Employers Share the Most Unconventional Tactics Job Seekers Have Used to Get Their...

Employers Share the Most Unconventional Tactics Job Seekers Have Used to Get
Their Attention in New CareerBuilder Survey

CHICAGO, June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Facing the most difficult job market in
decades, some job seekers have resorted to using unconventional methods to
stand out from the crowd. According to a new survey from CareerBuilder, nearly
one-in-five hiring managers (18 percent) reported that they are seeing more
job seekers try unusual tactics to capture their attention in 2009 compared to
last year. This is up from 12 percent of hiring managers who said the same in
2008 as compared to previous years.

"The search for employment is taking longer and is more competitive than it
has been in past years," said Jason Ferrara, senior career adviser at
CareerBuilder. "To compensate, some candidates have turned to extreme tactics.
While unusual job search antics may attract the attention of hiring managers,
they need to be done with care and professionalism so that candidates are
remembered for the right reasons."

Some of the most memorable tactics identified by hiring managers include:
-- Candidate sent a shoe with a resume to "get my foot in the
door."
-- Candidate staged a sit-in in the lobby to get a meeting with a
director.
-- Candidate washed cars in the parking lot.
-- Candidate sent a resume wrapped as a present and said his skills were
a
"gift to the company."
-- Candidate handed out resumes at stoplights.
-- Candidate sent a cake designed as a business card with the
candidate's picture.
-- Candidate went to the same barber as the Chairman of the Board and had
the barber speak on his behalf.
-- Candidate handed out personalized coffee cups.
-- Candidate came dressed in a bunny suit because it was near Easter.
-- Candidate told the receptionist he had an interview with the manager.
When he met the manager, he confessed that he was driving by and
decided
to stop in on a chance.

Survey Methodology
This survey was conducted online within the U.S. by Harris Interactive on
behalf of CareerBuilder.com among 2,543 hiring managers and human resource
professionals (employed full-time; not self-employed; with at least
significant involvement in hiring decisions; non government) ages 18 and over
between February 20 and March 11, 2009. With a pure probability sample of
2,543, one could say with a 95 percent probability that the overall results
have a sampling error of +/- 1.94 percentage points. Sampling error for data
from sub-samples is higher and varies.

About CareerBuilder
CareerBuilder is the global leader in human capital solutions, helping
companies target and attract their most important asset - their people. Its
online career site, CareerBuilder.com, is the largest in the U.S. with more
than 23 million unique visitors, 1 million jobs and 31 million resumes.
CareerBuilder works with the world's top employers, providing resources for
everything from employment branding and data analysis to talent acquisition.
More than 9,000 Web sites, including 140 newspapers and broadband portals such
as MSN and AOL, feature CareerBuilder's proprietary job search technology on
their career sites. Owned by Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI), Tribune Company,
The McClatchy Company (NYSE: MNI) and Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT),
CareerBuilder and its subsidiaries operate in the U.S., Europe, Canada and
Asia. For more information, visit http://www.careerbuilder.com.

Media Contact:
CareerBuilder
Allison Nawoj
773-527-2437
allison.nawoj@careerbuilder.com
www.twitter.com/CareerBuilderPR

SOURCE CareerBuilder

Allison Nawoj of CareerBuilder, +1-773-527-2437,
allison.nawoj@careerbuilder.com, www.twitter.com/CareerBuilderPR