A homeless man from California handed out his resume on the highway, according to People.

One Twitter user took his photo and posted it on her Twitter account.

The tweet went viral, and the man got hundreds of job offers in just a few days.



This past week, a viral post on Twitter has completely changed a man's life for the better. A homeless man from California said he has received hundreds of job offers only a few days after he stood on a highway to pass out his resume, according to KRON. The feel-good news story is proof that, once in a while, social media really can be used for good.

On Friday, Twitter user Jasmine Scofield posted a photo of 26-year-old David Casarez, a homeless man who was standing on the intersection in Mountain View. Casarez was wearing a suit and tie and holding a sign that read, "Homeless, hungry 4 success, take a resume." He was, indeed, handing out a carefully created resume that showed years of experience as well as an impressive list of skills and accomplishments.

A glimpse into Casarez's life reveals his interesting backstory: according to the New York Post, Casarez went to Texas A&M University, where he graduated with a degree in management information systems. He then went on to work as a General Motors web developer in Austin, Texas. A few years later, Casarez moved to the Bay Area of California with the hope of creating a startup.

Unfortunately, in June, Casarez ran out of cash. He told the Post that he had been living in his car for more than a year, and when his van was repossessed a month ago, he started sleeping in a park. Such stories aren't shocking in the Bay Area, where, according to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, even households that bring in six figures a year can be considered "low-income."

That Friday, Casarez decided to approach the job hunt a little differently.

He dressed as nicely as he could, made a sign, and set out his resumes. He told KRON, "It was basically a make-or-break moment. I wanted to keep my head up high, keep looking forward and see what opportunity would come next. I was thinking, you know, like this was like my last stop. If this didn't work, I'd go back home and give up on my dream."

Casarez stood at the median of El Camino Real and San Antonio Road for a few hours when Scofield saw him and asked if she could take his photo to post online. He agreed. On Twitter, Scofield wrote, "Today I saw this young homeless man asking for people to take a resume rather than asking for money. If anyone in the Silicon Valley could help him out, that would be amazing. Please RT so we can help David out!"

The tweet quickly went viral, and currently has over 134,000 retweets and over 215,000 likes.

Casarez quickly began to receive job offers, over 200 of them, from huge companies like Google, Netflix, Pandora, and LinkedIn. He told the Post, "A product manager from Bitcoin.com was wondering if I could work remotely or if I want to relocate to Tokyo." As a reminder of his current economic status, he added, "But tonight, I'll be back on my bench in Rengstorff Park."

People who knew Casarez from his hometown and college recognized him on Twitter, with one user stressing how great he was.

The user wrote, "Damn I went to college and had multiple classes with him. He's a great person...from what I know he went to chase his dream in Cali. He does logo's for companies is all I can get from his FB. I can personally reach out to him if anyone is looking for a new logo." That same user reached out to Casarez to let him know about the tweet, and Casarez responded by saying, "I've been overwhelmed in a very good way. Can't believe the amount of support coming my way ... keeping my head up."

Casarez is as surprised as anyone else at the attention his story got. He told KNTV, "I knew it would be posted on social media, I didn't know it would blow up like this. I'm trying not to take any money, I really do just want a job opportunity, that's all I'm asking."

Scofield summed things up pretty well when she tweeted, "He came to the Silicon Valley with a dream to be successful in tech and has a lot to offer the community."

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