A graduate became so desperate for a job that he took to walking the streets of London with a billboard round his neck bearing the words ‘job wanted’, reports The Telegraph.
The tactic worked and David Rowe’s efforts have led to one offer of a job from a recruitment firm.
The 24-year-old, who had built up £20,000 worth of debts since leaving university, said he had sent out hundreds of CVs and offered to work for free but could not find a job.
The history graduate decided he would pound the streets round the Fleet Street area past law firms and investment-banks in a suit with the sandwich board round his neck.
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Gavin Walker, of international recruitment firm Parkhouse Bell, said he liked Rowe’s initiative and decided to interview him.
“I liked the fact he had thought out of the box. I was impressed by that. I was even more impressed after the interview. He’s very employable, so much so I offered him a job to work with me,” he said.
