Last week Missouri School of Journalism student Chris Spurlock set the internet on fire when his infographic resume went viral after popping up on the J-School Buzz and the Huffington Post sites.
Here’s the screenshot in case you missed it:
Like pretty much everyone else we were really impressed by Chris’s (and his helper Rob Bratney’s) effort and creativity, but we stopped short of extending a job offer.
The good news is about 10 other organizations did extend some sort of paying offer to young Spurlock.
The bad news is journalists weren’t the first to think up such a clever idea.
A quick Google search for ‘infographic resumes’ or ‘creative resumes’ uncovers a treasure chest of novel ideas. Here are some of our favorites, but who would you hire?: (*click on images to visit website)
Copy Writer:
?Octopus Trainer:
Art Director:
Graphic Design:
Graphic Design:
Musician:
?Transit Authority:
wow. these are awesome. some I think are a little too cluttered, but overall, great concept. thanks for posting this!