What’s it like to be unemployed for more than a year?

How many applications do you send out?

How do you spend your days?

America is experiencing the worst unemployment crisis since the Great Depression. The average duration of unemployment has surged to 40 weeks. Four million workers have been out of work for over a year — not counting millions more who gave up looking.

If you have been out of work for a long time and would like to discuss your experience, please send me an email to GLubin@businessinsider.com.

Ok, so I did say I was going to do some wacky things. I handed out a few resumes already but it seems like I cannot talk directly with anyone in charge. It’s really hard to be memorable and not just be a name on a piece of paper.

So I think my new strategy is to make my future employers laugh. I will attach a meaningful gift to my resume, like a coffee, a dollar store toy, something that means something, and has something to do with my resume and make it interesting.

I’m thinking I will show them how I can sell a drink and have it end up being just an empty cup with one of those heated pads you keep in your pockets when skiing.

I think I’m going to have to go to bed early to get this done!