1000hires

the #1000hires project aims to get at least 1000 people impacted by covid layoffs back on their feet, using bite-sized interviews for recruiters and prospective employers to get a glimpse of their stories. the theme of #1000hires is summed up in this story. once upon a time, there was an old man who used to go to the ocean to do his writing. he had a habit of walking on the beach every morning before he began his work. early one morning, he was walking along the shore after a big storm had passed and found the vast beach littered with starfish as far as the eye could see, stretching in both directions. off in the distance, the old man noticed a small boy approaching. as the boy walked, he paused every so often and as he grew closer, the man could see that he was occasionally bending down to pick up an object and throw it into the sea. the boy came closer still and the man called out, “good morning! may i ask what it is that you are doing?” the young boy paused, looked up, and