD
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