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Thousands Apply for Tennessee Lottery Jobs

NASHVILLE, Tennessee – As reported by the Associated Press: "Deluged with more than 9,000 unsolicited resumes for only 300 jobs, Tennessee lottery officials have enlisted help in matching the right people with the right jobs.

"The Middle Tennessee Career Center, a publicly funded employment agency, is helping the lottery fill jobs ranging from mailroom clerk to district sales manager by the anticipated Feb. 10 launch.

"The center set up an Internet-based application process to trim the number of applicants to those most qualified. The result was a much smaller but still voluminous field of prospective employees. As of last week, 2,632 people successfully answered an initial round of questions to continue competing for the 22 jobs offered so far.

"..The best part? It hasn't cost the lottery a thing.

"…The career center, just down the road from the lottery's new Nashville headquarters, receives federal, state and local money to help job seekers and employers…"

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