Groton — The annual Spring Job Fair sponsored by The Day at Mystic Marriott brought out more than 750 people Monday, a record for the event, organizers said.

"We got hit first thing and then it's been a very constant flow," said Jaclyn Nardone, marketing and partner relations manager for The Day.

The job fair featured nearly 60 booths from some of the biggest employers in the area, including Electric Boat, the Valenti auto dealerships, both Connecticut casinos, local media companies, internet and phone services as well as top travel destinations.

"This is by far the largest turnout of any job fair we've been to," said Ralph Watson, a recruiter for the Collins & Jewell manufacturing plant in Bozrah, who said he already had scheduled interviews with several people next week.

Richard Zesk, an advertising manager for The Day, said about 350 people registered for the event, and there were more than 400 walk-ins. The event was free for attendees, with recruiters renting booth space in a package deal, he added.

"This is by far the largest job fair you've ever seen in this area," Zesk said.

Jen Winakor of Oakdale, who had worked at the Mohegan Sun for five years before quitting recently, said she was at the fair to look for office work or a job in the home care field. She said she was impressed with the number of employers that had openings, and Winakor already had dropped her resume off with a few and taken applications from others.

Alex Gerber of East Lyme, a new graduate of Western New England College, was dressed in a suit and tie to make an impression with employers. Unfortunately, he said, it was hard to determine which companies might be interested in taking on an accountant, and so far he had applied only with a temp agency.

Brittany Wahl, an assistant recruiter with the United Personnel temp agency, said she had received dozens of resumes. The agency, which works with companies all across Connecticut, had openings in such areas as business administration, information technology and manufacturing, she added.

"It's been steady," Wahl said.

Stephanie White, human resources and recruitment manager for Ocean House Management Collection, said she was looking primarily for front of the house help, hoping to find people with experience in the hospitality field.

"We hire for personality and then train for the background," she said.

Jack Jolly, production manager at InCord, a custom safety netting manufacturer based in Colchester, said he was looking for general laborers and had been able to find quite a few people willing to work with their hands.

"It's busy," he said. "We're getting a ton of foot traffic."

While most of the people manning booths were offering jobs, some were there to help people with the job-hunting process. This explained the presence of Jennifer Miele, manager of public service at the Groton Public Library.

Miele explained that the library has just started a Job Club, meeting from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mondays, to offer special services for those seeking employment. The idea, she said, is to be able to answer patrons' questions and provide additional support for folks who sometimes find the job-search process difficult, especially in this day of online applications.

"It can be overwhelming," she said. "Some people, for instance, don't know how to attach a resume to their application. We're here to help."

l.howard@theday.com