I've Been There

Part of my journey back from financial ruin included a stint in “UnemploymentLand.” (You’ll learn more about this later.)

I was so obsessed with finding a job that I literally ignored all other household responsibilities until I was finally employed again. During that time, I sent out more than 100 applications and resumes, all at my own expense.

I would have embraced the opportunity to take my resume to a copy house and get them professionally reproduced for free, but there were no programs available at the time.

Today, however, FedEx is offering to “help individuals affected by downturn of the economy” by making copies of their resume for free. The press release states: “This offer is good for 25 black-and-white resume copies per customer and is only valid for orders placed and picked up in-store. Customers may place orders by submitting their resume in printed format or as a digital file, and the copies will be printed single-sided on resume-quality paper.”

While the gesture seems small, it is not insignificant. With over 1,000 offices spread across the United States, it’s possible that they could distribute more than 3 million free copies of resumes by the day’s end.

Way to go, FedEx.