Matthew Hirsch of Michigan, a marketing and design professional, created "Hirschy's" chocolate bars with labels featuring his skills while job seeking. ; Credit: Matthew Hirsch/Hirsch Creative.com
In this buyers' market, what have you done to set yourself apart when job hunting? Fred Brumwell of Ontario wants to work at a local Google office, so he rented a billboard to get the company's attention.
Man interviewing with Google after his billboard pops up by the company's Kitchener office http://t.co/seeCRvQaTYpic.twitter.com/yxtwNdVSOf
— Metro Kitchener (@MetroKW) September 4, 2014
According to CBC News, he wants to send a message that he would go above and beyond working for Google. "It was more than 500 bucks, but it was worth every penny," Brumwell said because he has landed an interview. Another inspiring example was mocked up by job seeker Matthew Hirsch of Michigan. The marketing and design professional created "Hirschy's" chocolate bars with labels featuring his skills.
These hard-to-ignore extreme job hunting tactics might work for some companies, but what if you want to work at a bank? How far can you go without turning off hiring managers? What about adding photographs to a CV or sending a fruit basket?
Guest:
Cathleen Snyder, Director of Client Relations, at strategic HR, inc. - a human resource management firm in Cincinnati, Ohio