Majorel to bring hundreds of good-paying jobs to Detroit, will host job fair downtown this weekend 

• Detroit beats out more than 50 other cities to become next location for Majorel, a company of nearly 70,000 employees doing business in 35 countries.

• Detroit residents to get first crack at up to 500 positions, starting at $17 an hour with benefits.

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and City Council President Mary Sheffield were joined this week by leaders of Majorel, a leading provider of next-generation, end-to-end customer experience solutions for brands around the world, to announce that the company will open an office in downtown Detroit in the coming months. In addition, Majorel is hosting a job fair through Sunday, Feb, 27, where Detroiters can land positions starting at $17 per hour with benefits.

The company will hire approximately 200 full-time employees to start and has plans to grow to more than 500 employees at its soon-to-be-announced location downtown. Majorel selected Detroit out of more than 50 other cities.

Employees will fill roles in customer service, human resources and operations at levels ranging from entry-level to manager.

The job fair will be held 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. this Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, in the Ontario Exhibit Hall, West Level 3, of the Renaissance Center, 400 Renaissance Drive West, downtown. Some applicants will be hired on the spot. Workers with interest or experience in social media, customer service and technology are asked to bring a resume to the job fair. Training and education will be made available to employees, so lengthy experience is not required but encouraged. Majorel’s Detroit office will open virtually in April, with workers eventually moving into its offices downtown.

After the job fair, Majorel will partner with Detroit at Work to help place Detroiters in positions. Individuals can go to www.detroitatwork.com/majorel to apply.