Unemployed Wall Streeter Mildly Famous But Still Unemployed

The unemployed financial engineer who grabbed national media attention after wearing an “MIT Graduate For Hire” sandwich board on Park Avenue remains without a job. In June, Josh Persky’s media stunt was all over the news and it seemed to have worked—he spoke of numerous job interviews and leads on a barrage of talk show appearances in and news articles. By now, you’d think his unconventional job hunting methods—and fame—would have paid off.

5 September 2008•1 min read
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