Question:
Does anyone have a few good links for fresh, unique resume ideas for Employer? While I'm
perfectly capable of creating effective text, I always am curious what other
people are doing "to get noticed."
Obviously, IMHO, less is more. But...sometimes you need more to get
noticed--all else being equal.
Answer:
-Fluorescent yellow paper with 18 point fonts. That'll get you
noticed--if only for a second or two :-)
I knew a guy that silk-screened his resume onto tee-shirts. He
got an interview everywhere that he placed a resume simply
because folks just wanted to meet the guy that would do something
like that.
Of course, he WAS looking for a job in marketing. I'm not sure it
would be as effective for someone trying to get a job as a mortician.
-There was a small trend of making resumes as Flash movies, by programmer
types looking for jobs. Presumably jobs using Flash.
-, it is.
http://www.jgmcghie.fastmail.com.au/John%20McGhie%20Resume%202005.doc
Please note: my resume seems to work by provoking a determination on the
part of the employer to argue with me about my resume. Nearly every boss
who has hired me has then gone on to tell me I have a terrible resume
-I don't know why anyone would say that, John. Aside from the awful
green shadow font, the too-small name, the blank bullets, splitting the
Military row of your sector experience table between columns, going from
green background to black for "Recognitions", and the odd-ball 4th page
footer, it's a not an utterly unattractive look
