Career Zoo to attract vacancy hunters

IT isn’t every day a Government minister gets to become a zoo keeper, but Richard Bruton enjoyed cracking the whip yesterday to launch details of Career Zoo, a major careers event aimed at hiring professionals and graduates for jobs in Ireland.

The large number of professional job vacancies that exist and the overall level of skills availability nationwide will come under the spotlight in September as top multinationals and Irish companies gather in Dublin for the event.

“If we are to get out of this crisis, we must not only be highly ambitious about the number of jobs we can create in Ireland, but also ensure that we have skilled candidates available to fill the positions that are available,” said Mr Bruton, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, as he launched details of Career Zoo.