British jobseeker forced to go to China after he was turned down 3,000 times
A DESPERATE jobseeker who has been turned down for 3,000 posts in Britain is off to China for work.
Nicholas Blurton, 52, has been searching for a job for five years but now says he has “lost all hope”.
The father-of-one had to give up driving a lorry when he suffered a stroke in 2009.
It left him “learning to walk and talk all over again” and he was banned from driving.
If I could find a job round here I would certainly stay but I’ve lost all hope
Determined Mr Blurton, of Uttoxeter, Staffs, said: “If I could find a job round here I would certainly stay but I’ve lost all hope of that happening, particularly in Uttoxeter.” His latest disappointment was when a shopping centre opened near his home – and he failed to land a job in any of the new stores.
Now he plans to fly 5,000 miles to the Far East to work in a friend’s new beautician business.
“It’s a sad state of affairs,” added frustrated Mr Blurton.
“I’ve got one more job to apply for here but if that doesn’t come off, I will be packing my bags and heading for China.”
