Dien Rice
February 11, 2013, 02:30 PM
First, sorry I've been "missing in action" for a little while. Before I get to the unusual resume, here's why...
I was diagnosed with diabetes last year, and have been having some medical and medication-related issues. However, I think I'm "on track" to getting this thing under control (I've gone on a low-fat, low-carb diet, for one thing, though I supplement with some olive oil, as I found that going too "low-fat" seems to slow me down mentally...)
Now - on to the issue at hand!
Why should you care about this guy's unusual resume?
Well, it relates to sales... Specifically, getting attention!
Here's the guy's "weird" online resume!
http://www.phildub.com
http://sowpub.com/dien/phildub.jpg
If you look at it, it looks like he's selling himself on Amazon.com!
But - take a second look. He's just made his website "look like" it's on Amazon...
Does it get attention?
Did it work?
He got a ton of publicity! Check out some of the media which have written news articles, just about his resume... Media such as Time (http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/01/29/amazing-online-resume-looks-just-like-amazons-product-page-and-inspires-copycats/), Slate (http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2013/01/25/amaz_ing_philippe_dubost_s_fake_amazon_page_sets_n ew_bar_for_online_resumes.html), The Huffington Post (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/27/philippe-dubost-resume-amazon_n_2561852.html), The Independent (UK) (http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/iv-drip/is-philippe-dubosts-online-amazon-resume-the-best-cv-ever-8469206.html), and the Daily Mail (UK) (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2269519/Online-Amazon-CV-Job-seeker-Philippe-Dubost-creates-hilarious-resume-featuring-product.html#axzz2KcVqEvUU)...
http://www.google.com/search?q="Philippe+Dubost"
What it does well is "get attention"...
...Which is the first step of the sales process! (And a resume is really just another kind of "sales letter"...)
Best wishes,
Dien
I was diagnosed with diabetes last year, and have been having some medical and medication-related issues. However, I think I'm "on track" to getting this thing under control (I've gone on a low-fat, low-carb diet, for one thing, though I supplement with some olive oil, as I found that going too "low-fat" seems to slow me down mentally...)
Now - on to the issue at hand!
Why should you care about this guy's unusual resume?
Well, it relates to sales... Specifically, getting attention!
Here's the guy's "weird" online resume!
http://www.phildub.com
http://sowpub.com/dien/phildub.jpg
If you look at it, it looks like he's selling himself on Amazon.com!
But - take a second look. He's just made his website "look like" it's on Amazon...
Does it get attention?
Did it work?
He got a ton of publicity! Check out some of the media which have written news articles, just about his resume... Media such as Time (http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/01/29/amazing-online-resume-looks-just-like-amazons-product-page-and-inspires-copycats/), Slate (http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2013/01/25/amaz_ing_philippe_dubost_s_fake_amazon_page_sets_n ew_bar_for_online_resumes.html), The Huffington Post (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/27/philippe-dubost-resume-amazon_n_2561852.html), The Independent (UK) (http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/iv-drip/is-philippe-dubosts-online-amazon-resume-the-best-cv-ever-8469206.html), and the Daily Mail (UK) (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2269519/Online-Amazon-CV-Job-seeker-Philippe-Dubost-creates-hilarious-resume-featuring-product.html#axzz2KcVqEvUU)...
http://www.google.com/search?q="Philippe+Dubost"
What it does well is "get attention"...
...Which is the first step of the sales process! (And a resume is really just another kind of "sales letter"...)
Best wishes,
Dien
