Interesting - I haven't applied for a job in 3.5 years (because I own my own company) but at the same time, if I were to apply for a job...I wouldn't.
There's no real point. Don't bother trying to just do the same damn thing everyone else has done. Recruiters and hiring managers get 1k+ resumes a day.
Do something crazy, something nuts. Stand out from the crowd. The last thing you want to do is blend in because you just turn into another sheet of paper in the pile, even if you are near the top!
I'm going to put forth an example here: my cousin just graduated from high school in Grant's Pass Oregon. Small school, small town.
He's going to Oxford.
OXFORD.
Good for him! And he asked me what he should do for a graduation speech. I said "do something they'll never forget - make them remember you in your town forever"
His graduation speech was a two-parter with his best friend. The first part was an adaptation of "who's on first" and the second part was Dr. Seuss.
They'll never forget him, and they are sad he is leaving.
Do the same thing when applying for a job. You won't regret it.
(unless it isn't your style - it might be weird then and as my wife said just now, "context is king")
There's no real point. Don't bother trying to just do the same damn thing everyone else has done. Recruiters and hiring managers get 1k+ resumes a day.
Do something crazy, something nuts. Stand out from the crowd. The last thing you want to do is blend in because you just turn into another sheet of paper in the pile, even if you are near the top!
I'm going to put forth an example here: my cousin just graduated from high school in Grant's Pass Oregon. Small school, small town.
He's going to Oxford.
OXFORD.
Good for him! And he asked me what he should do for a graduation speech. I said "do something they'll never forget - make them remember you in your town forever"
His graduation speech was a two-parter with his best friend. The first part was an adaptation of "who's on first" and the second part was Dr. Seuss.
They'll never forget him, and they are sad he is leaving.
Do the same thing when applying for a job. You won't regret it.
(unless it isn't your style - it might be weird then and as my wife said just now, "context is king")