Five months after being laid off from his job as a mechanical maintenance engineer, 39-year-old Jason Fruen had tried almost everything to find another job. Finally he made a sandwich board sign advertising himself and his phone number, and spent two days standing near a major intersection in Manchester, England.
Surprisingly enough, the ploy worked, and Fruen landed an interview and the company offered him a position. After the interview, he got some other offers as well, and he'll decide this week which one he'll take.
BBC News video here.
Surprisingly enough, the ploy worked, and Fruen landed an interview and the company offered him a position. After the interview, he got some other offers as well, and he'll decide this week which one he'll take.
BBC News video here.
"I think we're going to see a lot more people adopting this way of looking for work. I've still got a mortgage to pay, and that's why I was out there doing it."
From the Upcoming ueue, submitted by Marilyn Terrell.
its been done.