NeedeD
So far, 2009 has seen no shortage of strange job search tactics — 18% of hiring managers have seen candidates go to unusual lengths to get a job, according to a recent CareerBuilder survey. That’s up from 12% at the same time last year.
Some of the strangest methods managers reported:
One candidate sent a resume tucked inside a shoe — he wanted to “get his foot in the door.”
A desperate job-seeker staged a sit-in at the company’s lobby to get a meeting with the manager.
One manager received a resume from a job-seeker while his car was stopped at a red light.
One guy sent the boss a cake with his own face and credentials painted on it.
A candidate figured he could start at the bottom and work his way up — so he started washing employees’ cars in the parking lot.
One crafty applicant told the company’s receptionist he’d scheduled an interview. When the manager arrived he confessed that he’d just driven by and decided to stop in.
Source:
http://www.hrrecruitingalert.com/lighter-side-desperate-job-seekers-get-weird/
