Mar 10, 2009 5:41 pm US/Central
Job Seeker Offers $500 To Help Land A Job
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Jimmy Cybulski has placed an ad on Craigslist offering to pay someone $500 if that someone can find him work.
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With so many people laid off and looking for work, the pressure is on to get creative. CBS 2's Jim Williams introduces us to a suburban father, so desperate to find a job, he has quite an offer.
It's a story you've heard repeatedly over the last several months: a man with children, including a newborn, a wife and no job.
"This is Damean," said job seeker Jimmy Cybulski. "This is my boy."
But here's how Jimmy Cybulski's story is different. He has placed an ad on Craigslist offering to pay someone $500 if that someone can find him work.
"I might just get a foot in the door, show my resume and say, 'hey this is who I am, this is what I do, I'm confident that I'm an employable person,'" Cybulski said.
Last October, Cybulski lost his job managing a stock room at a manufacturing plant. He says he has distributed 200 resumes, and faithfully searched the Internet for new work.
"Every morning, I wake up and I check all the job applications - CareerBuilder, HotJobs," Cybulski said.
With no luck.
Cybulski says his family is in dire straits. They're accepting diapers and baby formula from relatives. Bankruptcy is a possibility - so he will pay for a job.
His explanation for why he is willing to give his hard-earned money away?
"Because in this economy, something's got to stand out," Cybulski said.
He has stood out since he placed the Craigslist ad one week ago, but so far he's attracting a lot scam artists.
"They want me to cash my checks at my bank," Cybulski said.
Jimmy Cybulski is hoping a legitimate job finder sees his ad soon.
"There's a lot of fears that I'm not going to be able to give him what he deserves," Cybulski said referring to his newborn son. "He's so precious to me."
Cybulski says he is willing to sign an agreement to pay the job finder, but he has to be in the job for six months before he'll turn over the $500.
Most companies have very strict rules that prohibit their employees from accepting money from those who want to work at those same companies.
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