If job hunting could actually be a job then most would be millionaires by now. No one ever tells you that when you used to stay up late studying for tests in campus that it will all be in vain when you realize you can’t get a job. At a time when job seekers are complaining that Job search websites and recruitment agencies have also proven unfruitful and have been a waste of time and money, it seems the problem is not just in Kenya but worldwide. Take the case of these two students from the University Of South Florida, USA. Damian Romero, a Finance Major and Jarod R. Fluck, a Marketing Major decided to take their job hunting to the streets, literally. The two walk along the streets holding up signs reading“I am not homeless yet, Take my resume!” “You can’t do what everybody else is doing because it’s hard to get ahead,” says Romero, “Going to the streets is about getting that much needed face time.” So have their efforts proven successful? Romero says he and Fluck have both handed out at least two dozen resumes, gotten some call backs and even had some impromptu interviews in gas station parking lots due to their efforts on the streets. They both say it’s about setting themselves apart from everyone else. So would you as a job seeker ever go to such extremes? Or would you be too embarrassed and ashamed to even show your face?
If job hunting could actually be a job then most would be millionaires by now. No one ever tells you that when you used to stay up late studying for tests in campus that it will all be in vain when you realize you can’t get a job. At a time when job seekers are complaining that Job search websites and recruitment agencies have also proven unfruitful and have been a waste of time and money, it seems the problem is not just in Kenya but worldwide. Take the case of these two students from the University Of South Florida, USA. Damian Romero, a Finance Major and Jarod R. Fluck, a Marketing Major decided to take their job hunting to the streets, literally. The two walk along the streets holding up signs reading“I am not homeless yet, Take my resume!” “You can’t do what everybody else is doing because it’s hard to get ahead,” says Romero, “Going to the streets is about getting that much needed face time.” So have their efforts proven successful? Romero says he and Fluck have both handed out at least two dozen resumes, gotten some call backs and even had some impromptu interviews in gas station parking lots due to their efforts on the streets. They both say it’s about setting themselves apart from everyone else. So would you as a job seeker ever go to such extremes? Or would you be too embarrassed and ashamed to even show your face?
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