More than 30 employers who are looking for staff have signed up to attend a jobs fair.
Jobcentre Plus has organised the event at Washington Leisure Centre, Wearside, where hundreds of jobs will be up for grabs next Wednesday.
Employers including Asda, Barclays Bank, McDonald's, Securicor, NCP, Go North East and Sunderland City Council social services have booked stands for the Jobsfair event.
It will run from 10am until 3.30pm.
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