What a way to make a living... so the song goes.
But in this day and age the majority of society thinks that young people don't want to work... yet for every young lay about there is at least one fresh faced graduate desperately trying to seek work. I'll be honest I've never done a real days work in my life. Delivering newspapers when your parents do most of it doesn't count... so I've never had to find a job but I can imagine its a jungle out there (Cliche #13). However I can imagine the best way to get a job is to sell yourself in a unique way.
The video above was created by Matt Rennie (@mattrennie13). I genuinely believe the hardest brief in the world is trying to make yourself stand out amongst all the other graduates in a unique way.
It made me laugh. I like things that make me laugh. I remember things that make me laugh.
Give a graduate a brief for a chocolate bar or a bike and BOOM they'll crack it........ eventually, but reflection on ones self (hark at me talking posh... I wouldn't say that on a football terrace) is a completely different task.
I think whilst its probably not the first time someone has done a YouTube CV (sorry Matt if it is...), it is a refreshing take on the usual cover letter which most companies probably would glance at before binning. In a day and age where social media rules, this is perfect way to send a good first (and more importantly lasting) impression. The graduate can see a job, and just tweet, DM or email this video which is probably far more interesting than receiving a standard A4 letter.
It reminds me of the Philadelphia cheese adverts when the ingredients come across the page in stop animation. Sorry Matt but when I come to look for a real job (I don't think I can live off delivering leaflets and papers all my life...) I think I may have to use something like this...
Speaking of twitter... #SHAMELESSPLUG - Follow me on twitter @jaka03
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