A little over a week ago I was contacted by Gus Sentementes of the Baltimore Sun. Gus was working on a story regarding seeking employment in our current economy, and how people need to be super creative these days.  The next day Gus and I connected. We had a great chat about Baltimore (I went to school there, and was married there) so I have a strong affinity. Turns out that Gus’s wife attended Loyola College as well, and we both spent a year studying abroad in Leuven, Belgium (small world)!  Yesterday I was thrilled to read the article.  I’m even more thrilled that Jamie Varon (whom I blatantly copied; was featured as well.  Here’s a link to the whole article, as well as a brief excerpt:

Others, such as Jamie Varon of TwitterShouldHireMe.com, used their campaigns to build up their online social network, make new connections and get jobs either with other companies or launch their own business.

Varon’s Twitter site became an overnight Internet sensation. She quickly got an interview with the company, but they told her they weren’t hiring in marketing. But the connections she made through her site led to a part-time job, a couple of job offers, and finally, a glut of companies wanting her to design their own blogs and Web sites.

She recently launched her own Web design company – Shatterboxx – and is planning a move to Italy in the fall because, she says, she can work from anywhere in the world doing Web design.

Christopher Dessi, a 1997 graduate of Loyola College in Baltimore, got laid off from two companies in less than six months after working as a vice president in sales for both. Shaken by the unexpected job losses, the 34-year-old, who lives with his wife and 14-month-old daughter in Chappaqua, N.Y., vowed to learn more about social media. He launched FacebookShouldHireMe, but the company turned him down for an interview.

Instead, he started teaching himself social media on the Web and kept busy making connections. His presence online attracted Buddy Media, a New York social media marketing company. They turned him down for a sales director job, but then invited him back for one last chance.

“They gave me a shot and saw I was passionate enough to hire,” Dessi said.