An unemployed British man has spent all his cash on a
giant billboard advertisement to help him find a job.
Adam Pacitti, 24, from the Isle of Wight, has
had no luck applying for jobs the conventional way so decided to do
something to get himself noticed.
As well as the billboard in London, Pacitti has also set
up a website employadam.com, which features a video about him, his
CV and contact details.
“I hope that by displaying my work for all to see, somebody who is
in a position to give me a job might just see a little bit of
potential in me,” he says on the website. “It’s worth a shot,
eh?”
Pacitti has a Bachelor of Arts in media production, and is
looking for a job in the media.
“Finding a media job is really, really difficult,” he
says. “That may sound a bit obvious, but when hundreds (if not
thousands) of people are applying for every position in the
industry it can be quite hard to stand out amongst the crowd.”
On January 2 he posted the image of the billboard on
Twitter, and has received an overwhelming response, with the story
being reported on the Daily
Mail, the Mirror
Online, MSN UK and on the radio, as well as thousands of
re-tweets.
“Sat in a hotel in London incredibly overwhelmed by the
support I’ve received. Thank you,” Pacitti tweeted today.