Ferry company Stena Line has been left “astonished” at the level of applications to the launch of a recruitment campaign.
The firm had 60 jobs up for grabs onboard its Irish Sea vessels – including 30 on the ships that sail between Wales and Ireland.
They have been inundated with responses – with 1,700 applications, nearly 30 for every role.
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Stephen Bryden, Stena Line’s Head of Onboard Sales and Services, said: “I am astonished by the public’s response to the A Life Less Ordinary recruitment campaign.
“We have never received so many applications.
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“Now our HR team has the challenge of how to sort and interview so many applicants, but that is a nice challenge to have.
“Thank you to every single person that has applied to work with us.”
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