A jobseeker desperate to be given work at a Pizza Hut restaurant pulled a knife on staff members after he was told to come back another day when he asked about vacancies.

The 53-year-old suspect, whose surname is Li, had spent hours preparing a detailed curriculum vitae for his potential future employers.

But he became outraged when he was told to go home just moments after he arrived at the restaurant in Beijing, China.

The jobseeker became angry when staff at the Pizza Hut restaurant in Beijing said the manager was too busy to speak to him

He had reportedly spent a lot of time working on his CV before he entered to chain looking for a new job

Li, who lives in the Chinese capital, seemed to choose a bad day to submit his application to the manager at the Pizza Hut chain.

Workers there told him they were busy and nobody had time to interview him, and that he should come back another day.

Angered at having wasted his time, Li - who can be seen wearing a yellow top in CCTV footage - grabbed a fruit knife from the establishment's kitchen and began attacking the staff.

He held one of the workers by the shirt collar while reportedly jabbing threateningly at other employees as he tried to express just how angry he was at being rejected.

Three people reportedly suffered small lacerations on their arms before others managed to subdue Li, who was arrested by the police several minutes later

This close up shows the knife which was in his hand and he told police the incident of him losing his temper

Three people reportedly suffered small lacerations on their arms before others managed to subdue Li, who was arrested by the police several minutes later.

At the police station, Li said he didn't mean to hurt anybody and that the incident was simply a case of him losing his temper.