A jobless scientist in South Korea with a doctorate in physics applied for a street sweeper's job amid the economic crisis but failed, according to local officials as quoted by media reports Wednesday.
The 36-year-old scientist, identified only as Kim, was among 63 applicants -- eleven of them university graduates -- for five openings in Seoul's Gangseo district. But brawn overcame brains.www.hxen.com
Applicants had to carry two sandbags each weighing 20 kg over their shoulders to simulate stacking garbage bags, before dashing back and forth over 25 meters with another sandbag on their shoulder.
The scientist was three seconds too slow in the dash, Chung Young-Ik, an official in charge, told media.
"I carded in poor results," a dejected Kim told journalists.
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