Fearless Money

Over at Career Niche, they are discussing an idea for making your resume more memorable. I’m not too sure about it, to be honest. It suggests making a “special report” about some aspect of the job you are applying for, and attaching it to the cover letter.

That might work, but I have a better idea. I think that so many managers are used to Powerpoint for presenting information rapidly, that a powerpoint version of your resume isn’t a ridiculous notion. I’ve never heard of anyone doing this, but I think it might be a great idea. I seriously do intend to try this the next time I am looking for a job. At the least, I think the manager would think “Hey, that’s the first time I’ve seen that“, which automatically gets the resume remembered. Not only that, but for my career (programmer), it would indicate that you are closer to thinking like a manager than most of my peers, who avoid that application at every turn. Alternatively, a Javascript-animated or Flash version of a presentation would be impressive to some managers, but I think it would be more work for little more impact, unless you are going for a design job.

Link: An interesting idea on getting your foot in the door

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