A young graduate put a fresh spin on job hunting last week, donning a pair of rollerblades to hand out his CV out in Canary Wharf.
Business graduate Peter Hoang, 23, bladed around Canary Wharf DLR Station on Friday lunchtime in an imaginative bid to attract potential employers.
Peter, who graduated from Westminster University in 2009, handed out business cards describing himself as an Administrative Genius, with a link to his online CV.
The Isle of Dogs resident, who currently works part-time as a project manager for youth charity Leaders in Community, said he was ideally looking for work as an online administrator.
He added: “I just felt so anonymous applying to places online. People only get to see a bunch of words in bullet points, without ever getting to see the real me. I wanted to be out there seeing and talking to real people.
“I went up to people and said: ‘I made this card especially for you.’ The women really seemed to like it but I don’t think the men would have taken much more notice if I just walked up to them.”
Peter handed out cards for an hour and a half before they ran out. He is yet to hear back from employers but is hoping a short film taken of his stunt will help him land that dream interview.
To see Peter’s CV, visit: www.thisismycv.posterous.com
Source: Sheena McKenzie, Docklands24.co.uk, Monday 13th June 2011
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