Watch Me Sell Out!

So, in my fever-addled brain – I got an idea. A really GOOD idea.

I am going to take out an advertisement in the Chicago Red Eye with my resume and a link to a new website (obbbbbviously not this one…) where I post pictures of myself next to my accomplishments in the business world. As well as my resume.

The Red Eye is a commuter paper (i.e. it’s free and EVERYWHERE!) and I do not know anyone who doesn’t read it.

So, I contacted Jenny McCabe at the Red Eye advertising office, and she was nice enough to (quite quickly, might I add) email me back a quote for how much my quarter page ad would cost.

(We’re about to find out if Jenny McCabe has Google Alerts activated or not…)

$400.00 AMERICAN. ($400 is for a quarter page ad on a Tuesday. It’s $800 Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.)

She gave me a discount, which is pretty darn awesome. But still – I do not have $400.

What I DO have is great experience, a knack for web design (uh duh), and a great sense for marketing. And an undying thirst  for A JOB.

So here’s what I am asking for:

Do you have $20 you could donate to me trying to advertise to get a new job? If so – please send me an email at superenna@gmail.com and I will send you my paypal account information, and you can transfer me some money.

I can make up $200 pretty easily. I just need the other $200.

Here’s what YOU will get for your sponsorship- a special thanks from me, for starters, for helping me find a job. And a link to your blog or favorite charitable organization or really, whatever you want. As long as it isn’t hardcore porn or something. 

Think about this – my ad will be seen by 400,000 people. Which means if you donate – so will YOUR BLOG LINK. $20 = 400,000 views. Do the math people.

(And, for the record, I feel like a complete asshole turning to the internet to ask for money. Feel free to point this out to me. But trust me, I already feel like an asshole.)

The gist is – I need a job. I have exhausted all avenues already. Companies I talk to are complaining that when they put up an ad, they get completely overrun with resumes that are not qualified. The rest of us who only apply for the job they are qualified for just get mixed in with the rest.

I WANT TO WORK. Ever since I saw Cinderella Man, I have the idea in my head that I need to pay back all the unemployment I have taken so far. Now, that’s a lofty goal for a young unemployed lady like myself. But what I can promise is by the end of 2009, I will pay back anyone who sent me money to help me advertise for a job. Seriously. If you want interest, let me know.

Ok, that’s it for today folks. Sorry about the GIMMIE MONEY post, but I am getting desperate.

UPDATE Uh nevermind…I already have someone willing to donate all the money. So I guess look for my resume in the RedEye soon!