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U.K Graduate Holds Up Sign Advertising Himself At Train Station by Lilyalacutey(f): 1:36pm On Aug 20, 2014 |
To all the job seekers out there. Perhaps it’s time to employ some unconventional tactics to start getting those job interviews! Alfred Ajani, a 22-year-old who studied Marketing at Coventry University and graduated with a 2-1 in May this year, had applied for over 300 positions and was yet to get a favourable response. Unhappy with the situation, he decided to stand at Waterloo Station this morning and hand out CVs to people commuting into London through the station, Daily Mail reports Ajani, who appears to be of Nigerian parentage, stood at the station’s entrance, holding up a placard stating: ‘Marketing graduate (BA Hons 2:1 Coventry Uni) Ask for CV.’ His unusual approach attracted the attention of many commuters, including company bosses, who stopped to talk with him to discuss potential positions and pick up CVs. He has since received several phone calls from interested employers, and even has a job interview scheduled for this afternoon. Speaking about what motivated him to take this unusual approach to job hunting, Ajani says he was frustrated that he hadn’t found a job since May, and that the opportunities he had found weren’t areas he was interested in. He is interested in strictly marketing/advertising jobs. “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,” he says. A photo of Ajani giving his CV to people at the train station made its way to Twitter, prompting many people on the social media platform to commend his efforts, and offering to assist him. copied from» http://www.bellanaija.com/2014/08/19/u-k-graduate-holds-up-sign-advertising-himself-at-train-station-lands-job-interviews/ 1 Like
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Re: U.K Graduate Holds Up Sign Advertising Himself At Train Station by Nobody: 1:49pm On Aug 20, 2014 |
Nigerians will over do this tactics |
Re: U.K Graduate Holds Up Sign Advertising Himself At Train Station by youngwolf(m): 2:00pm On Aug 20, 2014 |
U can't do this in Nigeria because the people who can employ you will not be using any form of public transportation. They re in their tinted SUVs and private jets, so they can't see you. |
Re: U.K Graduate Holds Up Sign Advertising Himself At Train Station by Lilyalacutey(f): 4:17pm On Aug 20, 2014 |
youngwolf: U can't do this in Nigeria because the people who can employ you will not be using any form of public transportation. They re in their tinted SUVs and private jets, so they can't see you.hehehehe...smh.. its true bt sometimes it doesn't go d way we think it... |
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