Job stories

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Friend of mine when graduating high school, brilliant student applied to harvard. He was required to submit a 10 page paper, on the biggest risk he has ever taken. He submitted 10 blank pages and on the last one conluded with, “this is the biggest risk I have taken..” He was accepted but went to Standford instead.


I know of two South African guys who had moved to London and were trying to get a job at Ogilvy. After seeing their Resumé put in a stack with a whole bunch of others they decided they needed to try a different course. So they bought a tent, found out where the MD lived and set up camp outside his house. Every morning when the guy left his driveway they were waiting for him with a cup of coffee and an example of their work. After two weeks the MD eventually conceded and gave them both jobs.

A coworker of mine named Joe was waiting alone in a lobby for a job interview. The interviewer came into the lobby and asked if his name was David. Not one to give up the job to the guy in front of him who was apparently late, he said “Yes my name is David. Nice to meet you.” Long story short, he ended up getting the job immediately and had to go by David the rest of his time there, and still goes by David to this day even though it’s not his real name. I guess when you really need a job you’ll really do just about anything.