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Job search | Candidate pens hilariously honest job application on feedback form

Candidate pens hilariously honest job application on feedback form

A man named Bruce has come up with an ingenious way to find a new role, by scribbling down his attributes on a supermarket service board – the Daily Mail reports.

After visiting his local Countdown branch in West Auckland, the candidate asked potential employers whether there are ‘any jobs out there?’ and revealed he would ‘do anything’ as he was a ‘hard worker’.

He even went as far as to reveal that he ‘wouldn’t pass a drug test but under the table be good’, indicating that he would prefer to be paid in cash rather than be taxed.

Much to the amusement of the staff in the store, the application was shared across social media and has since gone viral.

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