A UNIVERSITY graduate sick of getting nowhere in his job hunt took drastic measures today by standing in London's Waterloo station holding a sign promoting himself.
Alfred Ajani, a marketing graduate from Coventry University, applied for more than 300 jobs since April without any success.
So today the 22-year-old, who lives in Waterloo with his mother and stepfather, took the unusual step of advertising himself with a sign.
Mr Ajani stood in Waterloo station, holding the poster which read: "Marketing graduate (BA Hons 2:1 Coventry Uni) Ask for CV."
And the stunt seems to have paid off.
The former student told the Evening Standard: "At first it started a bit slow. A couple of hundred people walked by.
"But then the first woman approached me and said it was a creative idea.
"One guy even offered me a coffee. I think it has got better and better as the hours have passed.
"It looks like it is working so far."
Mr Ajani has now been offered job interviews for positions as far away as New York.
Echoing the feelings of many graduates, he said: "If everyone is saying we don't have experience, then I do not understand how we are supposed to get that experience."
He said that he has received many messages of support and encouragement since carrying out the stunt.
He said: "My mum is proud of me. She came down to the station and was hugging me and saying she hoped I could help support our family."
-express.co.uk
Very nice and impressive move by the young man. Wish him the best!
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