In a still-sluggish job market, for many people job hunting can be a frustrating series of nos and non-responses.
To combat that, many job seekers with coding and design experience go to extreme creative lengths to stand out and demonstrate their skills in a tangible way.
From designing a personal Amazon page complete with reviews to making a candy bar wrapper to showcase job skills, here are some of the most creative resumes we've ever seen.
Omondi Abudho designed a resume that folds into a box.
Abudho is a Kenyan art director and photographer who is well-known for his photography, but has also picked up quite a bit of attention for his resume.
He was inspired one day when he was making a routine purchase. "Believe it or not, I got the idea while buying a pack of coffee," he says. "Java Coffee, one of Kenya's best, to be exact."
He designed a resume that potential employers could cut out and fold into a box, complete with creative "nutrition" facts. The result was immediate. He got three good job offers from top agencies in Kenya. He's currently a creative partner at Scanad in Nairobi.
Simone Fortunini modeled his impressive resume after Google Analytics.
An Amazon online marketing manager, Fortunini created a resume that actually looks like a Google Analytics page.
Fortunini tells us that since his work involves online marketing and advertising campaigns, Google Analytics is a basic tool that those in his industry work with. He wanted to create a resume illustrating his understanding in online marketing, graphic design abilities, and HTML skills.
"My intent with this project is showing both sides of my professionality in digital: a good technological understanding and an online marketing knowledge," Fortunini says. "Trying to analyze my professional path like a 'web site performance' has been hard, but helpful to get an objective point of view about current achievements and future goals."
Under his "Experience" section, you can click on the different positions he's held on the left-hand side, which will then allow you to see more details about the projects he's worked on and the skills he developed in each position.
Kelly Weihs created a resume made to look like a Wild West wanted poster.
Weihs's resume stands out from the crowd thanks to its vintage, historical look.
"I wanted to have fun creating a resume that was different from everyone else," she says. "I love historically inspired design. For me, it's just a lot of fun to look to the past for ideas."
She applied to her current place of employment using this resume, and immediately saw results. "My current employer quite liked the resume," she says.
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