One of the wittest blog’s I’ve read recently is Oliver Davies’ 100 Jobs Blog. Based in Middlesbrough, Cleveland, Oliver has been applying for jobs that he has no right applying for but which he applies for anyway…
As highlighted on digitalspy, Oliver first introduces his blog by saying that, (quote below);
Ok, so I’ve had all sorts of job related problems. Got made redundant in March and, despite applying for loads of jobs I’m qualified for, I’ve failed to even secure interviews (it appears freelance work loses you massive amounts of respect in the job market!)…
I then branched out into applying for other things I was sort of qualified to do (i.e. data processing, copywriting, etc.) but had equally poor success with these…
So, after a bout of depression about the whole thing I’ve come out the other side and decided to do something vaguely juvenile to cheer myself up.
Since I can’t get a job I’m qualified for, I’m going to start applying for 100 jobs I’m patently NOT qualified for/have any experience in – things that are strange or financially rewarding or stupid, etc. – and then writing up what happens in my blog. Maybe it will change my luck, maybe it will open up a new opportunity. Maybe it will just stop me from going totally mad!
I’m going to try and apply for a different job every day and if you’d like to know how I’m getting on, feel free to check out my blog…
Oliver has applied for tons of jobs, including “Head of Culture of Buckinghamshire County Council”, “Chief Executive of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts”, “Floating Supernumerary Manager”, “Lap/Pole Dancer”, and “Male Escort”
Oliver’s blog has already been picked up by the Guardian, BBC Radio 5 as well as other radio shows.
The whole concept definitely has the makings of a good book, in the Danny Wallace/Dave Gorman mould.
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