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Disneyland Paris looks to London for new recruits

Disneyland Paris plans to recruit 7,000 staff this year and the firm has embarked on a European recruitment campaign to search for the right candidates.

On Wednesday (24 June) HR staff from the resort are visiting the Walt Disney Company's UK office in Hammersmith London to source employees for positions in sales, hotel and hospitality roles.

Lst year Disneyland Paris took on 9,000 new staff and British staff at the park represent the third largest community after French and Italian employees. More than 300 Brits currently work in the resort.

Employees recruited this week can sign contracts for the summer, Halloween or Christmas as well as open-ended contracts from September 2009.

Jean Noel Thiollier, director of employment and remuneration at Disneyland Paris, said: "Disneyland Paris is a unique and diverse company where 14,000 professionals from more than 100 nationas work in a single site. To reinforce our activity we are constantly seeking new talents in more than 500 vocations.

"Working at Disneyland Paris is a chance to gain professional experience in an international environment, learn and grow."

The organisation has launched a new website on which anyone, who is over 18 and can speak conversational French, can apply.