Homeless tradie overwhelmed by more than 30 job offers after mining executive’s desperate plea
- Homeless tradesman overwhelmed after receiving more than 30 job offers
- Scott was spotting holding cardboard sign on a Melbourne street asking for help
- Resources industry executive Luke Messer chatted with him and put out a call
- MMG Limited leader asked his contacts on LinkedIn if they could give man a job
- Scott had 26 years experience as an excavator before he became homeless
- So far the man has received 30 genuine job leads and 10 accommodation offers
A homeless tradesman has been overwhelmed after receiving over 30 prospective job offers after a mining industry leader found him with a sign begging for work.
Executive of MMG Limited Luke Messer spotted Scott on the streets of Melbourne, and after chatting to him found out he had 26 years experience operating excavators.
Mr Messer put a call out on his LinkedIn profile and opened a GoFundMe page in the hope an employer had a job in time for Christmas.
In just one week since the post as been up, the message has been shared 2,500 times and read almost a million times.
The man (pictured), with 26 years experience operating excavators, was holding a cardboard sign on a Melbourne city street when MMG Limited executive Luke Messer spotted him
Mr Messer also set up a GoFundMe that has raised almost $1,000 for Scott in just four days.
Scott has also received over 30 genuine job leads and more than ten offers of accommodation for him to spend the night.
Mr Messer has also been contacted by people who are willing to provide services such as resume writing and cash donations to get Scott back on his feet.
‘He said, ‘I’ll try anything, I just need a bit of luck’,’ Mr Messer told his LinkedIn followers.
Sporting a beard, Scott was sitting on a milk crate pleading for help with a sign behind a beanie holding a few coins.
‘Homeless, I’m trying to raise $45 to get a room for tonight,’ it said.
‘I am also an experienced excavator operator needing full-time work.
A homeless tradesman has been inundated with job offers after a mining industry leader saw him holding a sign pleading for work and a room for the night
‘Please, any help with above very appreciated.’
Mr Messer’s is extremely impressed by the positive response his post on LinkedIn has received in just six days.
‘It is extremely pleasing to report I have been inundated with offers of support,’ he said in an updated LinkedIn post.
‘A lot of good people are genuinely interested to know how Scott is going and if he has found a job.’
Luke Messer (right with wife Emma) heard about Scott’s situation and put out a call to his LinkedIn network in the hope an employer had a job for him in time for Christmas
Scott, who has experience operating 22 to 30-tonne excavators in the construction and mining industries, has received a deluge of phone calls from prospective employers.
‘I met with him this morning and he said he’s had so many phone calls he hasn’t been able to keep up,’ Mr Messer said.
Scott told the mining executive he was thankful to ‘all the people who have offered their support’.
The homeless man has so far had one job interview and is arranging another with a large construction firm.
Mr Messer, a group manager of organisation development in the mining industry, also set up a Go Fund Me page which has so far raised $300.
Scott, who has experience operating 22 to 30-tonne excavators, has received a lot of phone calls from prospective employers, Luke Messer told his LinkedIn followers (post pictured)
Mr Messer, a group manager of organisation development in the mining industry, also set up a Go Fund Me page which has so far raised $300