A Happy Ending Holiday Story

My happy ending holiday story is making the rounds on TV, radio and on-line. Yesterday, Cyrus Sanati of the NY Times put my story in the DealBook/Business section.

http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/08/after-unusual-hunt-ex-banker-lands-a-job/?scp=1&sq=joshua%20persky&st=cse

Last night, I spoke with Curtis Sliwa live on his nationally syndicated WABC radio show to discuss the bleak unemployment numbers and my novel approach to seeking employment.

Today, my supervisor, Elliot Ogulnick, ASA, CPA, ABV, CVA, and I appeard on MSNBC, interviewed live by John Harwood and Tamron Hall.

It's hard to believe that five months have passed since I was pounding the pavement with my sign board - and all that's been happening!

Comments

[Blogging Black Miami Team]

Congratulations on your patience and persistence. You are truly an inspiration to so many people.

[DaveinHackensack]

Congratulations, Joshua. Your originality and persistence paid off.

I'm not sure if your MIT degree did though. I posted a cynical take on that on my site.

[WhackedOut Marketing Blog]

Way to get WhackedOut with marketing yourself!

I blogged about you and linked to your story.

Capitalize on what you've created!

Rob

[Nancy in Tucson]

Joshua, I am so very delighted to read your story and I can't tell you how happy I am for you and your family. You obviously never gave up, are very determined, and you've done whatever you had to do to support your family. You should be very proud of yourself. Best of all, you will all be all that much happier to be together and in addition, you will inspire thousands of others to keep looking. Isn't life amazing? Merry Merry Christmas!

[Galland]

Hi Joshua,

Just wanted to congratulate you like the rest of the world for the inspiration you gave us with your perseverance.

I'm sure this is just the beginning of many beautiful things to come after your struggle.

Greetings from Europe and best wishes!

[percybhem]

greetings from the Philippines!

after reading your success story at yahoo homepage i was teary eyed. i admire your courage and great faith. God is working in your life. how i wish all the men out there will have that courage that you possess to persevere for his family. lucky is your wife and kids to have somebody like you. best wishes in your endeavor. you are one wonderful creation. happy holidays.. Godbless!

kudos!

~percy~

[sr. ruth, osb]

Hello Mr. Joshua! Your story is very inspiring. Your parents must have really raised you well - forming you with the right values and attitudes to deal with the realities of life. But, i believe, it's your virtue of humility that brought you blessings. Praise God! sr.ruth, Philippines

[Yahoo is slow on the news]

Hi there. Today is December 11, 2009. I just read on the Yahoo home page that you got a job. Congratulations, but you say you were pounding the pavement with your signboard 5 months ago. Why did it take 5 months for the news to catch on? Was it because you first have to go through that first 6- month review period where your peers and supervisors assess your work?

[RickyLy.com]

Congratulations Joshua. Praise God for keeping your family together. Thanks for sharing your struggles.

[Christine A.]

Congratulations - I just read your Yahoo news piece. Persistence pays off!

[Zoila Vidal]

Congratulations to you and your family. You never gave up and that is very important to us right now. Your example proves to us that the american spirit is not broken and will not be broken. If you can do it then anyone can, I also am happy to see that there are strangers there that are willing to help out. Everyone ignored you, for the time that you stood alone but with much perserverence you found compation and faith.

Congratulations and God Bless

[Marie]

I just read about your story and wanted to say congratulations!! It put the biggest smile on my face! So happy for you and your family. :)

[Maria T]

Glad to see some of us are NOT waiting for the government to bail- out us out. And it's been a long wait for you.
Congratulations!
Enjoy your family time this holiday season with a heavy burden lifted. They are lucky to have such a wonderful example of character and perseverance in you. You may not see it for many years but they are learning a wonderful life lesson from you.
God Bless.

[Jason]

Congratulations!! This story just made my day!

[emile]

You're story is very inspiring.

-emile from the philippines

[Alicia Getchell]

You're awesome! It's great to see people showing that with a little bit of grit, you can succeed even in the bad economy.

I have a similar (if not quite as creative and compelling) story. I was an associate at a big law firm when axes starting falling all over the place. Several times I almost got a job, only for there to be a new hiring freeze. After a couple months of this, I decided to start my own practice instead and took a crash course in internet marketing. Although I'm not yet where I want to be as far as incoming revenues, I'm feeding myself and I'm growing.

Best of luck to you and keep up the great work!

[Dee]

Heartiest congrats to you. That took guts and thinking outside of the box- sorry couldn't resist.

[Kim]

Saw your story on the yahoo homepage. Just shows that where there is a will, there is a way. Congrats and many blessings this holiday season!

[Carmelo]

Joshua,

I have been following your story over the last few months. Needless to say, I was very happy to find out that you got a great job. More importantly, I am happy to hear you will be reunited with your family.

I have also been out of work for a few months. The MBA and doctoral degree don't seem to mean much in this economy. Further, I moved my family to the west coast recently to explore other job opportunities. At the very least your story encouraged me to keep the hope.

Thank you for allowing your story to air not only for the possibility of a job for you, but to encourage others as well.

I wish you all the very best this holiday season.

Peace and all good,

Carmelo

[Beverly]

Congratulations and the best of luck to you!

[Great Job]

Hey man, you're an inspiration. Love your upbeat attitude. Hope your wife and kids know how lucky they are. Much good fortune to you and yours--which seems pretty much guaranteed! btw, your blog design is topnotch.

[Lisa Orrell]

Hi Joshua!

This is so awesome, and I'm so glad to know you'll be reunited with your wife and 2 young children. On top of looking for a job, I'm sure being separated from your family was just as tough!

I wrote about you on my blog today, giving a recap of your strategy and sharing the happy ending. I thought it would be encouraging for people, and perhaps, motivate job seekers to get creative (and take some risk!).

Here's the link to the story I shared:http://blog.generationrelations.com/

My best to you and your family. And congrads, again!

Lisa Orrell
The Generation Relations Expert
Author-Speaker-Consultant

[Jing]

Congratulations from China! Very well done! Joshua, you've set a wonderful example at this very moment to the world! You cheered everyone up!! Thank you!! Good luck and all the best!

[Lucrecia]

I just read your story and was really happy to learn that it has a happy ending. What you did is very commendable, it must have taken a lot- to say the least. Much luck to you and your family, I am sure your children and wife will be so happy to be reunited!

[Albert Mendivil]

Dear Sir, the biggest winners in all this are your kids. congrats.