Creative Resumes by Smart People that Managed to Catch the Recruiters Eye

In today’s competitive job market, switching to a new job or re-applying for better positions in the same job requires a well versed and unique resume. However, the effort put across to draft these resume often ends up with a sheet of paper which the recruiter may or may not spend time to even go through. To drive the attention of recruiters in minimal time, it is imperative for the job seeker to be creative and think out of the box. Monster.com showcases some of the exceptional thinkers whose resumes stood out wide open in the job market.


Sumukh Mehta of Bangalore created a resume that look alike a magazine of actual 20 pages to impress the editor-in-chief of British GQ. The resume was designed keeping the company’s magazine in mind, which included a cover page with contents page showcasing his skills and credentials. Being very impressed by the idea, the editor offered him an internship in London without the need for an interview.

Another scenario is the case of 25 year old Lithunian Lukas Yla, where, he posed as a delivery person and delivered boxes of doughnuts with his resumes to around 40 companies. While on the other hand, a Georgia Tech graduate named Eric Gandhi decided to attract Google by a creating a resume that portrays like a search page of Google. The idea swept away the search giant, where he was offered a marketing position.


While, offering chocolates were only associated to birthdays, Renata Chunderbalsingh from Sidney, Australia adopted a unique approach by wrapping her resume over Lindt chocolate bars which later landed her a market research job.


Christmas lights should not only be lighting during Christmas Eve, it has got alternative uses as well; proved Liz Hickok, a resident of Georgia. She used the lights to spell out her Resume outside her home.

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