500 apply for 1 job at warehouse; RECESSION.A JOB ad for a warehouse worker got 500 applications, it has been revealed. Almost all came from people who had lost their jobs in the recession. The post involves packing orders at car parts firm Passion Automotive in Great Yarmouth
Coordinates: Great Yarmouth, often known to locals simply as Yarmouth, is an English coastal town in the county of Norfolk. , Norfolk. Boss Simon Doidge said: "I was amazed. It shows the impact of the economy on the labour market. It's clearly an employers' market." Meanwhile, nearly 400 people applied for three admin jobs at a business support firm - four times the usual level. NWES NWES Nuclear Weapons Effects Simulation NWES Nuclear Weapons Electronic Specialist , which has offices across the East of England The East of England is one of the nine official regions of England. It was created in 1994 and was adopted for statistics from 1999. It includes the ceremonial counties of Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk. , said one of the roles was parttime and another was for maternity cover. Department head Gary Hewitt said: "We were caught out by the response." |
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