Come and Join Disneyland Paris!

The Search for Recruits continues around the UK

Top European tourist destination, Disneyland Paris visits Birmingham and London this week to attend a series of recruitment events as part of its ongoing recruitment drive.

Between 28-31 October 2009, a team of human resources professionals from Disneyland Paris will attend three different events around the UK to source around 100 positions, for the Christmas 2009 and summer 2010 seasons. The opportunities come in a variety of roles including guest services, sales, attractions and food & beverage.

The team first visited the ëSignpost to Europeí event organised by European Employment Services (EURES), part of Jobcentre Plus which took place at Birmingham Town Hall on Wednesday October 28. At the event, which was free for visitors to attend, Disneyland Paris met with and interviewed potential recruits with an interest in working in Europe.

Today, Thursday October 29 the team has relocated to Disneyís head office in Hammersmith, London where they will continue to interview potential recruits who have applied previously via the website, www.disneylandparis-casting.com.

The final two days of recruiting in the UK will take place at The Language Show at London Olympia, for which Disneyland Paris will join Jobcentre Plus on stand between Friday 30- Saturday 31 October.

With more than 14,000 employees, from 100 plus nations (countries or nationalities) Disneyland Paris offers opportunities in more than 500 vocations. British employees represent a significant portion of professionals working for Disneyland Paris with the third highest number of employees after France and Italy.

The only requirements for these current roles are a minimum age of 18 and conversational French. For Guest Services positions, including Front of House and Ticketing a third language is also required. Disneyland Paris seeks quality candidates who believe in the company ethos of service excellence at all times. Benefits included the reimbursement of travel costs (up to a certain value) and reduced rent within staff accommodation.

We are currently offering a significant number of employment opportunities to people who are interested in working in an international environment. The diverse roles that we offer at Disneyland Paris have a strong emphasis on career development as well as offering people a chance to be part of a unique communityî said Jean-Nol Thiollier, Director of Employment and Remuneration at Disneyland Paris. ìRecruiting in the UK is very important to us as we have many English speaking visitors to Disneyland Paris and our proximity to Britain makes it easily accessible to potential candidates.î

Sakkaf Shiraz, Jobcentre Plus EURES (European Employment Services) adviser, with whom Disneyland Paris has been working with for both the ëSignpost to Europeí and ëThe Language Showí events, said: Jobcentre Plus always welcomes the opportunity to work in partnership with employers, like Disneyland Paris, on fulfilling their recruitment needs and helping people back into work.

Earlier this year Disneyland Paris launched an online recruitment site in order to raise awareness of the diversity and breadth of employment opportunities. Potential candidates can sign up on the Internet: www.disneylandparis-casting.com.