To ensure people are receiving crucial careers support during Covid-19, the National Careers Service is working to bring job seekers and employers closer together by advertising vacancies across social media.
The Virtual Jobs Fair will virtually visit nine different regions of England throughout the week and give employers in those regions a chance to advertise current opportunities. The National Careers Service will promote these opportunities through its national and regional social media channels.
It’s easy to find these vacancies, people can simply search for #JobsHour on Twitter or follow the National Careers Service social media channels to find vacancies in their area.
Employers are invited to help bring the Virtual Jobs Fair to life by getting involved in online discussions and encouraging job seekers to ask questions about their opportunities. They can do this by posting and commenting in the Facebook events or replying to their #JobsHour vacancies on Twitter.
The National Careers Service will also provide free personalised careers information, advice and guidance for anyone wanting advice on vacancies, next steps or finding a role that is right for them. This includes an ‘Employability Skills’ Facebook Live event on Wednesday, focusing on reviewing and building up skills with reference to available resources such as The Skills Toolkit.
‘Jobs Hour’ will run at 11am-12pm and 1pm-2pm following the timetable below:
| Region | Date | Time |
| South West & Oxon | Monday 20th July | 11am – 12pm |
| East Midlands & Northants | Monday 20th July | 1pm – 2pm |
| South East | Tuesday 21st July | 11am – 12pm |
| East of England & Bucks | Tuesday 21st July | 1pm – 2pm |
| North West | Wednesday 22nd July | 11am – 12pm |
| Facebook Live – Employability skills | Wednesday 22nd July | 1pm-2pm |
| Yorkshire & Humber | Thursday 23rd July | 11am – 12pm |
| West Midlands & Staffs | Thursday 23rd July | 1pm – 2pm |
| London | Friday 24th July | 11am – 12pm |
| North East & Cumbria | Friday 24th July | 1pm – 2pm |
“Following on from the success of the first two Virtual Jobs Fair I am delighted that the event will be virtually touring England for a third time next week.
“With over 2,300 opportunities posted so far, the event presents an excellent opportunity for employers and anyone looking for a new role, or for additional support.
“It is vital that employers are able to get access to the skilled, local workforce they need, and that young people and adults looking for work are able to find the right role and careers support to progress, so I encourage you to get involved.”
