Leeds Digital Job Fair 3.0 is set to eclipse previous attendance records when employers and tech professionals come together at the First Direct Arena on Friday 28 April.
Hundreds of career opportunities were on offer last October when 46 exhibitors and more than 2,000 people聽flocked through the doors of the landmark city centre venue for Leeds Digital Job Fair 2.0.
In a major boost for organisers Herd, next month鈥檚 event will form part of the inaugural Leeds International Festival which runs from 22-30 April with a focus on three main strands: music, moving image and technology.
Amy De-Balsi, founder of online jobs board Herd, which has put the event together with support from LeedsBID, Leeds City Council, Leeds Beckett University and the First Direct Arena, said she expects the West Yorkshire gathering to be bigger and better than ever.
鈥淭he first two Leeds Digital Job Fairs were incredibly successful, but we must continue to push the boundaries to accurately reflect the dynamism of the city鈥檚 digital and tech sector,鈥� she said.
鈥淲e expect more than 50 employers to be exhibiting on the day and we will be shortly be announcing some of the biggest names, each with a wide array of vacancies to be filled.
鈥淲ith more than five weeks to go, the number of registered attendees is also well ahead of where we have been at this stage before previous events.
鈥淏eing part of the first ever Leeds International Festival is a huge seal of approval for us and a recognition of the important role the Leeds Digital Job Fair now plays.鈥�
Andrew Cooper, chairman of Leeds International Festival and LeedsBID chief executive, said: 鈥淭he Leeds International Festival showcases the city鈥檚 wide cultural offer of music, moving image and technology.
鈥淭he Leeds Digital Jobs Fair is an integral part of the promotion of a city which is at the forefront of the skills agenda in the tech, creative and digital sectors.
鈥淟eedsBID鈥檚 continual support of the digital jobs fair is reflective of its growing status in the city鈥檚 annual events calendar and the range of exciting opportunities on offer in Leeds for talented people in this sector.鈥�
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