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Article: Man works 50 jobs in 50 states
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- September 25, 2009
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Daniel Seddiqui is sorting grapes at a Napa, Calif., winery this
week, his last odd job in a journey that has taken him through all
50 states over the past 12 months, working one week in each state in
a different occupation chosen to reflect the local culture. In Utah
he worked in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
humanitarian services in Salt Lake City.
The 27-year-old California native, who has caught lobsters in
Maine and taught surfing in Hawaii, started his unusual quest last
September after three frustrating years during which he could not
find a professional job after earning an undergraduate degree in
economics.
"I failed 40 interviews straight out of college," he said ...