University graduate offered job interviews after advertising his services at Waterloo station

A job-hunting university graduate has told of his surprise after he was inundated with messages from potential employers who saw him advertising his services at a major London railway station.

Alfred Ajani, 22, is very much in demand after a photo of him promoting himself during the rush hour at Waterloo station was shared thousands of times online.

The Coventry University marketing graduate from south London, who lives with his mother and stepfather in Waterloo, has since been offered job interviews for positions as far afield as New York.

Mr Ajani, who says he has applied for more than 300 jobs since April without success, was seen holding a sign which read: "Marketing graduate (BA Hons 2:1 Coventry Uni) Ask for CV."

Speaking to the Standard, the former Archbishop Tenison student said his dream role would be working as a marketing executive for a global sportswear brand such as Nike or Adidas.

He said he was "shocked" by the success of his recent stunt on the station concourse.

He said: "At first it started a bit slow. A couple of hundred people walked by. But then the first woman approached me and said it was a creative idea. One guy even offered me a coffee. I think it has got better and better as the hours have passed. It looks like it is working so far."

He added: "My mum is proud of me. She came down to the station and was hugging me and saying she hoped I could help support our family."

Mr Ajani said he had received scores of messages of support from fellow graduates and classmates.

He hopes to secure a full-time position by the end of the week.

Commenting on the pressures on graduates to find a job in the current market, he said: "If everyone is saying we don't have experience, then I do not understand how we are supposed to get that experience."