A cool CV tip
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- mydo0
A friend of mine sent ALL of his childhood diaries (aged 8 - 16) to LOWE in London, saying that "if you want to know about my past here you go"
He got the job, sadly the diaries had been passed around the agency, much to hilarity of descriptions of: his first kiss, wank, fingering, joint, blow job and 100's of drawing of his cock.
- WeLoveNoise0
is it really conceptual ?
not the most original idea - pretty sure theres been a few people done that- I actually agree. How are prescription pills a freakin' concept? Gives a bad impression, to me at least.monospaced
- could see if it was for an inhouse position at a healthcare firm but design studio. uhuhWeLoveNoise
- I think this says more about the recipient's idea of what good ideas are. Sounds like the job-seeker and the employer were a good fit.Josev
- a good fit.Josev
- MrMackem0
A conceptual thinker or a big fan of Spirtualized's fantastic packaging?
- mydo0
a pill bottle full of pills would have been better.
- Continuity0
Or find a middle approach. But, your point about knowing your audience is so true, and I'll give you an example in my own job hunt.
A few months ago, I found the website of a small shop that did good work, and their own site was really cool. Lots of easter eggs and off-the-wall buried links.
Anyway, one of those easter eggs was a link to different recipes from staff; apparently it's an agency of foodies, so I got the bright idea of sending in one of my own along with my CV.
I ultimately didn't get hired, but it got their attention regardless, and shows I did my research.
- A cake with your CV iced on it might have done the trick.monoboy
- That's just bribery. :DContinuity
- airey0
and i've seen the opposite point made also.
the point i think is better is 'know your audience'. do some research if possible.
- Continuity
So I was poking around LinkedIn this afternoon, and came across a discussion on CVs in one of the groups I'm in. This particularl response was really good:
The advice given was fine - though obviously an affirmation of the authors work practices. I've assessed many CVs in my time and the best advice I can give is make sure it's spell checked and grammatically correct. It never ceases to amaze me how many prospective employees (including highly educated candidates) do not check the document they send out.
I run the creative department of a fair sized agency and the other thing (bearing in mind I'm often looking for creatives) that makes a CV 'irresistible' is the thought that goes into the presentation. I once received a pill bottle (full of sweets) with a leaflet inside that was designed to look like the medical information you get with drugs. The author had crafted his CV to match that style and needless to say (as I was looking for a conceptual thinker) he got the job!
The moral of the story: do whatever it takes to get yourself noticed in the context of what you're looking for.