Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Going to Extremes to Land a Job


Abstract:
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Renting a billboard, handing out flyers or printing up T-shirts with your contact information used to seem like an outlandish way to get a job but now unemployed workers are going to just such lengths to get attention.
There were more jobs lost in 2008 than any year since 1945 and more layoffs are announced practically on a daily basis. Unemployment now stands at 7.2%, a 16-year high, and the number of job seekers outnumber openings by three to one, so it's no wonder people are getting creative.

By Jessica Dickler, CNNMoney.com staff writer