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How far would you go to get a job? And what would you be willing to change or do?

I recently asked that question along Wall Street where so many of those seemingly eternal institutions vanished practically overnight. As in nature, those who adapt, survive.

"I was a statistic about 10 months ago, and January 4th I was laid off, I was in commercial real estate for about eight years," said Wall Street worker Christopher Giogiuffrida.

Christopher is now working as a money manager at another firm.

Milton Henry was a VP at a finance company for nearly 20 years. His new career as a money manager requires more work, more hours, and plenty of determination.

"We're here really very early in the morning, typically around 7 and we leave late in the evening, so we're here for our clients," Henry said.

Thomas Guerriero, the head of a boutique money management group, actively recruits people who lost big and are now hoping to win big.

"Someone driven, somebody motivated, somebody who is an entrepreneur, somebody that doesn't mind hours, if they feel there's a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow," Guerriero said.

One of the most colorful Wall Street survivors is investment banker Charles Pixley who donned a "Hire Me" sign and readied himself for an opportunity.

"Nine weeks. Five days a week, eight hours a day at the corner of Broadway and Wall," Pixley said.

Believe it or not, it paid off. Charles Tanacity convinced a management group that he would be the perfect man to handle recruitment. The man who was fired now helps others get hired.

"Believe in yourself, improve yourself, put yourself out there. Have yourself seen. You resume will go into a pile. It's just another resume, just more words. There's no color. These posters provided my soul. It says everything in one lump page," Pixley said.