22 year old Nigerian graduate Alfred Ajani has been inundated
with offers of interviews after taking a radical approach to job
hunting, Daily Mail reports.

Alfred said he’s applied for over 300 positions since getting a
degree in marketing in May this year and has been unlucky.
Determined to land his dream job, he decided to hand out CVs
to company bosses commuting into the City of London through
Waterloo Station this morning.

Alfred stood at the entrance to the busy station holding a sign
stating: ‘Marketing graduate (BA Hons 2:1 Coventry Uni) Ask for
CV.
His direct approach received a warm response from commuters,
with many stopping to discuss potential positions.
Alfred, who lives not far from the station, said: ‘I graduated in
May and have been applying for jobs ever since, but it’s very
difficult at the moment.

‘The only ones that have come up have not really been what I
wanted, I’m interested in marketing and advertising.
‘I realised that there are thousands of students out there using
the same old methods of applying for jobs online and through
recruitment agencies and so I thought I’d try something
different.

I got up early and went to the station. At first people just looked
at me but after about 10 minutes people starting stopping and
talking.
They said they’d never seen anything like it before and were
really impressed.

One woman worked in advertising and took a CV and another
guy ran back from his train and said he’d walked past but had
started thinking and might have something for me.

Alfred added: ‘I’ve already had some phone calls and have got
an int erview booked for later today. The support was great,
one man even bought me a cup of tea and told me “good luck”.’
Alfred has worked as a waiter while studying and has taken
positions as an intern in the music industry in a bid to boost
his job prospects.

He asked friends to help him hand out his CVs, but thinks they
were put off by the early start.

A photo of him giving his phone number to a passing
commuter circulated on Twitter this morning, with website
users offering their support.
After seeing the photo, one Twitter user wrote: ‘Good on him
for putting himself out there!! Time waits for no man!! Love
it!!’

Another added: ‘It’s a good idea. I would’ve hired him into my
business straight away if I saw him.’

Olympic medallist Kelly Sotherton retweeted the photo, and
motivational speaker Gavin Ingham wrote: ‘He will no doubt get
interviews and offers whilst others sit at home moaning. Good
on him.

SOURCE: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2728732/That-s-one-way-job-Graduate-holds-sign-advertising-rush-hour-Waterloo-station-s-got-interview.html

Hmn!
Unemployment everywhere...
point the accusing finger on GEJ

Nice move there... Abeg where railway dey for naija make i go try my luck... Abi na oshodi park i go go sef...

He should come back home.Foreign certificates are cherished here in Nigeria.

That's good!
Sometimes it's better to challenge the status quo
Don't like me people who think that some unwritten rules cannot be flouted/changed
Stereotype is a talent killer!


Now he'll have a lot of options to choose from.

Nice one from him,he succeeded because the people around cared even if it's out of pity. Try this here in Nigeria, people would call you names.

Yes there is unemployment everyone but don't compare Nigeria and uk, in the uk, it very competitive but here in Nigeria, you don't even see it to compete for.

bunlizlaw: He should come back home.Foreign certificates are cherished here in Nigeria.

...and you think he didn't already think of that option?

Rich4god: Nice move there... Abeg where railway dey for naija make i go try my luck... Abi na oshodi park i go go sef...

that's if our so-called CEO's are taking public transports OTHERWISE sun and rain go photosynthesize you

Rich4god: Nice move there... Abeg where railway dey for naija make i go try my luck... Abi na oshodi park i go go sef...

Lol.... Them go use Ūя̲̅ CV take do as seats for on top train..lmao.

freshness2020:
Lol.... Them go use Ūя̲̅ CV take do as seats for on top train..lmao.

Hahahahaha! This got me cracking!
Very funny.