More than three blocks in line and several hours of waiting to find a job in a supermarket that will open in Nordelta

Hundreds of people came to Benavídez to leave their CVs and interview for a job in Coto.

This Friday was the second day of the job search who made the chain Toto Supermarkets to cover 600 jobs in a new Mega Mall that will open in northdelta north of Greater Buenos Aires.

According to the press release where the job advertisement was published, the company is looking for cadets, cashiers, cleaning staffsecurity staff, goods receipt control, professional staff in the butchery, greengrocers, fishmongers, charcuterie and kitchen sectors, as well as storage warehouses and stevedores.

“To participate in the interviews, you must present yourself with an identity document and a curriculum vitae printed on Friday February 24 or Monday February 27 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Agustin M. Garcia 8251 (Old Route 27), Benavidez – Commerce Employees Union Sports Field,” Coto explained in the statement.

Supermarket company COTO is conducting a job search to cover 600 jobs in a mega shopping center to be opened in Nordelta.

In order to get a job in the mall, hundreds of people showed up and performed long hours online. Friday, the first day established by the company for receiving CVs and conducting face-to-face job interviews, the queue reached more than 300 meters.

“This is not my first job, I already have one, but I want to look for a better opportunitygain more experience”, explained a young man while waiting for his turn at the chain C5N. Meanwhile, a woman who is currently in a dependent relationship said: “I came to drop off my CV, I am currently working, but I need because my salary is not enough. I’m looking for a better opportunity.”

Twitter users posted videos reporting on the huge call for jobs at Nordelta.

The massive appeal also had an echo on social networks. Users of Twitter they posted videos of the long queues hundreds of people made looking for work. They also added comments referring to the economic crisis and the president’s statements. Alberto Fernandez Three weeks ago, in an act he organized with Governor Gustavo Bordet in Entre Ríos, where he expressed: “The complaints I hear are that to go eat, you have to wait two hours”.

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“Several hours in line to leave CV at COTO, but according to the president, the complaints are because they have to wait in line to eat out,” was one of the comments from users. Along the same line, another added: “Today, people don’t line up to look for work, says Alberto, they only line up to go to dinner. You look. See how people line up 5 blocks to leave CVs at the Coto which is about to open in the North Zone”.

“More than 7,500 candidates for a COTO which opens in the northern area of ​​Buenos Aires. Hours of waiting, spending on clothes, making a resume, buses,” read another of the comments.

It should be noted that according to data published just a few days ago by the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (Indec) on the indices for the third quarter of 2022, unemployment stands at 6.7% in the third quarter of 2022. This data shows some improvement compared to the same quarter of 2021, when unemployment stood at 7.9% of the active population.

But data released by INDEC shows another worrying conclusion about the quality of jobs created: the agency reports that 614,600 formal jobs have been created, while another 277,800 in the blacki.e. not registered.

In addition, official data revealed that the Total Base Basket (CBT) -a value that represents the total expenditure a family has to make to cover its needs for a month- increased by 100.3% between January and December last year, while wages had an annual nominal adjustment of 90 .4%. That’s to say, there was a difference of 9.9 points percentages during this period.

On the other hand, survey data showed that there are 3,108,000 people in Argentina who are employed, but are actively looking for a second source of income.