Hundreds of eager job seekers young and old attended a fair which featured more than 30 employers.
The Braintree Jobs Fair, organised by MP Brooks Newmark, was held at the Bocking Arts Theatre, in Bocking End, on Friday.
More than 400 people came through the doors during the course of the day to talk to exhibitors including Stansted Airport and the Army.
See Thursday's Braintree and Witham Times for reaction from exhibitors and job seekers.
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