Three Ways To Get Poached From Your Current Job

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <hgroup class="prevent_widows prevent_widows_initialized" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><h1 itemprop="headline" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: normal; margin: 15px 120px 18px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Heading out for the holiday weekend disgruntled about your current job, but wondering where you’ll find the time to hunt for a new one during the inevitable fall busy season that plagues most industries?</span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><iframe frameborder="0" height="250" id="google_ads_iframe_/7175/fdc.forbes/article-new_2" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" name="google_ads_iframe_/7175/fdc.forbes/article-new_2" scrolling="no" style="border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 15px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="300"></iframe></span></h1> </hgroup><div class="article_body article" itemprop="articleBody" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 25px 0px 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div class="body" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div class="body_inner" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-right: 125px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">You’re not alone.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-right: 125px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">With office-induced stress emerging as <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/kathryndill/2014/04/18/survey-42-of-employees-have-changed-jobs-due-to-stress/" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">a leading reason people leave jobs</a>, and <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/kathryndill/2014/08/20/study-half-of-all-available-jobs-are-never-advertised-publicly/" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">50% of jobs never advertised at all</a>, it can feel as though the deck is stacked against job seekers. And with an already packed agenda at work, it’s tough to imagine shoe-horning in the endless networking, furtive pre-workday breakfasts, database searches, emails, dropped leads, and phone calls made from down the block so inherent the modern job search.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-right: 125px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“Many of our users are way too busy to be engaging in a full time job search but could be interested in the right opportunity if it presented itself,” says Maisie Devine, CEO and cofounder of “covert job search” app Poacht.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-right: 125px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">As you (hopefully) leave the office behind  for Labor Day, here’s three quick tips for making sure the perfect next job is hunting for <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">you</em>.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-right: 125px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <strong style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">1) Start attending industry meet-ups.</strong></div> <div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-right: 125px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">A quick way to get in front of the right eyes in your field–without embarking upon, or advertising, a formal job search–is to mark your calendar for periodic industry events.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-right: 125px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“Recruiters are networking within a vertical,” says Tom Gimbel, CEO of staffing and recruiting firm LaSalle Network. “They’re calling and recruiting people they get referred to, and if somebody’s happy and doesn’t want to move, they’re going to say, ‘Well do you know somebody else who’s got industry knowledge?’”</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-right: 125px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Gimbel recommends joining the local chapter of the professional organization associated with your occupation. Most aren’t expensive to join and meet monthly, or even quarterly. Additionally, notes Devine, it’s an efficient way of checking in on what the latest tools and skills are for your field–and making sure you measure up.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-right: 125px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“Not only does it let you network with people in your industry, but it’s also a chance for you to learn new skills and new technology,” says Devine, “and prepare yourself to get poached if you, for example, notice people in your industry are using <a href="http://www.forbes.com/companies/google/" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Google</a> <span class="quotecard_hook initialized" data-exchange="NASDAQ" data-naturalid="fred/company/1821" data-quotes-closing="580.5399" data-quotes-now="581.8099" data-ticker="GOOGL" data-type="organization" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="wrapper increase" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.forbes.com/companies/google/" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 4px; border-bottom-right-radius: 4px; border-top-left-radius: 4px; border-top-right-radius: 4px; border: 1px solid rgb(214, 232, 214); box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 1px 3px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ticker" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">GOOGL</span> <span class="change" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">+0.22%</span></a></span></span> Analytics more.”</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: none; margin-bottom: 18px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: auto;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img alt="0202_job-search-research-company_650x455" class=" size-full wp-image-5086" src="http://blogs-images.forbes.com/kathryndill/files/2014/08/0202_job-search-research-company_650x455.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: 266px; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle; width: 380px;" /><strong style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">2) Position your personal brand.</strong></span></div> <div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-right: 125px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">You know the Sunday afternoon or Tuesday evening you block out for updating your resume, <a href="http://www.forbes.com/companies/linkedin/" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">LinkedIn</a> <span class="quotecard_hook initialized" data-exchange="NYSE" data-naturalid="fred/company/90846" data-quotes-closing="223.26" data-quotes-now="225.75" data-ticker="LNKD" data-type="organization" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="wrapper increase" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.forbes.com/companies/linkedin/" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 4px; border-bottom-right-radius: 4px; border-top-left-radius: 4px; border-top-right-radius: 4px; border: 1px solid rgb(214, 232, 214); box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 1px 3px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ticker" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">LNKD</span> <span class="change" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">+1.12%</span></a></span></span> profile, and online presence once you decide to look for a job?</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-right: 125px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Don’t wait. Do that now, and update each time you complete a project or step into a new role.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-right: 125px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Gimbel says a great way of positioning yourself as an attractive find without officially moving into job search mode–or alerting your present employer that you might be–is to focus on your achievements.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-right: 125px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“You don’t want to make it look too much like you’re marketing yourself,” says Gimbel, “but return on investment, special projects, Six Sigma, certifications, things along those lines–you want to make sure you have that on there.”<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />And, Devine notes, don’t just stop at LinkedIn. Recruiters now rely on your entire web and social presence, so make sure any information you have on platforms like <a href="http://www.forbes.com/facebook-ipo/" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Facebook</a>, <a href="http://www.forbes.com/companies/twitter/" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Twitter</a> <span class="quotecard_hook initialized" data-exchange="NYSE" data-naturalid="fred/company/102047" data-quotes-closing="49.43" data-quotes-now="49.75" data-ticker="TWTR" data-type="organization" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="wrapper increase" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.forbes.com/companies/twitter/" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 4px; border-bottom-right-radius: 4px; border-top-left-radius: 4px; border-top-right-radius: 4px; border: 1px solid rgb(214, 232, 214); box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 1px 3px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ticker" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">TWTR</span> <span class="change" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">+0.65%</span></a></span></span>, Tumblr is positioned in such a way to make you an attractive candidate, now.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-right: 125px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">As we reported last week, job seekers want to strive to become <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/kathryndill/2014/08/20/study-half-of-all-available-jobs-are-never-advertised-publicly/" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">the most attractive needle in a recruiter’s haystack</a>.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-right: 125px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <strong style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">3) Actively cultivate your passive job search toolbox.</strong></div> <div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-right: 125px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">LinkedIn is an excellent resource, but a host of other resources are available to professionals who aren’t actively searching for a new job but would be willing to consider a great opportunity. In addition to the recently-launched Poacht, a host of apps cater to the so-called “passive job seeker,” including many focused on jobs in specific industries.</span></div> <div class="loge_ad ad_initialized article_body_ad" id="article_container_0_loge" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: right; float: right; margin: 10px 0px 30px 30px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div id="google_ads_iframe_/7175/fdc.forbes/article-new_3__container__" style="border: 0pt none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><iframe frameborder="0" height="250" id="google_ads_iframe_/7175/fdc.forbes/article-new_3" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" name="google_ads_iframe_/7175/fdc.forbes/article-new_3" scrolling="no" style="border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 15px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="300"></iframe></span></div> </div> <div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-right: 125px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“Recruiters are using a variety of different tools to find people,” says Devine. She compares passive search apps to having “a high-end headhunter in your pocket who doesn’t barrage you with calls or emails with positions that may or may not be at their disposal.”</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-right: 125px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The time to start passively letting recruiters actively hunt for you is now.</span></div> <div> <br /></div> </div> </div> </div> </div>

Three Ways To Get Poached From Your Current Job

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <h2 class="post-title entry-title" style="border: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 4px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-size: small; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit;">That's one way to get a job! Graduate holds up sign advertising himself during morning rush hour at Waterloo station - and gets an interview for this afternoon</span></h2> <div class="post-body entry-content" style="border: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div dir="ltr" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" trbidi="on"> <ul class="article-summary news mol-bullets-with-font" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-height: 1px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <li class="" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Alfred Ajani is one of thousands of recent graduates struggling to find work</strong></li> <li class="" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">After applying for 300 positions, he decided to hand out CVs in rush hour</strong></li> <li class="" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">His approach received a positive response, with calls within hours</strong></li> <li class="" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">He is hopeful of landing his dream job after being offered an interview</strong></li> <li class="" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></strong></li> </ul> <div class="author-section" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; min-height: 1px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">By <a class="author" href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=&authornamef=Richard+Spillett+For+Mailonline" rel="nofollow" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; min-height: 1px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">RICHARD SPILLETT FOR MAILONLINE</a></span></div> <div class="byline-section" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; min-height: 1px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">A graduate has been inundated with offers of interviews after taking a radical approach to job hunting.</span></span><div class="mol-para-with-font" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; min-height: 1px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">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.</span></div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; min-height: 1px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">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.</span></div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; min-height: 1px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><div class="mol-img" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; margin: 0px; min-height: 1px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div class="image-wrap" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; 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font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; min-height: 1px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Determined job seeker Alfred Ajani is approached by a businessman after advertising himself during rush hour at London's Waterloo Station</span></div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /><br />Read more: <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2728732/That-s-one-way-job-Graduate-holds-sign-advertising-rush-hour-Waterloo-station-s-got-interview.html#ixzz3Aqsdgz16" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; margin: 0px; min-height: 1px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2728732/That-s-one-way-job-Graduate-holds-sign-advertising-rush-hour-Waterloo-station-s-got-interview.html#ixzz3Aqsdgz16</a><br />Follow us: <a href="http://ec.tynt.com/b/rw?id=bBOTTqvd0r3Pooab7jrHcU&u=MailOnline" style="border: 0px; 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font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; min-height: 1px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">His direct approach received a warm response from commuters, with many stopping to discuss potential positions.</span></div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; min-height: 1px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">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.</span></div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; min-height: 1px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">'The only ones that have come up have not really been what I wanted, I'm interested in marketing and advertising.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; margin: 0px; min-height: 1px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div class="relatedItemsTopBorder" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; margin: 0px; min-height: 1px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> </div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><div class="mol-para-with-font" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; min-height: 1px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">'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.</span></div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; min-height: 1px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">'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.</span></div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; min-height: 1px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">'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.'</span></div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; min-height: 1px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">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".'</span></div> <div class="clear" style="border: 0px !important; clear: both; float: none !important; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; vertical-align: baseline; width: auto;"> </div> <div class="artSplitter" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; margin: 0px; min-height: 1px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div class="splitLeft" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; margin: 0px; min-height: 1px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div class="image-wrap" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; margin: 0px; min-height: 1px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="Alfred has applied for 300 positions since graduating without success so decided to try a different approach" class="blkBorder img-share" data-track-pos="1" height="423" id="i-e84935f9780df24f" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/08/19/article-2728732-20A2EEB700000578-641_306x423.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); float: left; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; height: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 620px;" width="306" /></span><div class="overlay-icon mobile-gallery" style="background-position: 0% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-bottom-left-radius: 3px; border-bottom-right-radius: 3px; border-top-left-radius: 3px; border-top-right-radius: 3px; border: 0px; bottom: 11px; box-sizing: border-box; display: table; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; height: 36px; margin: 0px; min-height: 1px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div class="mobile-gallery-icon" style="background-image: url(http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/furniture/mobile/icon_camera_90x68.png); background-position: 10px 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; background-size: 27px; border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; display: table-cell; float: none; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; height: 20px; margin: 0px; min-height: 1px; padding: 7px 10px 0px; vertical-align: middle; width: 24px;"> </div> <span style="border: 0px; display: table-cell; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; padding: 2px 10px 0px 0px; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">+4</span></span></div> </div> </div> <div class="splitRight" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; margin: 0px; min-height: 1px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div class="image-wrap" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; margin: 0px; min-height: 1px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="Alfred has applied for 300 positions since graduating without success so decided to try a different approach" class="blkBorder img-share" data-track-pos="2" height="423" id="i-f7e9ca01a43853e0" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/08/19/article-2728732-20A2EEB300000578-19_306x423.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); float: left; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; height: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 620px;" width="306" /></span><div class="overlay-icon mobile-gallery" style="background-position: 0% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-bottom-left-radius: 3px; border-bottom-right-radius: 3px; border-top-left-radius: 3px; border-top-right-radius: 3px; border: 0px; bottom: 11px; box-sizing: border-box; display: table; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; height: 36px; margin: 0px; min-height: 1px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div class="mobile-gallery-icon" style="background-image: url(http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/furniture/mobile/icon_camera_90x68.png); background-position: 10px 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; background-size: 27px; border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; display: table-cell; float: none; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; height: 20px; margin: 0px; min-height: 1px; padding: 7px 10px 0px; vertical-align: middle; width: 24px;"> </div> <span style="border: 0px; display: table-cell; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; padding: 2px 10px 0px 0px; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">+4</span></span></div> </div> </div> <div class="clear" style="border: 0px !important; clear: both; float: none !important; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; height: 0px !important; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; vertical-align: baseline; width: auto;"> </div> <div class="imageCaption" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; min-height: 1px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Alfred has applied for 300 positions since graduating, without success, so decided to try a different approach</span></div> </div> <div style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; min-height: 1px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> <div class="artSplitter mol-img-group" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; margin: 0px; min-height: 1px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div class="mol-img" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; margin: 0px; min-height: 1px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div class="image-wrap" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; margin: 0px; min-height: 1px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="Thousands of commuters pile through Waterloo every morning on their way to business hub, the City of London" class="blkBorder img-share" data-track-pos="3" height="445" id="i-7f0163d9927df94f" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/08/19/1408442906174_wps_4_Thousands_of_commuters_we.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); float: left; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; height: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 620px;" width="634" /></span><div class="overlay-icon mobile-gallery" style="background-position: 0% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-bottom-left-radius: 3px; border-bottom-right-radius: 3px; border-top-left-radius: 3px; border-top-right-radius: 3px; border: 0px; bottom: 11px; box-sizing: border-box; display: table; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; height: 36px; margin: 0px; min-height: 1px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div class="mobile-gallery-icon" style="background-image: url(http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/furniture/mobile/icon_camera_90x68.png); background-position: 10px 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; background-size: 27px; border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; display: table-cell; float: none; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; height: 20px; margin: 0px; min-height: 1px; padding: 7px 10px 0px; vertical-align: middle; width: 24px;"> </div> <span style="border: 0px; display: table-cell; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; padding: 2px 10px 0px 0px; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">+4</span></span></div> </div> </div> <div class="imageCaption" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; min-height: 1px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Thousands of commuters pile through Waterloo every morning on their way to business hub, the City of London</span></div> </div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; min-height: 1px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; min-height: 1px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">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. </span></div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; min-height: 1px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">He asked friends to help him hand out his CVs, but thinks they were put off by the early start.</span></div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; min-height: 1px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">A photo of him giving his phone number to a passing commuter circulated on Twitter this morning, with website users offering their support.</span></div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; min-height: 1px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">After seeing the photo, one Twitter user wrote: 'Good on him for putting himself out there!! Time waits for no man!! Love it!!'</span></div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; min-height: 1px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Another added: 'It's a good idea. I would've hired him into my business straight away if I saw him.'</span></div> <div class="mol-para-with-font" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; min-height: 1px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">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. 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