Kim Stevenson said there was a lack of full time work available in Bunbury and months of frustrating and fruitless job hunting had driven her to the extreme measure.

“There are a lot of jobs if you want casual or part time, but not those looking for full time work,”

“I’ve been handing out lots of résumés and I get as far as job interviews and that’s about it,” she said

“It got to the point where I thought this was the only way to get a job.”

Ms Stevenson had been looking for work as a kitchen hand, cashier or casual administration for the past few months since leaving her job as assistant manager of KFC.

“It was very frustrating, you go so far and they say we’ll let you know in a few days then they call and say you were unsuccessful,” she said.

And she proved that sitting with a placard on the side of the road gets the job done, fielding four offers of potential full time work and attracting the attention of radio, print and television media.

Ms Stevenson received job enquiries from DBC, Shell Gateway, Harvey Norman and even a security firm in Broome.

Henry’s Café owner Paul Crowley said taking such measures to find work in those fields was ridiculous and he was “a bit angry at the publicity stunt.”

“There’s plenty of work in town,” he said

“We’ve had a sign out the front of the café for months.”

Mr Crowley said part time workers at the café were working an average of 35 hours per week, which was comparable to full time hours.

He said the drain on workers to mines in the state’s north continued to plague the region and the hospitality industry did not lend itself to full time employment.

There is still a sign looking for a waitress in his front window.