Bullet Points: Resumes, CVs, and Job Applications That Get Noticed

on July 18, 2011

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  • “Insanely Cool Resumes That Landed Interviews At Google And Other Top Jobs” [Business Insider]
  • “7 Ingenious Resumes That Will Make You Rethink Your CV” and tips on how to make your digital resume sparkle. [Mashable]
  • If just making your resume pop isn’t enough, consider interactive videos, billboards, and the infamous Google Ad Experiment:

  • The Guardian has its own examples of what it calls “extreme job hunting“—our favorite is the guy whose CV used to claim that he was raised by wolves. (Note that he was applying to work on a comedy series, not be an analyst at Bear Sterns.)
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