THE Worcester News is joining forces with leading housing provider Sanctuary Group to bring you hundreds of exciting employment opportunities in the 2015 jobs and careers fair.

Last year's event attracted over 1,500 local jobseekers with a total of 49 exhibitors offering job opportunities, training courses and business start ups.

And this year's fair, on Thursday, March 26, at the Guildhall in the city's High Street, promises to offer as many, if not more, once-in-a-lifetime chances for fulfilling careers and exciting job offers.

Among the major enterprises which will be taking part is publishing group Newsquest Midlands South, publisher of the Worcester News and its sister papers, with plenty to offer in the fast-moving world of local newspapers.

Newsquest Midlands South is part of Newsquest, one of the UK's largest regional newspaper publishers, with more than 200 newspapers, magazines and trade publications, including 17 paid-for dailies. It has a weekly readership of 13 million and a weekly circulation of 10 million.

As well as the Worcester News, Newsquest Midlands South owns well-respected titles such as the Malvern Gazette, Evesham Journal series and Hereford Times, with plenty of job opportunities in numerous departments.

Among the opportunities currently available, which you can find out about at the fair, are openings for a management accountant and a media telesales executive based in Worcester, a regional digital advertising account manager, editorial sports assistant and field sales account manager (motors) based in Hereford, and a motors account manager based in Stourbridge.

The full list of exhibitors appearing at the jobs and careers fair includes: Resource Group, AALPS Midlands, Diamond Bus Company, Job Centre Direct, Open G I, LMPQ, Senad Group, Allied Healthcare, Nurse Plus, Cleeve Care, H1 Healthcare, Heart of Worcestershire College, British Army, Liaison, BUPA, Avon Cosmetics, Kanes Foods, Lean Engineering and Manufacturing Academy, Vandemoortele, Lifeways, Smiths News and Eclipse Homecare.

The fair will be open to jobseekers from 10am until 4pm and admission is free. To view video footage from previous events and for travel information on how to get to the event, visit worcesternews.co.uk/jc. For the full event preview, remember to buy the Worcester News on Wednesday.