Go BackSunderland have 400 call centre vacancies
Contact centres in Sunderland will join forces later this month as part of a fresh recruitment drive to attract workers into one of the city's most successful industries.
With employers looking to fill up to 400 vacant positions, job seekers will have an opportunity to find out about potential career opportunities at the city's annual Contact Centre Recruitment Day which is being organised by Sunderland City Council and sponsored by Lloyds TSB.
The event, one of the biggest contact centre recruitment events in the country, takes place at The Point, Park Lane on Thursday January 31 between 11am and 4pm.
Representatives from leading contact centres including EDF Energy, T-Mobile, More Than, Barclays and Fusion will all be attending as they look to line up the next generation of workers. While those jobseekers wishing to find out about training will be able to speak to people from the City of Sunderland College's Contact Centre Academy.
Councillor Bob Symonds, Leader of Sunderland City Council, explains: "Sunderland is one of the most advanced locations in the world for contact centres. Many companies base their customer facing and profit generating operations here because of the quality of the workforce.
"To remain competitive, contact centres need to invest in tomorrow's workforce. The recruitment day can help identify these people for what is an excellent industry to work in with many attractive career opportunities."
A major sponsor for the 2012 Olympic Games, Lloyds TSB employs around 500 people at Sunderland Enterprise Park.
Phil Exley, head of contact centre at Lloyds TSB, said: "The Contact Centre Recruitment Day is an extremely worthwhile event and is certain to attract lots of interest. The industry is thriving in Sunderland and due to the excellent prospects and personal development opportunities it is an extremely popular career choice."
For more information about the recruitment day, please call the event information line on 0191 511 6800, open Monday to Friday 10am until 4pm.
Date - 25/01/2008
