A Sure Fire Way to Success!

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sdelahoyde

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After several more years than it should have taken, I'll finally have finished up at the University by week's end. But what kind of job will I be able to get after graduation?

Well, I wanted to do something to make myself stand out in this competitive job market, so I made the following video with my DVX, which I've been sending out in e-mails, along with my resume.

Quicktime: http://ic.funk.nu/Quicktime/employer.mov
or
Real Player: http://ic.funk.nu/Real/employer.rm
 
Re: A Sure Fire Way to Success!

Not a bad concept. But I'd change the material to more serious, and the production to more professional. Drop the comedy and cheesy titles.

Then again, this could be a joke and your laughing your head off at me for taking you seriously...

Much success,
Chico
 
Re: A Sure Fire Way to Success!

As a comedy piece... it was amusing.

As a serious attempt to get a job... you come across as a mentally-slow slacker.
 
Re: A Sure Fire Way to Success!

Yeah, I gotta say that, as a guy who hires & fires, I'd say "pass".

As a comedy piece it's pretty cute, but you would definitely fall to the bottom of the pile of any prospective employer if they saw that.
 
Re: A Sure Fire Way to Success!

I laughed! It was hilarious; but am in agreement with the others. Try a new approach.

Question:

Are you trying to get work within the film/video/advertising industry?
 
Re: A Sure Fire Way to Success!

I was holding back because I was enjoying the confusion, but I'll come clean. The thing was just a weird, absurd little thing I threw together last night. Has no bearing on any kind of reality. Just thought it would be a funny concept. I used to work in HR myself, so I wanted to draw upon all of those weird resumes and calls we'd get. I wanted it to be just realistic enough that you'd wonder "Is it a joke?"

So that's all. Wanted it to be really poorly put together, from the flashy text to the canned music. Oh, and just for the fun of it, I got on Monster.com today and sent it off to a bunch of miscellaneous companies looking for employees in the Boston area. I live in Chicago, so I think I'm at a safe distance from where people will be thinking I'm a bit "off." Should be fun to read the responses, if I get any.

Glad you enjoyed it, and thanks for letting me seem crazy, if just for a few minutes.
 
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