I was listening to 'Talk Sport' yesterday when I heard an interview with Ian Carpenter who has written a book called "Guardian Work".Ian Carpenter was a property manager in Basildon when he was made redundant. His response to his jobless situation was to reply to every single advert in a single issue of the recruitment pull-out of the Guardian newspaper regardless of whether he was qualified for the jobs advertised or not. Over a six month period he replied to 450 advertisements - including the one for an acrobat. He didn't get a job out any of them - or even an offer.
On the other hand - it wasn't a waste of time. Mr. Carpenter kept a blog of his experiences, and it's been published by Beautiful Books under the title of "Guardian Works".
Ian still keeps his blog at Guardian Work - and I think it would be worth going there - and buying the book.
Ian Carpenter is an extraordinary person. According to 'Beautiful Books' he's now running a second bookshop at Southend - and still looking for a job.
Think about it.
Emily - http://www.therapypartnership.com/
