Resume Tee Shirt – One Unorthodox Way To Find A Job
Please forgive the blurry video
Have you ever heard of putting your resume on the back of a tee shirt? No, I am not crazy. There is a fellow from Lexington Kentucky who has done just that and would be willing to do the same for you for a fee. His name is Larry Dinsmore and if you click on his name it will take you to his web site. I have masked the name of the URL for his web site because I do not want anyone to be offended: www.D***INeedAJob.com by now you have a general idea. When I first saw this I thought how out of the box and creative this concept was. Here is a man who took matters in his own hands in a very unconventional way.
Let me go on record to say that I do not recommend that you purchase a shirt as suggested by Larry and go to your local news station to drum up publicity, but I do recommend learning from Larry. In a situation where Larry could have been depressed and given up as a result of little or no response to the countless number of job openings he applied to he made a choice to create an his own opportunity. So many times we become over burdened with the problem that we sit and worry about it instead of being creative and working on a solution.
Think of your situation in terms of how you can create an opportunity for yourself. It may mean, going to association meetings for your industry and networking with people there. Call up old colleagues and ask if they would inform you if they hear of any available positions that would be of interest to you. Go to the golf course, house of worship, or other places that people in your industry visit on a social basis to provide the opportunity for you to speak with people who you share a common interest. Remember, you are not looking for a job, but a referral to someone who currently has a problem that you have addressed in one the positions you held in the past. Not everyone is going to be as lucky as Larry, but everyone can create their own opportunity. Reading his web site and watching the video made me smile. I hope it made you smile too.
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August 21st, 2007 at 2:45 pm
I’m glad you liked the site. And I am glad you got the underlying message. Be creative, make your own luck.
Larry
August 23rd, 2007 at 2:21 am
I would like to thank you Larry for your comment, and thank you for sharing your creativity with us which can be used as inspiration for us all. Never give up and when you think you are at a dead end do the unexpected, be creative.
September 12th, 2007 at 11:02 am
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