Job hunting China graduate turns into walking advert in bid to land work
- Unemployment rate for young people in China aged 16 to 24 soars above 18 per cent
A fresh graduate in China has turned himself into a walking advertisement by printing his resume on a T-shirt, delighting online observers.
Song Jiale, 21, recently earned a bachelor’s degree from Wuhan University’s School of Geomatics in Hubei province, central China.
Before starting his postgraduate studies, Song sought an internship but was unsuccessful despite numerous applications.
Taking inspiration from elderly locals in his hometown in Henan province in central China, who often walk around with advertising signs, Song came up with the idea of printing his resume on a T-shirt.
“With so many people on the streets, I am like a walking billboard, bound to be noticed by employers and HR professionals,” Song wrote on Xiaohongshu, China’s Instagram.
On its front, his T-shirt reads, “Class of 2024 looking for work, please see the back.”
