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Creative Resume – How I Landed My Dream Job with a Présumé

By Hanna Phan on September 15, 2011

Inspired? To learn the simple steps of how I created this présumé using SlideRocket view my recent on-demand webinar! And then get started with SlideRocket’s recently released, free Présumé templates.

A few months ago, I started my job search and went down the usual route:

  • I set up my profile in as many job sites as possible
  • I scoured craigslist and LinkedIn
  • I tailored my resume, spell checked it twice, and emailed away
  • I interviewed with recruiting agencies to get to the top of the resume pile

The result? I received a number of phone calls and interviews, but not a single call back. It was discouraging. I felt vulnerable and defeated but another part of me didn’t want just another job. Each time I thought of punching in and out, busying myself with status meetings, ending my day just to start all over again – well, it just made me tired.

The bottom line – I didn’t want to be another rat in the wheel. And if that was the case, well then, I realized I needed to go about my job search with a completely different approach.

Inspired by a podcast and Seth Godin’s blog post the first thing I did was to trash my resume. The problem with a resume is that it doesn’t scream, “This is ME! I’m creative, energetic, full of life” etc. and there’s no visual way to express what you want to say to someone through a piece of paper. Gone was the resume. So, off I went to explore other ways to tell my story – the story of why I wanted to work for a certain company – that certain someone, with a truly creative resume.

Then, the light bulb went off – I needed to approach this job search in the same way I would court someone. With a love letter. A visual one. I needed to convince them that I was worth the wait. That I could make it through a pile of applicants.

So now that I had nailed down my approach – the search began to find the right company….

I didn’t look long before my creative resume helped me find my dream job with SlideRocket. SlideRocket completed me. They offered an outlet to showcase my creative communication skills, express my passion, and ultimately put their presentation program to the test. I decided I would use SlideRocket’s technology in combination with a viral campaign, to get myself noticed – by the CEO no less!

So I created my most engaging Présumé (a presentation resume) ever, using SlideRocket’s technology and tweeted (on my birthday) to the CEO:

“@chuckdietrich @sliderocket I want to work with you! Find my application here: http://portal.sliderocket.com/AIWCI/Iwanttoworkatsliderocket”

An hour later, after Chuck literally walked off a plane, he replied:

“@hannaphan @sliderocket AMAZING Preso! Let’s talk.”

No sooner had Chuck tweeted me back, and I was on the phone with the CMO. They even featured my presume on the SlideRocket gallery and newsletter, and now I discovered I have a “Phan Club” at VMWare :)

I landed my dream job without a resume, but instead, with a creative resume called a Présumé.

I’d love to hear your stories of unconventional ways you found your next big gig. Tweet me up @hannaphan or send me an email to my new home: hanna at SlideRocket.com

131 Comments »

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  2. M.K. Louie

    September 15, 2011 @ 2:26 pm

    Congratulations, Hanna!

    LOVED this blog article and of course, your Sliderocket Presume. The “Phan Club” is ready to greet you with open arms :)

    - Mike
    (aka @Mewie on Twitter)

  3. Hanna Phan

    September 16, 2011 @ 9:19 am

    Thanks Mike! Can’t wait to be inaugurated into the “Phan Club” LOL!

  4. Anne Condon

    September 16, 2011 @ 4:32 pm

    Hanna,

    This is a very inspiring story! You have a “Phan Club” at UBC CS too! I will spread the word.

    - Anne

  5. Nelson Wang

    September 16, 2011 @ 9:51 pm

    Truly inspiring! Great story.

  6. Jennifer

    September 16, 2011 @ 10:53 pm

    Hanna – how awesome! It is so great to hear your story, I know I felt the same way when I did my career change and using some creativity is definitely the best way to land a job! Congratulations!

  7. Sarah

    September 17, 2011 @ 2:57 pm

    Just watched your presume – SO inspiring! Makes me want to re-evaulate my current job and find a career in something I love doing! Will let you know how my job search goes!

  8. Hanna Phan

    September 20, 2011 @ 12:16 pm

    @Anne – Thanks! Looking forward to speaking at UBC to CS students in November!
    @Nelson – saw your blog post on it :) Cool! Thanks!
    @Jennifer – Thanks, it’s a big leap of faith at first, but it sure pays off when you can wake up excited to work!
    @Sarah – Would love to hear your story… Just “Make it so!”

  9. Eitan

    September 20, 2011 @ 3:30 pm

    The music fits well the Presume! What is the name of the soundtrack?

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  11. Miguel Monteiro

    September 23, 2011 @ 9:48 am

    Congrats Hanna, just overloved it!
    M.

  12. Hanna Phan

    September 24, 2011 @ 8:47 am

    @Eltan the name of the soundtrack is “Clouds” by Brian Hall.
    @ Miguel, thx and love your new word “overloved” LOL

  13. CHANEL

    September 25, 2011 @ 2:10 am

    Hanna
    Truly inspirational, loved your presume!! I am at that same crossroads in my career and am desperately looking for something creative. I believe after seeing your presentation that SlideRocket may help in this quest. I have a job interview tomorrow and would like to use SlideRocket, a practical question for you; which package did you use – Lite, Pro or Enterprise? I’m guessing the free one would not have all the tools necessary? Please let me know. Thank you and CONGRATULATIONS on your new job!!!

  14. Linh

    September 25, 2011 @ 5:32 pm

    Hanna,

    Love, love, love your Presume and your creative approach. Awesome!! As a recruiter, I can’t tell you how much I would kill to see more candidates like you. You have truly inspired me to get creative with my own job search. Think big. Dream bigger. Achieve the biggest!

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  17. Brooke

    September 27, 2011 @ 10:36 am

    Creative, unique and innovative! What an asset to the company :)

    Brooke Anderson
    Sr Technical Recruiter, VMware
    (twitter: brooke_vmware)

  18. Hanna Phan

    September 27, 2011 @ 10:55 am

    @Chanel – Thx & I hope your interview went well. I started out using Lite, but I switched to Pro because of the analytics which was critical to track who/when my presentation was opened (it would send me a notification so that i don’t have to hit refresh a million times while i was waiting in anticipation :)

    @Linh – thx for your comments. Perhaps HR should ask for what they want to see – start requesting presumes from candidates!

    @Brooke – thx ;)

  19. Jonathan

    September 27, 2011 @ 11:19 am

    Damn i wished you’d fallen in love with online racing!!! That’s an incredible application.

    My company’s marketing, strategy and bis Dev functions basically run on sliderocket yet i’m struggling to find a good operator (apart from myself) please tell your twin about our company!:-)

    Congrats on the new role and highly innovative approach.

  20. DavidK

    September 27, 2011 @ 1:17 pm

    congrats! it’s inspiring to hear your story and watch your Presume. thanks for sharing, i am definitely a Phan :)

  21. Anil Gupta

    September 27, 2011 @ 10:30 pm

    woooohhh rocking presentation.. ;)
    would love to see more of such ideas. :)

  22. Stefan

    September 28, 2011 @ 6:06 am

    I’ll think you’ll make the world a better place and spread the word “Life loves us all” :-)
    Congrats, to a heart & mind touching presentation!
    Have a great day!
    Stefan

  23. steve

    September 29, 2011 @ 12:40 pm

    really cool, amazing how getting a job is changing.

  24. Jeanine

    October 3, 2011 @ 7:53 am

    Just the best! You made my day with your presentatin! J

  25. Kathy

    October 3, 2011 @ 3:28 pm

    Hanna,
    This is fantastic. How long did it take you? Did you design every slide? How did you get the moving transitions?

  26. Jeanine

    October 4, 2011 @ 8:12 am

    Same questions as Kathy…how did you design the slides…am not seeing it on slide rocket, esp the first slide….

  27. Claudia Bennett

    October 4, 2011 @ 8:41 pm

    You were the reason I signed up, and I was inspired during a time crunch to come with something new. The style is sweet and innovated, and message is perfectly delivered. The use of large font when appropriate was something I am going to be emulating. Bravo Hannah! I would type your name in orange but I am limited. haha.

  28. Ntsiki Balfour

    October 5, 2011 @ 1:25 am

    Great Preso love the out of the box thinking. I wish more corporations could encourage this way of thinking.

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  30. Tammy Gauthier

    October 6, 2011 @ 4:17 am

    As an HR Manager and the person responsible for hiring….I thought it was awesome! I would love to receive a Presume from a candidate!! Good job!!

  31. Rose

    October 6, 2011 @ 10:47 am

    Hanna, I am a friend of Vince’s and he just told me about your amazing presume and I had to come and take a look for myself! I can’t tell you how blown away I am, great job and good luck in your new position! :)

  32. SAMI ALPARK

    October 7, 2011 @ 10:30 am

    Hanna, I have never, ever seen a more brilliant and effective presentation. You nailed it by delivering a message that is powerful. And that lasts. Congrats on the job! I would hire you in a second had I received such a clever and well-executed, intelligently crafted presume!

  33. Hanna Phan

    October 7, 2011 @ 11:33 am

    Thank you all for the the comments.
    @Kathy & @Jeanine, all the animations and transitions are built into SlideRocket… It’s all about how you use it.

    I will be doing a webinar at the beginning of November to walk you through step by step of how I built my presentation in SlideRocket. To find out exact date/time, either sign up to the SlideRocket newsletter (http://www.sliderocket.com/about/newsletter.php) or just check back on this blog for the announcement.

    @ all the Recruiters out there, if you want to see something like this land in your inbox, i would simply start asking candidates for it :)

  34. Dylan Goff

    October 8, 2011 @ 9:59 pm

    Hey Hanna
    I thought your presentation was truly inspiring. I had a quick question though. Did you draw the artwork in presentation on sliderocket or did you import it from somewhere.

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  36. Mona Vogele

    October 9, 2011 @ 11:05 pm

    Hanna,
    I absolutely LOVE this idea! I’ve subscribed to SlideRocket but would love tips/advice on building my own Presume. Yours sounds like it could be written for me but I don’t want to “steal” your words…..any advice or direction would be helpful.
    Thanks,
    Mona

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  38. michele

    October 13, 2011 @ 5:22 pm

    Fabulous!!! You inspire me! If I learned Flash, I can learn SlideRocket! Hope you’re doing great in your new job! Michele

  39. Adam

    October 13, 2011 @ 10:03 pm

    Wow! That was really cool. I just found about about Sliderocket as well…watched the “working there video..” and was trying to figure out who I know for that connection.

    Short version of my plight.. recruited from another state.. great job, sold house, moved family, job cut after 9 months! Doh!

    I am also a creative person and Sliderocket IS going to change EVERYTHING. Just have to get the word out! I might just be the person to help!

    All the best everyone and good luck!

    -Adam™

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  41. Jeff

    October 25, 2011 @ 11:32 am

    Hanna,
    This sliderocket presentation is amazing!!! Please help though. I’ve looked everywhere for the music “Clouds” by Brian Hall and can’t find it anywhere. Any suggestions? Thanks!
    Jeff

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  43. chana

    November 1, 2011 @ 11:18 pm

    I am a firm believer in NOT playing on a level playing field when going after a sale (in this case, your new job). It is always good to tilt the balance in your favor, so that you stand out from the crowd. SlideRocket certainly enabled you to do that.

    Congratulations to SlideRocket for landing such a talented and out-of-the-box employee.

  44. Hanna Phan

    November 3, 2011 @ 2:57 pm

    @Dylon – I bought all the stock images here: http://www.istockphoto.com/search/portfolio/1436151/?facets=%7B%2225%22%3A%226%22%7D#1bc4c47b

    @Mona – start with a pen & paper and write a letter with passion to your future employer.

    @Jeff: here is the direct link to the song: http://fmusic.fm/cbv
    (I have added this to the last page of my Presume)

    @Michele anyone can learn SlideRocket!

  45. angela

    November 4, 2011 @ 6:22 am

    Oh my word, that was AWESOME! Signed up for your webinar and looking forward to it (even though you’re a TNG’er :p ) lol!

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  50. Sacha Fernandes

    November 7, 2011 @ 8:33 am

    Genius!! Hanna, truly great marketing communication and creative brilliance displayed by your inventive way to land your dream gig. Congratulations. And, thank you for the inspiration!!

  51. Maxim Sokolov

    November 8, 2011 @ 7:41 am

    Mined blowing! I wish I saw it when I was graduating!

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  57. Lisa

    November 9, 2011 @ 1:47 pm

    AWESOME! Good for you…

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  59. Chris

    November 10, 2011 @ 7:38 am

    Congrats Hanna! I missed your webinar!!! Any change you will run another webinar?

  60. Jen

    November 11, 2011 @ 4:09 am

    Wow – fantastic! You have inspired me.

  61. Valerie

    November 11, 2011 @ 9:37 am

    Hanna, would you share the name of the piece of music you used? I don’t see it on iStockphoto. Thanks!

  62. Jenny

    November 11, 2011 @ 10:25 am

    Would love to see a replay of the webinar! Is there one or will another be hosted?

  63. thienvu

    November 11, 2011 @ 7:32 pm

    Hello Hanna Phan, I am so impressed with your creative approach to job search in this bad market. I am interested to join your Phan Club what is the procedure and let me know because I am desperately looking for decent job but could not find out. Please help out! Many thanks in advance

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  65. Bryan

    November 12, 2011 @ 1:59 pm

    Way Cool Hanna!! I missed the webinar however, did you record it or will you do it again? Please let me know. Thank you.
    Bryan

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    November 16, 2011 @ 10:43 am

    This is a really good use of a presentation, interesting and engaging. Love it. May try and do one myself

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    November 18, 2011 @ 12:39 pm

    Love your présumé! Well done.

  70. Carl Prehn

    November 19, 2011 @ 11:41 am

    Very inspiring. I showed this to my kids as an example of the passion and creativity needed to be successful. Awesome work…..Oh yeah…I also signed up with SlideRocket today for use in my business.

  71. Rama Jager

    November 19, 2011 @ 11:06 pm

    Hanna, they are lucky to have you. Very inspiring and genuine.

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    December 1, 2011 @ 8:48 am

    Hi, I’d love to see your resume but unfortunately it just looks like a stuck progress bar…do you have your resume on YouTube or something that works?

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  82. dhayashi

    December 2, 2011 @ 4:19 pm

    Inspiring story – one I’ve shared with one of our marketing faculty and today I noticed your webinar.
    Do you plan more webinars or have a pre-recorded one for on-demand. I think our students would be very interested.

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  84. Hanna Phan

    December 5, 2011 @ 9:59 am

    Hey Everyone! Thanks for all your comments. For those of you who missed my live webinar, the recording can be found here: http://www.sliderocket.com/blog/2011/12/how-to-land-a-job/

    All the best to finding & landing your dream job!

  85. amin

    December 12, 2011 @ 3:38 am

    Awesome.

  86. Workabilityteacher

    December 20, 2011 @ 3:04 pm

    Hi Hanna! I am so inspired with your story! I teach a high school special education workability class at Minarets High School: http://www.minarets.us It is a one-to-one laptop school and we are becoming well known throughout California for our innovative teaching techniques that use technology almost exclusively. My students have their own websites on about.me and their own Moo.com business cards. I have had them complete the traditional resume in Google docs and now, you have completely spun me around 180 degrees. They are going to be following your model for their very own Presume! I mean, why have a business card with a QR on it if you are only going to be handing out a plain, boring, formatted resume? Girl, you have become my teacher!

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  88. Paula Moorefield

    January 9, 2012 @ 4:18 pm

    WOW!!! I fealt so enlightened when I watched the video. I hope this does catch on – makes it more competitive – but we opened that door along time ago. What a way to present yourself!! Congrats!!SlideRocket is very lucky!!

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  90. hanna

    January 12, 2012 @ 7:45 am

    but this is boring?
    i mean.. do you guys like the design?
    maybe it is because i am young and i grew up with vimeo animations and arty videos. this is more like a postcard from a grocery store.

    cute way of approaching the company though.
    i took a mental note.

    good luck, hanna.
    hanna

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  95. Sarah

    February 7, 2012 @ 3:02 am

    Great and really cool! I was reading the e-book “The Resume is DEAD” last night and was impressed with the Presume idea of Hanna Phan! I never knew SlideRocket has been around, and at my last interview I was telling myself instead of answering the question “Tell me about yourself” – i should just pull out my tablet computer and give a short slide presentation instead just to stand out from the rest. With SlideRocket, I now get the idea – but I’ll do it only if I want to join a company that is “to die for” a.k.a. “worth getting up for every day because you just love your job.” Thanks SlideRocket and Hanna!

  96. Pete

    February 7, 2012 @ 8:33 am

    Excellent presume! Not too long, not to short. It brought a bright spot to my day!

  97. Ben Pate

    February 11, 2012 @ 9:45 am

    Simply Amazing and very inspiring. Im not surprised they hired you :)

  98. Susan

    February 11, 2012 @ 12:04 pm

    Using Slide Rocket to build a presentation for a job interview. We’ll see how this goes. =)

  99. Sarah

    February 24, 2012 @ 11:37 am

    Perfect – what an imaginative way to show what you’re made of and have to offer.

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  103. bibiana

    April 9, 2012 @ 5:59 pm

    Absolutely wonderful Hanna!!!!! I hope I’ll get a raise by using this means….lol….by the way, where did you get the images from????

  104. Claudia

    April 21, 2012 @ 7:37 pm

    Love your presentation. Thanks for sharing, it was such an inspiration, creative presentation.
    I am so inspired. I am looking for a career as a human resources professional and I wonder can I use this.
    I love people .
    Thanks Hanna,
    God bless you in your future projects. I am your biggest fan.

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  106. Johnny

    April 26, 2012 @ 8:41 am

    You have a Phan Club down here in Brazil now, Hanna. Working on my Presumé now. Thanks.

  107. Ahmed Zouhair

    April 30, 2012 @ 11:54 am

    Thanks Anna. Very inspiring.

  108. Ahmed Zouhair

    April 30, 2012 @ 11:55 am

    Thanks Hanna. Very inspiring.

  109. tykara Degrate

    April 30, 2012 @ 12:57 pm

    This is very beauitful and i love it thanks for you creative
    :)

  110. Janeie

    May 1, 2012 @ 12:58 pm

    Everyone is worng it………………..is…………….. PERFECT

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  112. Nour Tounsi

    May 30, 2012 @ 10:38 am

    very creative and innovative, fits well with 21st century expectations.

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  114. Cameron Plommer

    July 23, 2012 @ 3:53 pm

    Very cool, going to use this for sure.

    Really cool to see you implement some of Merlin’s advice!

  115. Steve

    July 26, 2012 @ 10:50 am

    Hanna, I did exactly what you said and it worked :)
    http://portal.sliderocket.com/akana/SpaceX-HireMe

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  119. Christina Florentino

    September 26, 2012 @ 2:11 am

    Which is a fantastic post, carried out properly. In my opinion I’d develop my personal website far too.

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  121. Diana

    December 3, 2012 @ 12:31 pm

    Hanna –
    Simply Gorgeous. Awe-inspiring. Beautiful. Thanks for sharing your talents and making the rest of us better, one presume at a time!
    Diana

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    March 12, 2013 @ 12:39 am

    Wow Hanna!! You have created a great presentation. Very impressive, unique and the most creative one. I liked it.

  128. Maxi

    March 12, 2013 @ 6:53 pm

    Really amazing.
    I’ve learned a lot by watching this presentation.
    Thank you Hanna

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  130. Komkid.T

    May 2, 2013 @ 9:19 pm

    I just googled to find some idea of my self presentation and saw your PRESUME. It is amazing! I very love it :)
    However,here is my some of my comments>>
    As i am not an English native speaker, I think your presentation is a little bit too fast to catch up. it would be a lot better for me to read it, if it is slower :)

  131. Kellie

    May 24, 2013 @ 11:39 pm

    Simply inspiring…Great approach to get hired!

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