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Eager applicants hope to land a job with Big Fresno Fair

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Muarshawn Washington, left of center, and Shay Maxie, right of center, wait to fill out an application during the Big Fresno Fair’s sixth annual job fair held Thursday . Big Fresno Fair Deputy Manager Lauri King said 1,000 to 1,500 applicants were expected.
Muarshawn Washington, left of center, and Shay Maxie, right of center, wait to fill out an application during the Big Fresno Fair’s sixth annual job fair held Thursday . Big Fresno Fair Deputy Manager Lauri King said 1,000 to 1,500 applicants were expected. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA ezamora@fresnobee.com

More than 1,000 eager job-seekers crowded the Fresno Fairground Thursday to apply for 500 positions available during this year’s Big Fresno Fair.

The annual event runs Oct. 5-16 and needs a small army of workers to make it happen. Applicants on Thursday applied for jobs such as parking attendants, ticket sellers, maintenance crew, horse racing staff, security guards, concessions workers and museum docents.

It was the sixth annual hiring event offered by the Big Fresno Fair.

This story was originally published August 11, 2016 at 4:21 PM with the headline "Eager applicants hope to land a job with Big Fresno Fair."

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