Billboard guy gets job! Congratulations!

The guy who put his job search on a billboard won. He got a 6 months initial contract out of the stunt. He'll be working as a communications executive with a bookmaker. The original story from 2 weeks ago is here.

One London student donned rollerblades to hand out his business card to prospective employers. The card had an url where his resume could be read. So far, no calls.

Some good insights on using LinkedIn reside amidst a bit of fluff.

Only 1 in 4 people between 16 and 19 will find work this summer, according to the New York Times. Students say all the jobs want experience--how am I supposed to get that? 55+ years olds are looking for work with postgrad degrees and 30+ years of experience--and not getting hired.


---more ideas for successful job searching are in my ebooks

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