A Longo’s retailer shall be opening later this 12 months in Kitchener and it’s getting quite a lot of curiosity from job seekers.
The shop, at the moment beneath development on the nook of Fischer Hallman and Huron Highway, is the primary Longo’s location within the metropolis and Waterloo Area.
The Canadian grocery chain hosted three job festivals this week. The primary was a digital occasion on Tuesday, adopted by two in-person job festivals on Wednesday and Thursday on the Doon Pioneer Park Neighborhood Centre.
Potential staff lined up on Thursday morning for an opportunity at an interview.
Job seekers line up on the Doon Pioneer Park Neighborhood Centre on Aug. 29, 2024. (Krista Sharpe/)
Some mentioned they’ve had a tough time discovering employment in Waterloo Area.
“I’m just looking for a job,” Kobe Ricardo defined. “I have four mouths to feed at home, so anywhere they’ll hire me, I’m looking for. I saw this online and figured, why not give it a shot?”
“[I’ve been] looking for a job for almost eight months,” mentioned Hardika Lad. “I just came here in January. It’s very hard to survive in Canada. And Ontario, I think.”
She was trying ahead to talking with the recruiters on Thursday.
“Face-to-face conversation is better than online conversation,” Lad defined. “I’m very confident.”
Different job seekers had been on the lookout for their first actual job.
“[I’m] a young teenager trying to get responsibility and work experience,” mentioned Megan O’Neill, including that she’s on the lookout for a profession the place she will be able to transfer up within the firm.
Building underway on the web site of a future Longo’s grocery retailer in Kitchener. (Dave Pettitt/)
Brad Boin, retailer supervisor for the Kitchener location, was inspired by the curiosity from job seekers.
“We are thrilled with the incredible turnout and enthusiasm for the new Longo’s Kitchener,” he mentioned in an e-mail to . “Between our virtual and in-person hiring events, we’ve received over 2,500 applications. We plan to welcome about 100 new team members to fill various roles throughout the store.”
Longo’s Kitchener is anticipated to open in November.
