Kamran Hussain who graduated with a third-class degree from The University of Kent knew he was academically behind his classmates. The 21-year-old accounting and finance student had applied for 100 jobs online and received reply from none. Hussain from Walthamstow, in north-east London, decided to try something different. The next day he woke up at 5:30 am and reached Liverpool Street station in London with 35 copies of his CV at 7:30 am. He stood with a sign reading 'Aspiring accountant. Looking for an entry-level job. Ask for CV'. After spending four hours there, he went to Cannon Street around lunchtime.

After giving away copies of his CV for four hours, he was surprised to receive interview calls. The next day he received a job as transaction executive for Konica Minolta Marketing Services after being contacted by the company director via LinkedIn who was quite impressed with his initiative.

Hussian told Daily Mail, "I knew I had to up my game to succeed against first-class graduates. At first, I struggled with adjusting to university and I was really close to leaving. I had my mind set by the end of the first semester but I was convinced by my housemates to stay and I did."

He also said, "I knew I wasn't competitive enough on paper so when I was sending off my CV to recruiters they were just falling off the top of a pile. I was starting to feel really disheartened, I went into a really dark spot because I was sending off applications and hearing nothing back." After bagging a job, Hussain is now encouraging others students to think of out of the box initiatives that may impress their future bosses.

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