Imagine you’re the recruiter or the hiring manager for the position you last applied for. Your inbox is piling up with hundreds of emails containing potential applicants resumes. How do you stand out amongst the competition in order to get the job you want?
Why don’t you ditch the regular old resume and try something new? Something bound to make you stand out in the eyes of recruiters and hiring managers.
Let me Guess. Now you are intrigued but puzzled by what you could possibly do different. Let me provide you with the inspiration you need, here are three brilliant job applications that landed a dream job.
- Google Hire Me
Matthew Epstein made a video application to become a member of the Google product market team, sporting a vintage 80’s moustache. If you haven’t seen the video, it’s sure to inspire your inner creativity. As Matthew says, “Let the moustache be with you”.
SO WHAT HAPPENED?
Matthew followed up his initial video outlining the results of his campaign that has a whopping 1.3 million views to date. Matthew got his interview at Google and caught the attention of many start-ups. He may not have got himself a role at Google but he scored himself a great job at SigFig.
- The Google Job Experiment
Alex Brownstein spent a measly $6 on his campaign to attract the attention of five directors who ran his favourite advertising agencies. His message was simple, but the way he delivered it was truly unique.
Alex implemented an adwords campaign, bidding on the names of directors at his favourite companies, banking on them to Google search their own names. Ultimately when they Google searched their own name; his ad was sponsored and appeared first directly linking them to his CV.
SO WHAT HAPPENED?
Alex immediately was contacted by four of five directors he included in the campaign. He quickly received two job offers and landed a job. How? By standing out and doing something that even a director had never seen before.
Still lacking inspiration?
3. Snapchat Story Resume
Just last month, Elski Felson created a Snapchat story to replicate his resume for social media giant Snapchat. He covered their job criteria, his background, education and skills all in an encapsulating way.
SO WHAT HAPPENED?
Time will tell, but one thing is for sure a creative application can show how you match a company’s culture and just how bad you want the job.
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