Huge success as Nick's Jobs Fair pulls in 1,200

The Enfield Jobs Fair organised by Enfield North MP Nick de Bois was visited by 1,200 people on Friday.

Held at Southbury Leisure centre and hosting over 40 local companies, training providers and voluntary organisations, the event aimed to give people a chance to find a job or training placement.

Nick, who enlisted the help of Job Centre plus, said he was amazed at the number of people that attended. "We expected around 150 to 300 people to turn up, so I was amazed when the figures showed we'd had 1,200 people come to the event".

As well as local companies such as Rimex Metals and Johnson Matthey, the event also had seminars throughout the day to help people with their CVs and job interview technique. Nick said "As the MP I can't create jobs, but what I can do is bring the right people together and that's what the Jobs Fair was all about".

Nick added, "The Jobs Fair is not the end of the process - I will be organising regular Work Clubs to continue helping people. We will also look at holding another Jobs Fair in six to nine months time".

International names such as Asda, Tesco and Barclays were in attendance, as were training providers Southgate College and voluntary organisations such as the British Red Cross. More information about the forthcoming Work Clubs will be posted here as soon as it is available.

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