Long Line-up at First Job Fair of the Year, "Opening Doors to Your Future"

Sure, it may not have seen 120,000 visitors like the one below, but it attracted not a few stares and "what's going on" queries from the normally quiet North York Centre today.


120,000 swarm the Singapore job fair


The first job fair for us in 2009

Lines snaked from the North York Central Public Library entrance, through the shopping mall, past Novotel, and all the way almost to Yonge Street. There we were, eight of us, blended into the thousands of jobseekers waiting to see potential employers offering a precious handful of jobs--two for Sheridan Gardens, twenty for the public libraries, sixteen for York Regional Police, four for some collection agency, five for TD Bank (which featured the longest line of applicants), etc. There was a 15-minute seminar by Toronto Employment & Social Services to help jobseekers navigate a job fair.

When some of us left, the queue hadn't gotten any shorter; it was just shaped differently.

At least Tom brought his camera phone. Here's shamelessly asking dear Tom to share his pictures with the rest of us.

PS: Thanks, Tom! Your 3 pictures are below:

Looking eastward from the Library towards Yonge Street, as far as the eye can see

The Class of 2009, yay!

A lot of hopefuls patiently waiting in line