Man’s sign in Canary Wharf bags him a job within a week

Man’s sign in Canary Wharf bags him a job within a week

A 24-year-old man from London got innovative with his job hunting methods – and bagged himself a job within a week.

Haider Malik walked the streets of London with his own pop up stand at Canary Wharf. He was able to secure an interview in less than three hours and a new job at the end of the week.

Haider, a first-class degree holder in Banking & Finance from Middlesex University, was becoming increasingly frustrated at Zoom interviews over the course of the pandemic as it wouldn’t allow him to showcase his personality. Haider, a 67-year old father who immigrated from Pakistan when he was a child, took matters into his hands. He had a few days to get a job at a busy financial district.

He designed his own stand with QR codes to direct potential employers to his LinkedIn profile and CV. He felt that he was doing the right thing. “nervous” “awkward” at first, telling MyLondon, “I didn’t know what I was doing, I found it really weird.”

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“I had all my CVs in my bag. I was standing there empty-handed trying to look at people and hoping to meet people rather than being proactive and speaking to them,”He said.

Once he started engaging with commuters, people started handing him business cards and phone numbers – and before he knew it, one person offered their assistance and shared a photo of Haider to LinkedIn.

He received an interview for the role of Treasury Analyst at Canary Wharf Group by 9.30 am.

Haider stated: “I got a text message from the director of the department at about 9.30am saying ‘come in for an interview at 10.30am’.

“I had my car in the car park, so I took the board and took all my stuff.

“I was like ‘, wow, this is crazy’,

“They interviewed me on the 30th floor of a building and I’m overlooking Canary Wharf thinking ‘wow, I never expected to be interviewed here, let alone potentially about to get a job’.”

Interviews took place the very same day. The Friday interview followed shortly. He was offered the job by the end of the day.

It pays to work hard.

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