That's the view of an online auto industry recruitment site which currently has 140 unfilled jobs in the trade on its books.
"Many thousands of jobs were saved last year in the motor industry due to the introduction of the Government Car Scrappage Scheme in the last budget," says Padraic Deane, founder of RecruitAuto.ie. "On top of those retained that may have been lost during 2010, an estimated 3,000-plus jobs have also been created in the past 12 monthS, and this is also largely credited to the scrappage scheme. The extension of 'Scrappage' for the first six months of 2011 should protect those job gains and help create more vacancies."
To celebrate the good news that the scheme has been extended, www.RecruitAuto.ie has extended its free recruitment service to auto industry employers and jobseekers alike.
The motor industry is also currently engaged in a national program that aims to recruit 150 new apprentices in the coming weeks.
