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By Matt Furnell, 25/09/2009 11:18 am

Greene King Pub Partners attended a 350 strong recruitment fair dedicated to forces personnel leaving the military as part of their targeted Civvy Street Recruitment drive.

The Career Transition Partnership Northern Recruitment Fair was held in Harrogate with Greene King the only pub operator amongst the 46 companies promoting their career opportunities.

Caroline Hollings, director of recruitment and training for Pub Partners said, “Many service personnel now leaving have spent 20 plus years in the military and they’ve gained an incredible amount of experience in management, communications skills and hospitality and so many are ideal candidates for operating a pub business. A combination of experience and discipline will enable many of them to operate a pub business in the efficient and well-organised manner they require and we’re working hard to try and attract them”.

Greene King keeps in regular contact with the service personnel looking to run a pub. A survey conducted at the event placed the pub central to the military chaps lives with 100% saying that pubs were an essential part of our culture and community.

Press Contact: Elaine Beckett, Public Relations Manager, Greene King Pub Partners, Tel: 07974 132844

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By Matt Furnell,

A recent survey conducted by Greene King, pub operator and brewer, found that one of the first things our boys from the forces do when on leave is go down their local. 84% stated that a visit to the pub when on leave was important to extremely important to them with 76% choosing the pub to reconnect with friends.

Caroline Hollings, director of recruitment and training for Greene King said, “Pubs play a vital role in our communities and none more so than now, especially with our military personnel, with 80% saying a visit to the pub is the first order of the day when they get leave. Pubs are all too often blamed for issues in our community and this couldn’t be more off the mark. These results just show that”. Eighty eight percent of those questioned felt pubs were an essential part of our culture and community.

Greene King conducted the survey at the Career Transition Partnership Northern Employment Fair in Harrogate this week, attended by over 350 service personnel who will be leaving the forces in the next 18 months. Greene King was there to promote the career opportunities they have available in the pub sector.

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Press Contact: Elaine Beckett, Public Relations Manager, Greene King Pub Partners, Tel: 07974 132844