This is a short story of Alfred Ajani…
Alfred Ajani,
22, has applied for over 300 positions since getting a degree in marketing
earlier this summer but says he has struggled in the crowded graduate labour
market.
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.'
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