Hire Me - Maybe?

There is a school of thought that says unconventional job search tactics work.    Doing something different can help you stand out from the crowd and get noticed.  It can also backfire, but that's a story for another day.

Job search engine Juju.com has compiled some of those tactics that job seekers use to get attention. Here's a sampling:

Advertise Yourself: Imagine being stuck in traffic and glancing up at a billboard only to see the words "HIRE ME" under a massive headshot. That's what Pasha Stocking did, spending $7,000 though, in order to get noticed.

Got Food?: A job candidate once sent a cake designed as a business card with his picture printed on the cake. Another job seeker baked cookies with icing to write several reasons why she should be hired.  A way to getting hired is through a hiring manager's stomach?

HIRE ME Sandwich Board: "Experienced MIT Grad For Hire" read the sandwich board that Joshua Persky was wearing as he handed out resumes in a highly concentrated area of investment houses and commercial banks. This one worked - Joshusa got the attention of an accounting firm in midtown Manhattan, where he is currently working.

On a related, but a bit less unconvential note, Janet FritzHuspen from St. Paul, Minnesota, landed a job after mailing coffee cups to area employers.   She found jobs advertised online, then sent a box with a travel coffee mug, her resume and a cover letter inside. That one worked, too.

Here's more on guerilla job hunting and how it can help you find a job fast, from guest author Kevin Donlin. 

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