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>> ZEBRA: Howaye doin'. I’m Zach. I’m a zebra.
And I was applying for job adverts in the Savannah Times for eight months with no success.
I was informed that I wasn’t doing enough to stand out from the crowd. So I...here!
I’m over on the right! I guess there was a point...!
>> OSTRICH: [head in sand. Muffled voice.]
>> CHAMELEON: Howaye doin’. I’m Kevin. I’m a chameleon.
I was job hunting for four months. Looking in all directions I was.
So, I decided to get some help. The chap was late for our first meeting because
he couldn’t find me at all! He said I needed to increase my visibility
because seventy per cent of jobs are hidden. A challenging task, I told him, as one hundred
per cent of chameleons are hidden!
>> OSTRICH: [head in sand. Muffled voice. Removes head from sand.]
What? Oh, sorry, I’m Olivia. I struggled for sixteen months to find work.
I was told to stop burying my head in the sand because doing the same things would keep
getting the same negative results.
>> ZEBRA: Well, I injected more creativity into my search to help stand out from the
crowd. I got noticed straight away and landed a job
as a painter. [Pause.]
I’m going to keep the new look, though. Deadly, isn’t it?
>> OSTRICH: I used social media and set up a LinkedIn profile.
I also talked to family and friends in the real world.
My cousin helped me and now I’m working in education.
[Pause.] And that is how we plant acacia seeds, children!
>> YOUNG OSTRICHES: Aaah!
>> CHAMELEON: So I approached some gyms and told them about my qualifications and experience.
And one gym actually had an opening that wasn’t advertised yet.
So now I’m working as a fitness instructor. [Pause.]
[Energetic disco music plays.] Ok, people, this is for the glutes! The glutes,
people!
[Pause.]
>> CHAMELEON: Oh yeah!