A cool CV tip
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- georgesIII0
I remember when we received a fake bloody hand in a butcher package,
the copy was something like "let me lend you a hand.."
we still have it in the fridge but we never called the guy.
we didn't really feel the whole psychopath vibe
- identity0
If I ever apply for a director position somewhere (or a position that requires a fair amount of delegation) I'm going to take my CV, set in univers, pay a company a nominal fee to paint it, word for word, on a billboard in India - have the photograph it - then have them print a poster and mail it to the company...
Other than that - set it in one, maybe two sizes - univers light - MAYBE two different weights - grid - call it a day.
- haha. i'd hire you.bigtrickIII
- just photoshop it how would they be able to tell the differencePIZZA
- (sigh)identity
- kona0
I went into a pizza shop and ordered a pizza for delivery to an agency with my cv and resume. I gave the delivery guy a $10 tip and he delivered them at noon. They called at 1:15 and I was interviewing there the next day.
- so u bribed them ?WeLoveNoise
- Who can resist pizza?Continuity
- no. i slipped them roofies.kona
- ahahah not bad kona, not badgeorgesIII
- tymeframe0
At the end of the day, it should come down to your experience, the work you've done and how that can benefit where you're applying.
- bored2death0
Good point. If you're targeting a small shop then a gimmicky résumé might get you in the door. If you're going after a larger firm, blindly sending it in will most likely go no where. Again, like a few people have said before: know the audience.
- bulletfactory0
it really depends on who receives your CV. If it's a CD or someone in the department, it might work. If it's the HR department, you're better off taking the pills and imagining you have the job, because it's doubtful your CV is going to make it into the hands of anyone in the creative dept.
- pillhead0
Pill bottle for a C.V, my first thought is that this person has just left collage and hasn't a clue.
- +1PIZZA
- if you went to collage and college you'll never have a clue.Amicus
- lol amicusHombre_Lobo
- Continuity0
It all comes back to what airey said, I think: know your audience. Obviously, there are great points for and against this tactic, and it all comes down to research.
- 23kon0
adter all?
*after all
- 23kon0
I'll disagree with you there Baskerville.
If you are a creative person then you should be doing something to stand out from the crowd.I've been involved with two small companies and have seen standard CV's come in and just get tossed to the side as we didnt have time to read them.
However, ive seen good creative ones to go on to become the talk of the office and get the person in for an interview even though we didnt need anyone at the time - just to meet them and put a face and personality to the creativity we've seen.One particular one that stands out was a diary style cv that was handmade and the font used was very much like handwriting . everyone thought the girl had neatly written everytthing in this little diary just for us. It was also personalised to us as acompany and not a mass-printed boring cv.
When im talking to students about CVs I always bring this one up as it was soooo stand-out to anything i've ever seen.If you are a suit-type person and not a creative I still think its even a good idea to do something quirky with your CV adter all, you are sending the CV to a creative company not a fuckin' bank or solicitors!
- BaskerviIle0
I agree that gimmicky cvs may just about work for students, but then again, they are usually not able to create them to a high level so they kind of fall flat, but you give em marks for effort.
More senior designers should not be creating wacky cvs, your cv should be about its content, dressing it up tells me you have a poor cv content. It may be a way to show good typography/attention to detail etc.
A CV is not your portfolio. Let your folio show your creativity and your cv show your experience.
- monoboy0
I received a CV from and ex army dude, recently discharged, no design experience (for senior design post).
It was a bunch of random and badly A4 photocopied notes, all sellotaped together. Couldn't unfold it with ripping it all up. We all thought it was a clever stunt until the guy phoned asking for an interview. Completely unhinged.
Our CD was genuinely terrified. Scared to leave the building in case he was outside.
- WeLoveNoise0
direct mailouts you call "gimmiky" are sometimes a waste of time.
But there are a select few that are very intelligent and is a great way to generate business.on the flipside, my g/f's company just fell for a real shit one where the designer had managed to get hold of her name and made the mailout to be some kinda of random for their lost mug (which she hadnt lost) then made her go on a website to spot out which one was hers (which is bollocks because none of them were). Then all it said was "well done you just proved this worked"
needless to say he has been given a project.......WTF, it wasnt even designed well and the flash site was crap!!!
i now believe my g/f to have shittest taste in design and learn never to take her comments on board
- bored2death0
The gimmicky stuff works for students. Beyond entry level it's portfolio and connections.
- necromation0
I just send a video of me fucking... I get the job EVERYTIME.
- we're not all after gay porn work though.airey
- we're not?mydo
- he fucks dead peoplemonospaced
- Sorry, no gay porn... I likes the lady,
and dead's not good for me!necromation
- neue75_bold0
the best one I've seen contained no gimmicks, was well layed out, had good experience and a strong viewpoint towards having a considered approach and was backed up by great work...
- +1 Good work presented sensibly trumps gimmicks and sweeties any day.PIZZA
- Having a voice trumps it all.. ffs have a bloody opinion and reason for why you do what you do..neue75_bold
- +1Jimbo82
- WeLoveNoise0
best one i heard was a guy who sent his CV printed on a lightbulb