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Lighter side: Desperate job-seekers get weird


July 21, 2009 by Sam Narisi
Posted in: Assessing the right candidate

With more people looking for jobs, it’s natural that some will get creative in their approaches to getting HR’s attention. But are a lot of them getting the wrong kind of attention?

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Lighter side: Candidates sing for career help


April 3, 2009 by Sam Narisi
Posted in: Attracting talent, Hiring, In This Week's E-Newsletter, Latest News & Views

Stuck in unemployment, there’s only one thing these job candidates could do: Sing for a job.

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Walking resume finally lands job


March 13, 2009 by Sam Narisi
Posted in: Attracting talent, In This Week's E-Newsletter, Latest News & Views, Self marketing

These days, we’ve been hearing a lot of stories about job seekers pulling crazy stunts to find employment. Well, here’s one that actually worked.

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The strangest ways applicants have tried to get hired


October 22, 2008 by Sam Narisi
Posted in: Hiring, In This Week's E-Newsletter, Interviewing, Latest News & Views

Determination and creativity can be good qualities to look for in a new employee. But would you hire anyone who took things this far?

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Did they think billboards and singing telegrams would get them jobs?


June 18, 2008 by Sam Narisi
Posted in: Assessing the right candidate, Hiring, Latest News & Views

Would you give a job to someone who rented a billboard to hang a giant copy of his resume?

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