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Article: Nissan swamped by job hunters.
- Article from:
- Shields Gazette (South Shields, England)
- Article date:
- February 4, 2008
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A STAGGERING 1,000 job hunters swamped Nissan in the first two days after it announced a major recruitment drive.
The car giant has already received more applications than new posts available at its flourishing Wearside plant.
The firm announced the new jobs - 400 permanent and 400 temporary - to cope with demand for the Qashqai, its most successful ever vehicle launch.
Nissan bosses today said they were delighted to receive so many calls from prospective employees.
Personnel director Danny Griffiths said: "It's encouraging to see such a positive response. Our target is 8,000 applications, so this has been a fantastic start."
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