Creative Resumes That Made Recruiters Stand Up and Applaud

Bangalore: From Facebook resume to football resume, from resume inside a bulb to resume with a bar code, enthusiastic job hunters are coming up with cool, unusual and sometimes wacky ways to impress recruiter and gain an upper hand in this tough job market.

Take a look at few wacky resumes that caught the eye of recruiters, as listed by Patricia Laya of Business Insider and Shephali Bhatt of ET Bureau.

Facebook Resume- Sabrina Saccoccio

Sabrina Saccoccio’s resume is dubbed as the most ‘brilliant’ idea of the 21th century by many. She designed a resume which resembled a Facebook profile page, and the most attractive feature of her creation is the “Comments” from former employers and references about her work experience.

Upon receiving this resume from Saccoccio, Steve Pratt, the Director of CBC Radio 3, exclaimed that it was a brilliant idea. And he added that the concept of converting a format that everyone is familiar with into a resume was a masterstroke.

Though Pratt was not able to reward Saccoccio with a job due to a hiring freeze, he made sure that her effort didn’t go in vain by posting her resume on his blog, hoping that someone else could offer her a job.

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