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  A Platform for Graphic Designers. 6 wickedly creative job applications in the digital age - TNW Social Media. As the job market becomes increasingly competitive, there are ever more random lengths people will go to in order to secure a job or even get noticed by potential employers.

6 wickedly creative job applications in the digital age - TNW Social Media

A standard CV won’t really cut it these days, particularly if you want to get into the digital or media industry, where you have to prove your ability even in the way you apply for a job. We’ve put together some of the best job applications around, that provide interesting case studies on how people are reaching out to potential employers.

Some of them are slightly more unusual (and dangerous) than others, but nonetheless inspiring and show the huge amount of untapped talent out there. There there may be some methods for acquiring jobs that we don’t recommend you follow – with Facebook’s recent hire of the Sony & Apple hacker being one of them (Please don’t do that to get a job), so check out some of the more ethical routes to acquire a job below: 1. This has to be one of the coolest CVs ever. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 25+ Smashing Examples of Resume (CV) Designs  A Resume (CV) is a document that contains a summary of relevant job experience and education for specific employment search.

25+ Smashing Examples of Resume (CV) Designs 

A resume (CV) can either make or break your application as a potential employee. This flimsy one-page document is more important than many people think: the resume is the first portfolio piece that potential employers see, and if they’re not impressed, chances are they won’t look at the rest of your portfolio. The first thing you should do before making your Resume is that you should look some creative Resumes as a source of inspiration. Make sure you do give enough time to make creative Resume because its really important for your job hunt. So here, I have a showcase of attractive Resume (CV) designs for your inspiration. Search results for Resume. Spice up your resume.

Resume writing is critical throughout your professional life.

Spice up your resume

Resumes open the door to an education, a job, and a lifestyle. While in the past a simple paper resume did the trick, with the messy job market and fast growing technological resources resumes definitely need a sprucing. As we undergrads have found, the slow growth of the job market and the large numbers of graduates makes for a very sticky situation. Of the hundreds of applications, how does an employer choose just one?

If your resume doesn’t sparkle, you may just get left in the dust. This clever infographic gives a ton of tips to get yourself noticed. Share This Infographic Get Free Infographics Delivered to your Inbox. Hagan Blount » Résumé. I design these things.

Hagan Blount » Résumé

That’s mine to the left. In 2011, it was one of the first non-designer infographically based resumes. The month after I made this for myself, I had two people commission me to theirs, and the one who was on a job search at the time got their dream job out of it! I would love to create an infographic resume to help you land YOUR dream job! If you’re interested in getting something unique designed, please e-mail me.

Just like snowflakes, no two people are the same. Outside of my infographic resume work, I specialize in corporate promotional material. If you’re just curious about interesting infographic design, I recommend checking out Fast Company’s Inforgraphic of the Day. Hagan Blount.