Days without work

In the past two weeks, the Northern Hemisphere has entered the cold winter. Under the financial turmoil, many guys have lost their jobs. But there is a guy who has been in the industry for a long time and he is different from others. He has been very happy recently because he finally found a job.

Joshua Persky

Our protagonist today is 48 years old. Last December, he was laid off by his former employer, Houlihan Lokey Investment Bank. Since then, he has been looking for a job for half a year but failed to find one. During this period, in order to save expenses, he sent his wife and five children back to her mother's house in New Jersey. He rented a shabby small apartment in New York and endured the pain of missing his family... It's so sad, I don't want to write more. This guy is - Joshua Persky.

After sending away his family, Joshua decided to take a big risk. He came to the streets of New York. He hung an advertising board on himself and handed out "flyers" to people working in office buildings. The content of this "leaflet" was his resume. Joshua started to "sell" himself. This event spread all over the world. From July to August, many domestic media outlets wrote about him. Unfortunately, he still couldn't find a job.

Another half a year passed, the weather in New York got colder, and he was still wandering on the street. The finance industry suffered another blow from the subprime crisis. Joshua Persky became the favorite target for photographers. He stood beside the cold skyscrapers of Wall Street, and his expression full of helplessness and longing for his family had become a true reflection of the decline of Wall Street.

It was already December, the end of the year, and good news finally arrived. Of course, it was good news for Joshua, and also for those who cared about him. Joshua didn't have to hand out "flyers" in the cold wind anymore. Weiser LLP, an accounting firm in New York, hired Joshua as a senior manager. When curious journalists followed up with this company, Joshua's new boss explained why they hired him. The reason was simply Joshua's resume and experience, and the references were also key.

During the "hanging sign sales" period, Joshua Persky did another important thing, which was to keep writing a blog called Oracle of NY. Joshua stood on the streets of Wall Street for a year, and numerous newspapers reported on him. However, the Weiser LLP that eventually gave him this job and appreciated him didn't find him through these reports or the flyers he handed out. Instead, it was a headhunting company that recommended clients to read the Oracle of NY blog, where they discovered Joshua's existence, leading to further job opportunities.

Initially, Joshua used Oracle of NY to record some of his job hunting experiences. Later, he began to write about his professional expertise. Even without a job, he never forgot his profession, and he hoped that Oracle of NY could become an information center related to financial market value topics. Moreover, the articles he wrote analyzed the views behind the hot news and recorded the feedback he received every day on the street. Many online friends replied after reading his articles, giving encouragement and hoping that he would persevere until victory. This is what we often seek - a sense of feeling.