Setia City Mall, a green fields development set to open in May, will create over 2000 jobs for the local community.

But the challenge is recruiting such a large number across a multitude of skills inside a tight time frame.

Setia City’s answer: hosting a day-long recruitment drive this Saturday March 18 in a convention centre in the city of Shah Alam when the mall is under construction.

Jobs will be created in more than 230 retail tenancies, in customer service, cleaning, security, maintenance and operations.

Part of the rationale behind holding a recruitment drive in a convention centre is to keep as many of the jobs local as possible.

The initiative sees participation and job opportunities at the likes of Parkson, Fitness First, Zara, Uniqlo, Nichii, Delicious, Harvey Norman, Courts, RASA Food Arena and many more of the mall’s retailers. In addition, there will be jobs available in centre management and with the mall’s security and cleaning contractors.

Job seekers will get the opportunity to learn about all the available positions, have on the spot interviews and submit their resumes directly to employers actively seeking employees for the new mall.

Philippa Holmes, GM, Setia City Mall, said with the centre designed to be at the heart of the community, it’s very important to match the jobs available with local employees.

“It’s also important that Setia City Mall offers a high level of customer service to shoppers. Our recruitment drive is aimed at finding the right people to fit these exciting career opportunities.”

Setia City Mall is being developed by a joint venture between S P Setia and the Asian Retail Investment Fund, a fund managed by the investment arm of international property developer Lend Lease.