Bluewater welcomes back the Recruitment Day

by | Jul 2, 2022 | Dartford Business, Dartford News

10am – 4pm Wednesday 6th July in Bluewater’s marquee, outside The Village

Up to 40 employers looking for hundreds of permanent and temporary positions

Bluewater, together with The Learning Shop, will host their highly successful Recruitment Day, for the 11th

time on Wednesday 6th July.

The Jobs Fair will showcase up to 40 employers, offering hundreds of permanent and temporary positions, and helping to match candidates to their perfect role.

The event will take place at Bluewater’s outdoor marquee, outside The Village on Wednesday 6th July, from 10am to 4pm. Anyone interested in a career at the ultimate shopping and leisure destination is invited to join the special event.

Bluewater is working in collaboration with the on-site recruitment team The Learning Shop to offer job opportunities to those looking for work in the hospitality or retail sectors at the shopping centre.

The Bluewater Recruitment Day, hosted by The Learning Shop, has helped match over 10,000 job seekers to suitable vacancies in Bluewater. During its 23 years, The Learning Shop has brokered employment for over 57,000 job seekers while training an excess of 26,000 people.

Some of the retailers and restaurants that have already signed up to attend this year’s event include:

Retail:

Next, Footlocker, Santander, Office Shoes, Gant, Fat Face, Beaverbrook’s, Boux Avenue, Card Factory, Hollister, Vision Express, Victoria Secret Pink, Vodafone and Build A Bear.

Hospitality:

Caffé Nero, Wagamama, McDonalds, Spudulike, Boost Juice, Slim Chickens, Pizza Express and The Real Greek.

These employers are offering a huge variety of roles, requiring various levels of experience, including:

Retail Positions

Hospitality Positions

Retail Sales Assistants

Front of House

Stock Room Assistants

Chefs/Line Chef

Cashiers

Waiting staff

​Supervisor Positions

Managerial Positions

Hosts

Kitchen crew

Bartenders

Bar Staff

Speaking on behalf of The Learning Shop’s partners, James Waugh, Centre Director at Bluewater, commented: “We are delighted to be hosting The Recruitment Day once again which offers such a wide variety of jobs in the hospitality and retail sector here at Bluewater. I have no doubt that the event will be a success and we can’t wait to meet some of our talented future employees!”

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