Who Are Ya?

My name is Willie Conlon and I live in Tallaght in Dublin.

For the past twelve months I have been unemployed due to the company I previously worked for merging with another company, leading to redundancies.  Of the redundancies made, I was one.

In the interim period, I have found it very difficult to find full-time employment, in fact I have found it impossible!  It's not for the lack of effort, mind you.  I apply for positions practically every single day.  Most of the time I don't even receive a response.  I have worked since the age of fifteen so this is all uncharted territory for me.

I will admit that the lack of a job and, even more so, the lack of a response has been quite downheartening.  However, I am not one for sitting on my laurels.  I am going to try something new, something that may help me to stand out from the crowd.  I am going to use social media to attempt to get myself back into employment.

I use Twitter (people will say I over-use it but this is a down side to unemployment!).  I have decided to create a campaign using Twitter and will be using the hashtag #WillieWantsWork

I will also be setting up a YouTube page, which I will tie into the #WillieWantsWork campaign.  Hopefully, I can convince my friends and followers to spread the word and retweet me around the Twitterverse in the hope of catching some employer's eye somewhere.

So, this will be my blog page, which I will keep updated during the campaign to find work.  I hope you will be able to get behind me and help me spread the word.  Thanks for reading.  Please bookmark this page and follow me on Twitter.

Follow me on Twitter: @WillieC1888
Use the hashtag: #WillieWantsWork

LinkedIn Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=216500983&trk=nav_responsive_tab_profile