Julie Sarpy from Dallas says it can. This fashion consultant dipped into her savings to buy the biggest advertisement she could find.
According to the Dallas Morning News, Sarpy had been unemployed for six months before she decided to shell out $1200 to buy billboard space along a central expressway for three days.
Sarpy said she applied for numerous positions over the course of her unemployment, only to receive rejection after rejection. After seeing a media piece about a man who used a sandwich board to hunt for a job, she decided to rent the billboard.
So far, Sarpy has received around 50 calls, two of which have turned into valid job offers. She has yet to decide which one to pick.
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January 9th, 2009 at 12:46 pm
Can someone be savvy and chic with a Hotmail email address?
January 9th, 2009 at 3:29 pm
If you are just setting up a temporary address that is going to get spam blasted pretty soon, why not use hotmail? :)
January 9th, 2009 at 5:28 pm
Very risky! Yet, it worked for her. I bet we will be seing many creative job seekers. Time to up my skills to billboard writing.