23 Rare Resumes

Showing a Little Creativity Helps You Get That Dream Social Media Internship

— August 8, 2012 — Special
If you are striving to get that social media internship of your dreams, take a look at these rare resumes. From personal portfolio nests to infographic resumes, these efforts will spark creativity to help you differentiate yourself from the crowd. Most job opportunities these days have fierce competition, like cut-throat editorial jobs or advertising positions, but sending in one of these customizable curriculum vitaes will allow applicants to show future employers their ability to surpass others. 

Instead of handing in a bland resume and cover letter using, video resumes will allow for an applicant’s personality to shine. Whether applicants are sending in comedic CV films to an internship opportunity or taking a note from the talented tech-minded marketers such as Matthew Epstein, who took the initiative to get himself hired by Google, these resumes are ahead of the rest.

Recent grads should take note because \being creatively social media savvy will help them find great media positions, whether it is a Toronto job or something in Silicon Valley. Take for example a journalism job, by providing future employers with one of these imaginative biographical data visualizations, applicants will garner the right attention, standing out unlike others who are stuck using the same traditional format.
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Infographic Design Trend Report
Infographic Design Trend Report
Discover How Brands are Using Data Visualization Techniques
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Simplified Interview Websites
Simplified Interview Websites
GetHired Makes Job Candidate Hunting Easy
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Comedic CV Films
Comedic CV Films
My Video Resume by Harris Alterman is a Comical Approach Towards Job Hunting
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Resume-Strengthening Ads
Resume-Strengthening Ads
The Lectiva.com Campaign Promotes Improved CVs
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Resumes for Water
Resumes for Water
'Thirsty Talent' Offers Professional Writing that Funds Clean Water in Africa
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Talented Tech-Minded Marketers
Talented Tech-Minded Marketers
Matthew Epstein Launches Campaign to Get Hired by Google
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Biographical Data Visualizations
Biographical Data Visualizations
The Vizify Tool Turns Your Social Networks Into Infographs
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Creepy Curriculum Vitae
Creepy Curriculum Vitae
Designer Tuğrul Peker Created a Zombie-Filled Class List
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Video Resumes
Video Resumes
The YouTube CV by Gareth Cash is a Cutting-Edge Way to Stand Out in the Job Market
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Tailor-Made Job Applications
Tailor-Made Job Applications
Lisa Taylor Sells Herself with the Cover Letter Customizer
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Customizable Curriculum Vitaes
Customizable Curriculum Vitaes
'Loft Resumes' Helps You Stand out from the Crowd
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Social Media Resumes
Social Media Resumes
Apply for Jobs Using Your Profile With the LinkedIn Job Application Button
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Moving Infographic Toolkits
Moving Infographic Toolkits
Prezi is a Zooming Web-Based Presentation Tool
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Job-Hunting Strategy Stats
Job-Hunting Strategy Stats
The '7 Secrets To Making Recruiters Find You' Infographic is Useful
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Fashion Internships by Video
Fashion Internships by Video
Flare Lets You Vote for Fav
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Resume Butt Wipers
Resume Butt Wipers
The Hilarious WC/CV Toilet Paper by Burak Kaynak
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Restaurant Food Resumes
Restaurant Food Resumes
The McDonald's Ingredient CV Ads Get the Job Done
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Personal Portfolio Nests
Personal Portfolio Nests
'I Made This for You' by Katie Hatz is a Self-Promotional Present
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Self-Promoting Packaging
Self-Promoting Packaging
Bejamin Dooling Showcases His Design Skills on Coffee Bags
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Infographic Resumes
Infographic Resumes
Vizualize.Me Turns Your LinkedIn Profile Into a Colorful Personalized Graph
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Artistic Resume Books
Artistic Resume Books
Patrycja Zywert's CV/Self-Promo Book is Sure to Get You a Second Interview
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Resume T-Shirts
Resume T-Shirts
Let Your Shirt Get You a New Job
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Graphic-Based Resumes
Graphic-Based Resumes
The Recession Hit Hard, But People are Getting Creative to Get Employment
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