<p class=»mol-para-with-font»>Hundreds of people have scrambled for two pub jobs in a sign work in Britain is running dry.</p><p class=»mol-para-with-font»>As many as 484 hopefuls applied for two £9-an-hour positions at the Alexandra pub in Wimbledon, southwest London.</p><p class=»mol-para-with-font»>General manager Mick Dore posted an advert for the roles on Twitter and was staggered by the response.</p><p class=»mol-para-with-font»>He later wrote: ‘I don’t want to alarm anyone about the economy or anything, but I advertised two bar jobs at 4.30 on Thursday.

We’ve had well over 400 applicants. Gulp.'</p><p class=»mol-para-with-font»>The news is reflected across the country, with bosses seeing a huge influx of applicants for entry-level jobs that would usually be unpopular.</p><p class=»mol-para-with-font»>It comes after Office For National Statistics figures last week showed workers fell by 74,000 last month, with 649,000 gone since lockdown was imposed in March.</p><p class=»mol-para-with-font»>The high street has faced the brunt of the hardship, with retail giants such as John Lewis, Clarks and Pizza Express announcing a wave of job cuts.</p><div class=»artSplitter mol-img-group» style=»style»> <div class=»mol-img»> <div class=»image-wrap»> </div> <noscript> </noscript> </div> <p class=»imageCaption»>As many as 484 hopefuls applied for two £9-an-hour positions at the Alexandra pub in Wimbledon, southwest London</p></div><div class=»artSplitter mol-img-group» style=»style»> <div class=»mol-img» style=»height: auto;»> <div class=»image-wrap»> </div> <noscript> </noscript> </div> <p class=»imageCaption»>General manager Mick Dore (pictured) posted an advert for the roles on Twitter and was staggered by the response</p></div><div class=»artSplitter mol-img-group mol-hidden-caption» style=»style»> <div class=»mol-img»> <div class=»image-wrap»> </div> <noscript> </noscript> </div> <p class=»imageCaption»></p></div><p class=»mol-para-with-font»>Mr Dore, 53, said he would usually have expected about a dozen replies from younger jobseekers who have done less bar work.</p><p class=»mol-para-with-font»>He said on this occasion there were CVs sent from experienced show workers, ex-air stewards and restaurant managers who had lost their jobs amid the Covid-19 crisis.</p><p class=»mol-para-with-font»>Mr Dore ended up taking on six workers due to the high-quality of applicants.</p><p class=»mol-para-with-font»>The Fitzrovia Belle Pub and Hotel in central London had a similar experience, with 400 people applying for a handful of jobs.</p><p class=»mol-para-with-font»>General Manager Rob Fisher, 40, told the : ‘The quality of people looking for work right now is as good as it ever has been. Unfortunately it’s because of the situation people have found themselves in.'</p><div class=»artSplitter mol-img-group» style=»style»> <div class=»mol-img»> <div class=»image-wrap»> </div> <noscript> </noscript> </div> <p class=»imageCaption»>The Fitzrovia Belle Pub and Hotel in central London had a similar experience, with 400 people applying for a handful of jobs</p></div><p class=»mol-para-with-font»>There has also been a dramatic surge in searches for supermarket roles, 메리트카지노주소 with Indeed showing a 589 per cent increase compared to a year ago.</p><p class=»mol-para-with-font»>Meanwhile data showed maintenance job searches leapt 440 per cent, forklift roles jumped 239 per cent and 18 to 24-year-olds were mostly looking for bar work, digital marketing careers and vacancies as research associates.</p><p class=»mol-para-with-font»>But the number of jobs being advertised plummeted 59 per cent as of July 10, compared to the same date in 2019.</p><p class=»mol-para-with-font»>Head of research at Indeed Pawel Adrjan said the Covid crisis made job finding more competitive in certain parts of the country.</p><p class=»mol-para-with-font»>He added: ‘Growing regional disparities are exacerbating the north-south divide.'</p><div><div data-track-module=»am-related_carousel^related_carousel» data-track-selector=».rotator-panels a:not([class*=external])» data-dm-rotator-rotate=»false» data-track-pos=»static» data-preferred-shared-network-enabled=»» data-dm-rotator-auto-init=»» id=»p-24″ class=»related-carousel with-fb-or-tw news half» data-dm-rotator-active-class=»active» data-dm-rotator-page-count=»1.0″ data-dm-social-article-auto-init=»» data-dm-rotator-page-size=»1″> <div class=»rotator bdrcc»> <div class=»rotator-title»> <h2>RELATED ARTICLES</h2> <ul class=»rotator-pages link-xocc»> <li class=»rotator-prev»>Previous