My friend Mark Copeman points us to the CV (resume) of Philippe Dubost. He created it in the style of an Amazon page! This is awesome personal branding.
I noticed he's updating it in real-time which is awesome. This is just so clever. (Have I gushed enough yet?)
Obviously, it shows that if you were to hire Philippe, then you'd be hiring his creativity. I call this idea of using web content to get others to tell your stories and share your ideas a World Wide Rave and my book with that title is completely free as a PDF (with no registration required) and on Kindle, iPad, Nook, and Kobo ebook readers.
In a tough job market, showing your stuff online works. That's why Lindsey Kirchoff has a great job at HubSpot even when many of her newly graduated peers are still looking for work.
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Like you said, it's awesome, and the feedbacks are really greats. There is an interview of Philippe about is jobseek here : http://www.cv-originaux.fr , it's very interesting to know the full project.
Posted by: Alain | January 25, 2013 at 04:59 AM
This guy suits one of my clients perfectly. I'll go tell my CEO to hire him right now, before it's too late!
Posted by: Remco Janssen | January 25, 2013 at 05:27 AM
Thanks Alain - I only found the interview in French which unfortunately like most Americans I don't read.
That's the spirit Remco!
Posted by: David Meerman Scott | January 25, 2013 at 05:36 AM
Helas, no job openings. But we keep an eye on this guy. For sure ;-)
Posted by: Remco Janssen | January 25, 2013 at 05:48 AM
Interesting article. Shows you that the conventional resume is dead.
Posted by: Larry Waight | January 25, 2013 at 05:59 AM
Very inspirational example!
A definitive way to create a creative resume is to make it visual. There are tools to do that (e.g. Vizualize.me), but in order to create a really unique resume, it's better to create one yourself using the visual storytelling strengths of (online) presentation software like Slideshare and Prezi.
I've created an example on slideshare which has created much more interest than my traditional resume: http://www.slideshare.net/dannydebi/visual-resume-market-research-danny-debi
Based on my visual resume I wrote an article how others can do that as well by offering a step-by-step guide. The original article is in Dutch, but with the help of Google translate it's also understandable for non-Dutch speakers :) http://translate.google.nl/translate?sl=nl&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.frankwatching.com%2Farchive%2F2013%2F01%2F18%2Fmaak-in-6-stappen-een-visueel-cv-met-powerpoint-en-slideshare%2F
Posted by: Dannydebi | January 25, 2013 at 06:10 AM
Larry - not dead. But just like print advertising, not as effective.
Dannydebi - thanks for the suggestions.
Posted by: David Meerman Scott | January 25, 2013 at 06:58 AM
That's just brilliant, David! I don't blame you for gushing. Obviously, a very creative guy. I just love how he's done the quotes and reviews.
Posted by: Thiekeds | January 25, 2013 at 07:05 AM
Hi David- long time no see. Great article- very clever- sharing this around the office- awesome.
Posted by: Tyson Goodridge | January 25, 2013 at 08:14 AM
..incredible - but what's next? Putting yourself on an online-auction - something like "HR-eBay" - you can define some fix-price (monthly of course), your shipping cost (changing house)... and you'll see eventually what you are really worth ;-)
Posted by: Ro__mac | January 25, 2013 at 02:04 PM
Diane - good to hear from you! Hope all is well.
Thanks Tyson. It's really good.
Ro_mac - why not? If it gets the attention of potential employers, it is a good idea.
Posted by: David Meerman Scott | January 25, 2013 at 03:01 PM
Gives new meaning meaning to the term selling yourself. That being said, this show he has major skills in a snappy way and doesn't take himself too seriously. All good qualities.
Posted by: Dan Wilcock | January 25, 2013 at 08:36 PM
Dan - that's the part I really like - he doesn't take himself too seriously!
Posted by: David Meerman Scott | January 26, 2013 at 06:51 AM
RESUMES ARE DEAD! I keep telling my people times are changing!
Posted by: Cindy | January 29, 2013 at 07:51 PM
Only one left in stock. Very cool.
Posted by: Fogbuster | January 29, 2013 at 08:25 PM
This guy is AWESOME!
Personal branding the most creative way I have ever seen or ever heard before...?
WOW!
Posted by: Dragan Mestrovic | January 30, 2013 at 03:43 AM
Impressed by Philippe's idea I create my version of online resume which resembles flipkart shopping site. Check it yourself @ http://wow.msreeni.com
-Sreenivas
Posted by: Sreenivas | February 22, 2013 at 12:42 PM