Demand for jobs at a Morrison’s supermarket in Kirkcaldy has been huge, with 1,400 people chasing the 250 jobs at the store.
Opportunities Fife worked in partnership with the supermarket giant which will open its Invertiel store by the end of the year to sift through the large number of applications from people of all ages that came in through its advertising campaign.
Councillor Tony Martin, Fife Council’s Ambassador of Youth Employment and chairman of Opportunities Fife Partnership, said: “The fact that Morrison’s were able to tap into the main Opportunities Fife hotline, allowed us to ‘piggy back’ the applications.
Out of the 1,400, 250 jobs will be available at the store but we will work with the remainder to identify and secure other opportunities for training and jobs.
“Morrison’s has said that this recruitment campaign has been one of the quickest and smoothest ever done for a store. This shows the benefit of all the partners working together.
“The biggest impact on reducing unemployment figures in Fife is due to the massive investment made by Fife Council of £5 million over three years in apprenticeships and a further, recurring £1m per year for Fife Council apprenticeships.”