How One Job Seeker “Kickstarted” His Resume

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• May 9, 2013
• By Team Brazen
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We’ve examined creative resumes before—ones that look like infographics, Google Analytics, and other outside-the-box formats. But what about a resume that looks like a crowdfunding drive?

That’s exactly what recent college grad Jannic Nielssen did. Nielssen designed an “interactive social resume” that looks like a Kickstarter campaign. The goal? To receive a job offer by May 1st or be forced to leave the US. (He’s a dual citizen of Jamaica and Norway.)

As Nielssen said:

Kickstarter is about supporting a product, but in my case, monetary funding would not make sense. Instead, I transformed the concept into social shares. This way I would get my resume in front of more people and eventually employers—similar to word of mouth on a digital level.

You can check out the full post here.

Did it work? On May 2nd, Nielssen accepted a position with Thrillist Media Group. No doubt they were impressed by the marketing savvy and digital innovation shown not just in his resume stats, but by his resume itself.

Have you ever considered creating an outside-the-box resume? What would yours look like?

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