Alex: Looking For Work In All The Wrong Places

I thought I was doing well on my job hunt - fixing up my resume, networking, inquisitive phone calls, sending out emails and follow up emails and the like - but maybe I should spend less time applying and more time advertising.

LONDON – In a pinstripe suit, silk tie and polished shoes, David Rowe has all the trappings of a successful London city worker, except for one stark difference — he is wearing a sandwich board that says “JOB WANTED.” As he walked down Fleet Street, home to legal firms and investment banks, the 24-year-old history graduate showed the human face behind the “lay-offs” and “recession” headlines.

… Just hours after he started wearing the sandwich board that offered his services free for a month with the option to then “hire or fire me” he struck lucky (and was offered a job). (Reuters)

This story has inspired me and I will use that energy to get a job. Seriously, anyone want to hire a reporter/writer/editor? I have no problem wearing a sandwich board if that’s what it takes, heh.