Hospitality employers can now post London 2012 job vacancies

Set up in response to the overwhelming demand from jobseekers for information about jobs with London 2012 sponsors, contractors and suppliers, Adecco, the official recruitment services provider of the Olympic and Paralympic Games has launched www.jobsforthegames.co.uk. Employers can now access a dedicated 'Recruiter Zone' of the site, where they can register and begin posting available roles and browsing relevant CVs, using a host of search and matching tools to identify future employees. Organisations can also take advantage of a range of advertising opportunities, including job and brand advertising on the site. Steve Girdler, Adecco's director of London 2012 Partnerships, said: "Employers big and small will be looking take maximum advantage of the business opportunities provided by the London 2012 Games. In order to do so they will need to staff up and inevitably the pool of talented people is finite. The job board provides employers with a captive audience of keen and available jobseekers. In the first week of the website going live for job seekers, over 45,000 people interested in securing a role related to the London 2012 Games registered their interest, uploading their CVs and signing up for email alerts to keep them updated with new, relevant roles as they become available. Since its launch, over 45,000 job seekers have now registered their interest, with many submitting their CV. To date, hospitality, travel and tourism have proved the most popular sectors with job seekers, with over 27% of people who have submitted their CVs identifying this as the area in which they are seeking work.