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Calgary Zoo hosts job fair

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WATCH ABOVE: The Calgary Zoo was looking for employees, and while there aren’t many openings, there were plenty of applicants. Global’s Doug Vaessen reports – Sep 8, 2016

About 200 job seekers attended a career fair at the Calgary Zoo on Thursday.

The organization is hoping to hire staff for 15 seasonal positions.

“We are looking for people for guest relations,” the Calgary Zoo’s Karen Longdon explained. “So they would be doing things like access control, our turnstiles, selling day admissions, memberships, special event tickets. So its mostly at the entryway and the gates and admissions area.”

Those who attended were offered free parking and zoo admission.

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“I have never applied at the Calgary Zoo before,” applicant Kory Welling said. “I’ve been working with World Finance Group in insurance, and I need another job to hold me over. I need sustainable income.”

The Calgary Zoo’s Thursday guest relations fair ran from 10 a.m. until noon.

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Last month, a job fair held at a southwest Calgary seniors home was so busy that organizers had to call police to help manage the crowds.

READ MORE: Police called to manage huge turnout at SW Calgary job fair

Just days later, thousands of job seekers lined up outside the Coast Plaza Hotel in anticipation of a job fair for the Calgary International Airport.

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Then, on Aug. 22, hundreds of people lined up for a chance at part-time work at the Saddledome.

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