My first job -17 years on.(News)

From: The Mirror (London, England) | Date: July 1, 1996 | Copyright information

Dad Herman Howell, 32, has landed his first job - after 17 years on the dole.

Since leaving school at 15 he'd applied for hundreds of posts, had dozens of interviews, and been trained to work as a builder, welder and typist. ...

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