Mountain Resort Magazine - North America's most widely read operations publication - VANOC begins 2010 employment drive

Mountain Resort Magazine - North America's most widely read operations publication - VANOC begins 2010 employment drive: "When the Games come to Vancouver, Whistler Blackcomb, Cypress and a variety of other venues, 1,200 full time, 3,500 temporary and 25,000 volunteers will be in British Columbia to make it happen. The organizing committee has begun searching Canada for 'corporate athletes,' at the same time will be training people from all industries how to host events, market those events and those athletes, and be prepared to continue a career in resort management.

VANOC’s team is growing quickly and over the next three years all postings for 1,200 full-time, 3,500 temporary and 25,000 volunteer positions will appear on workopolis.com, a site that recruits from both universities and from the general workforce in Canada.

“VANOC is building a huge enterprise, expanding its team from the 275 employees to more than 30,000 paid and volunteer positions in the space of just over three years,' said VANOC CEO John Furlong.

Paid positions at VANOC will range from entry-level to senior management and will be filled across eight divisions: CEO’s Office; Sport, Paralympic Games, Venue Management and Technology & Systems; Games Services Operations & Ceremonies; Venue Development; Revenue, Marketing and Communications; Human Resources and Sustainability; Finance and Legal.

“There will be many exciting opportunities to be part of the Vancouver 2010 team,” continued Furlong. “Be it a transport systems manager, an accountant, a medal ceremonies assistant, a food services manager or a venue construction inspector.

As the official online recruitment supplier, Workopolis will be providing"