Frenchman Bernard Mauriange, an unemployed former sales director, poses for the media in front of a billboard which reads, "Audacious Sales Director seeks Business With Same Profile" as he seeks an interview that could lead towards a job in Vertou near Nantes, Western France, November 5, 2009. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 27 months ago

Frenchman Bernard Mauriange, an unemployed former sales director, poses for the media in front of a billboard which reads, "Audacious Sales Director seeks Business With Same Profile" as he seeks an interview that could lead towards a job in Vertou near Nantes, Western France, November 5, 2009.

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